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Bringing Open-Heart Surgery to Illinois: New Option Extends Pets’ Lives
November 6, 2025 / Giving Stories

It’s estimated that, by age 10, three in four small-breed dogs develop heart disease. They are especially susceptible to degenerative mitral valve disease. “Mitral valve disease is one of the most common and devastating heart…
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Four Honored by College, Alumni Association

September 29, 2018 / Alumni News

Awards Presented During Homecoming Week The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and its alumni association announced the winners of the 2018 awards, which will be presented in a private ceremony on October 11….
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[shelter medicine trip to Rhodes 2018]

Trip to Greece Delivers Hands-on Learning

September 26, 2018 / Student Blogs

This summer, Shelter Medicine faculty, staff, and students volunteered their time and service to help homeless animals on the island of Rhodes, Greece. The team provided physical examinations on all shelter animals located at the…
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AQUAVET® III Provides Hands-On Learning Experience

September 17, 2018 / Student Blogs

The past five weeks I had the honor of participating in AQUAVET® III: Clinical Aspects of Captive Aquatic Animal Medicine. The course is offered through Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and takes place at…
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[Student volunteers prepare feral cats for sterilization surgery]

College Receives Grant to Spay/Neuter 500 Feral Cats

September 06, 2018 / General News

On Saturday, September 8, the University of Illinois shelter medicine program will sterilize, vaccinate, and microchip over 100 feral cats from east central Illinois. The goal is to reduce the overpopulation of cats and improve…
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Two Weeks at Dolphin Discovery

August 29, 2018 / Student Blogs

“Un pequeño.” Those are the words I repeatedly said through my two weeks in Cozumel, Mexico. It means “a little,” and it was my response to being asked if I speak Spanish. I have taken…
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[Uwe Rudolph]

Uwe Rudolph Named Head of Comparative Biosciences

August 29, 2018 / General News

International Scholar in Neuroscience The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine welcomes Dr. Uwe Rudolph as professor and head of the Department of Comparative Biosciences. Dr. Rudolph most recently held the dual positions of…
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