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Shelter Dogs Are Trained, Given to Veterans Recently a group of Illinois veterinary students went on an unusual field trip. The board of the Human Animal Bond Association student chapter organized a trip to tour the new dog training program located at Shawnee Correctional Center (SCC) in the small town of Vienna, Ill. SCC houses...
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Pet overpopulation, shelter vet shortage In August, state legislators passed a bill that changed what happens to money generated through the state’s Pet Friendly license plate sales. That money will now support the University of Illinois Shelter Medicine Program. Previously, the funds were administered by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), which matched eligible...
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Findings may have broad translational potential A study led by Som Nanjappa at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine identifies a cellular target that may improve efficacy of vaccines designed to protect immunocompromised individuals from potentially deadly opportunistic infections. The study, recently published in the Journal of Immunology, demonstrates, using a mouse model,...
Beverly Beck is an accounting associate at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and has worked with the college for the past two months Using 10 words or less, describe what your role at the college is: Accounting for VTH and working as a liaison to clients. What is your favorite part of your job? Helping people,...
Leyi Wang, DVM, PhD, DACVM, has been a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine since July 2017. Using 10 words or less, describe what your role at the college is: Veterinary virologist of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory What is your favorite part of your job? Case investigation and novel pathogen discovery...
Sarah Wright, third-year veterinary student, and Laura Rasche, a veterinary student at the University of Georgia, pose together before learning more about Hybrid Aquatics at ExoticsCon Last month I had the opportunity to assist with the facilitation for the wet labs for the Association of Amphibian and Reptilian Veterinarians (ARAV) at ExoticsCon 2018 in Atlanta,...
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Kristin is a Senior Veterinary Research Specialist and has been with the College of Veterinary Medicine for 17.5 years. Using 10 words or less, describe what your role at the college is: Provide a variety of services for the Diagnostic Microbiology Lab What is your favorite part of your job? Helping animals and enjoying the...
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Research Will Bring New Ways to Manage OA This is the third installment in my series about equine osteoarthritis. So far I have covered the pathophysiology behind osteoarthritis (OA) as well as some treatment options available to improve the comfort and joint health of our equine athletes. While there is no cure for OA, we...
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There are many options for management of OA I have already reviewed normal joint function and the ways osteoarthritis (OA) can develop and progress in our equine companions. While there is no cure for OA, we are lucky to have many tools available to manage the associated clinical signs and slow the progression of the...
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Osteoarthritis can affect any horse, at any age When you picture a horse with arthritis, what comes to mind? Is it an older, wizened, retired horse with a sway back plodding along in a field? A 10-year-old Warmblood dressage horse who has performed well but is having difficulty moving up to the next level? Or...