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News-Gazette (July 13) – “Pyometra is an infection of the uterus, commonly a bacterial infection,” explains Dr. Alyssa Baratta-Martin, a primary care veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital. These infections can escalate…
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Chiropractic Treatment for Animals

November 05, 2019 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Nov 1) – Dr. Catherine Foreman-Hesterberg, an equine veterinarian working out of the college’s clinic in Farmer City, sees a wide variety of animal species for spinal adjustments to improve their movement and…
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Police Dog Treated at Veterinary Teaching Hospital

October 30, 2019 / In the News

WCIA-TV News (October 28) – University of Illinois police are thanking emergency veterinarians at the College of Veterinary Medicine for helping their K-9 officer, Chewy, hurt during training when a table fell on his lower…
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African Swine Fever Virus Does Not Infect Humans

October 29, 2019 / In the News

Pork (Oct. 29) – In the wake of a recall of ASF-infected pork products, Dr. Dan Rock, professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Illinois, said, “Most viruses demonstrate some degree of…
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Training on Opioid Use in Veterinary Medicine

October 17, 2019 / In the News

Daily Herald (Oct. 17) – A team of veterinarians at the University of Illinois launched an online training program this week, warning that we need to examine how opioids are prescribed for dogs. Opioids, specifically…
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Advice for Reptile Owners

October 15, 2019 / In the News

Paw Report (WEIU-TV; Oct. 14) – Dr. Sara Reich, formerly medical director of the University of Illinois Wildlife Clinic, talks about lizard husbandry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8KIAGCtzZ4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1stqHEbF7VW1yeoleK8xbkrOWcoVXz3BRwgfV9628pJDJ09BdIt6-5T-8

Cats and Urinary Tract Problems

October 14, 2019 / In the News

News-Gazette (Oct. 13) – Urinary-tract disorders are relatively common in cats, according to Dr. Arnon Gal, a veterinarian who specializes in small-animal internal medicine at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. But…
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