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Stay Connected, Earn CE Credit Diverse Topics More than three dozen speakers will cover a wide range of topics. As in recent years, keynote addresses focus on big-picture issues relevant to all veterinary professionals. On December 1, Dr. Isabel Molina-Guzmán will give listeners both the science and the strategy for creating inclusive spaces in veterinary...
The soft tissue surgery team at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital is excited to introduce our new minimally invasive surgery service. After training in Canada with a fellow of the Veterinary Endoscopy Society in advanced laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgeries, I joined the Illinois faculty last fall and will head the minimally invasive surgery service. With the...
Idiopathic chronic enteropathies, including inflammatory bowel diseases, are common in dogs. Current therapies, including dietary modification, antibiotics, and glucocorticoids may be ineffective or may bring about adverse side effects. Therapies that modify the gastrointestinal microbiome offer a promising alternative to existing treatments. Probiotics contain living microorganisms that confer health benefits or treat disease in the...
The first and most important thing that the veterinarian has to consider is what constitutes a food animal. Technically speaking, this is any animal that is being used for food production or consumption. However, intended use is determined by the consumer, so any animal can be a food animal. Harmful drug residues may not appear...
Tell us about your background. I grew up in South Carolina. I rode horses and competed in local, state, and regional horse shows. I also played soccer and basketball. I went to the University of Georgia for undergraduate and veterinary school (GO DAWGS!!). After graduating from veterinary school, I completed an internship at Chino Valley...
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Best Practices for Vet Practices This list of recommendations was compiled in March by Dr. Ashley Mitek from information provided by the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association, the Illinois Department of Public Health and Department of Agriculture, and Dr. Jim Lowe of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine; it was last updated by...
Dear Colleagues, So, here we are, in our seventh month of the pandemic, working harder in the hospital than we have ever worked before, or trying to hold it together working at home and no real end in sight. More than anything else I want you to know how amazing you have all been. There...
Above: Spinal radiographs from a dog with discospondylitis at L4-L5 (yellow circle). Note the lysis of the vertebral endplates. We have all had patients that we would love to refer to a specialist but for whom, unfortunately, this option was not feasible. There are still options to provide your patients and clients for medically managing...
Investigation of Canine Epilepsy The purpose of this study is to utilize a very novel MRI technique known as SPectroscopic Imaging by exploiting spatiospectral CorElation (SPICE) to noninvasively measure brain metabolites in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy. SPICE is a form of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) that allows whole-brain measurement of brain metabolites. MRS has been...
Tell us about your background. I am originally from Japan and moved to the United States when I was 12 years old. I received my undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and my veterinary degree from NC State in 2015. After veterinary school, I did a small animal rotating internship at The Ohio State University and...