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Red-Shouldered Hawk Case

Tony Bieser, VM20, Team Leader Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)  This hawk presented to the Wildlife Medical Clinic after being found down near a public road. The finders cared for the patient for an unknown amount…
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Emaciated Red-Tailed Hawk

This case summary was written by Ellie Andersen, a second year veterinary student volunteer, as part of our student blog series. History: A red-tailed hawk was brought in to the clinic on November 22nd. It…
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Barred Owl Joins WMC as New Resident

This beautiful barred owl has recently been accepted as a new member of the resident raptor team! She initially presented this past spring because she was unable to fly. Radiography, palpation, and range of motion…
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Winter Preparations Can Help Wildlife

Winter is coming, and wildlife animals are preparing. Each species handles the weather getting colder and the days getting shorter differently; some animals hibernate, some animals migrate, and some animals adapt to the climate around…
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Team Saves Turtle Hit by Car

A red-eared slider turtle was presented to the Wildlife Medical Clinic after being hit by a car. Upon a visual exam, there was an obvious shell fracture on the right side and trauma to the…
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Road Race for Animals!

Omega Tau Sigma, the professional veterinary student fraternity, is proud to host the 24th annual 5K Road Race for Animals. The run/walk serves to promote the health of our community and to celebrate the human-animal…
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New Golf Cart!

Thank you to Leon Williams and Donna Dietrich for donating a golf cart for patient and equipment transport! This cart will allow volunteers to get patients back to the clinic, take them to the main hospital for radiographs, surgeries, or other procedures, and allow us to move any necessary equipment or donations between buildings.

10 Days of Odin

If you haven’t already heard, it’s Odin’s twentieth “clinic birthday”! Help him help our patients by donating for his 20th Birthday Bash at our online fundraising site. On August 15, 1997, an emaciated juvenile red-tailed hawk…
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Summer at the WMC: Red-Tailed Hawk

This account is by Katelyn Bagg, a rising third year veterinary student and one of the clinic’s full-time summer interns. Working in a wildlife clinic on a daily basis is an adventure, as you never…
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West Nile Virus Still Impacts Birds

West Nile virus is an arthropod-vectored virus that was first identified in New York in 1999. Wild birds serve as the natural reservoir for the virus, with some species being more susceptible to disease than…
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