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The Case of the Egg-Bound Box Turtle

July 21, 2026

Oneida the ornate box turtle, a beloved ambassador animal at the Nahant Marsh Education Center in Davenport, Iowa, came to the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital with a life-threatening condition: egg binding. With the…
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Lives Intertwined: Pets, People, and ‘One Health’

June 18, 2018

Pet Ownership Benefits People “One Health” is a term used to convey the interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health. In their recent book, Beyond One Health: From Recognition to Results, coeditors Drs. Jack Herrmann…
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Our Summer Spent Saving Turtles

January 28, 2018

Turtles play a role in environmental health Last summer, two rising second-year veterinary students traded blue lab coats and lecture halls in Urbana for chest-high waders and wetlands in Lake County in northeast Illinois. Working…
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Your Pet Snake’s Diet: Dead or Alive?

September 30, 2017

Feeding live prey has risks In the wild snakes can’t just order carry-in; they have to hunt for their next meal. So it’s not surprising that owners of pet snakes may believe their pets need…
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Know Thy Species: Tuning in to Pain in Exotic Pets

March 24, 2017

Learn signs of stress in your exotic pet Got a dog or cat? Chances are you can recognize some of their behaviors around pain and illness for one basic reason: People, dogs, and cats are…
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The Case of the Egg-Bound Box Turtle

Lives Intertwined: Pets, People, and ‘One Health’

Our Summer Spent Saving Turtles

Your Pet Snake’s Diet: Dead or Alive?

Know Thy Species: Tuning in to Pain in Exotic Pets

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The Case of the Egg-Bound Box Turtle

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