Mike Charbonneau

Jan 14, 2014

CVM Scholarship Honors Sandy Hook Student

The North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine has awarded the Charlotte Bacon Veterinary Education Scholarship to Ashley Myers and Crystal Martinez in recognition of their service to children in an educational or community setting. Scholarship report on WRAL. Myers, a third year veterinary student, worked with New Hanover County Animal Control to develop a…

Jan 8, 2014

Mobile Surgery Unit and Feral Cats Provide Rare Experience for First-Year Veterinary Student

NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has an academic calendar that allows students two weeks of hands-on experiences called “selectives” at the end of each semester. The following is a reflection on my first week of selectives. Relishing a post-finals, post-Thanksgiving euphoria, I was greatly looking forward to my first selective week when…

Jan 6, 2014

North Carolina Horse Owners Alerted to EHV-1 Outbreak

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed that four North Carolina horses from a Raleigh stable have been euthanized after contracting the neurologic form of equine herpes, commonly known as EHV-1. The stable has been quarantined and owners are advised to limit external contact among horses and to watch for any…

Dec 20, 2013

Rehabilitation Service at Veterinary Health and Wellness Center Aids Pets With Mobility Issues

Like us, our pets may need help in the form of physical rehabilitation to recover from aches, pains, and mobility issues caused by injury, disease, or simple aging. The Rehabilitation and Mobility Service at NC State University’s Veterinary Health and Wellness Center provides the rehabilitative, fitness, and pain management services that alleviate or lessen discomfort…

Dec 18, 2013

NC State Specialist Provides Advice to Horse Owners Concerning Equine Nosebleeds

Dr. Timo Prange, an equine specialist with NC State University’s Veterinary Health Complex at the College of Veterinary Medicine, provides owner tips on nosebleeds in the horse. Equine Veterinary Service  

Dec 16, 2013

NC State’s Behavioral Medicine Service Resolves Problems, Restores Owner-Pet Relationship

We love our pets, of course, but what happens when they do not live up to our expectation of a perfect companion? If we come home to find the couch leg chewed or the living room carpet used  as a litter box, the pet’s misbehavior may erode our close relationship. Sadly, according to the American…

Dec 13, 2013

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Awards Scholarship Honoring Sandy Hook Student

The North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine has awarded the Charlotte Bacon Veterinary Education Scholarship to Ashley Myers and Crystal Martinez in recognition of their service to children in an educational or community setting. Scholarship report on WRAL. Myers, a third year veterinary student, worked with New Hanover County Animal Control to develop a…

Dec 9, 2013

Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program at NC State Includes a Regenerative Medicine Component

The ability to regenerate human cells, tissues, and organs was once considered a futuristic possibility but today regenerative medicine is a fast growing medical specialty and the focus of one of the investigative cores at North Carolina State University’s Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research. Seven years ago the then new field was described…

Dec 2, 2013

NC State University Small Animal Emergency Service Available 24/7 to Ensure Holiday Pet Health

According to scientists, a person has some five million scent receptors, which sounds like a lot until you realize that a bloodhound has 300 million receptors. Depending on the breed, a dog’s sense of smell is some 1,000 to 10,000,000 (our bloodhound) times more sensitive than its owner’s. There’s more. A dog’s brain is about…

Nov 19, 2013

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Researcher Examines Food Safety Risks at Diversified Farms

Sid Thakur, associate professor of swine health and production medicine at NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is the recipient of $274,693 grant from the Center for Produce Safety to study the contamination of fresh produce from pathogens related to food animals. The two-year grant, “Food Safety Risks at the Fresh Produce-Animal Interface: Identifying…