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Animal Care

Dr. Thierry Olivy and allergic dog at the Vet School. PHOTO BY ROGER WINSTEAD

Sep 17, 2015

CVM Author Updates Guidelines for Treating Canine Atopic Dermatitis

The updated guidelines are divided into three sections: managing acute flares of canine AD, treating chronic skins lesions of AD, and interventions to prevent...
Chicken with garden in the background

Sep 15, 2015

Alice the Chicken: Diagnosed with Uterine Cancer

Taking Alice to the community veterinarian wasn’t an option—chickens aren’t everyday pets. To get this family hen the proper care, Bergin brought her to the NC State Veterinary Hospital and put her in Jeff Applegate’s hands.“When Alice came in, she was...
small pony runs in barn

Sep 3, 2015

Saving Tinkerbell

Tinkerbell is a two-month-old American Miniature Horse foal with a problem – well, make that two problems. Her hind limbs don’t support her properly due to a congenital defect. That’s because Tinkerbell also has...
veterinarians stand under trees with horse

Sep 1, 2015

NC State Equine Trio Receive Rehabilitation Board Certification

Dr. Rich Redding, along with Dr. Lauren Schnabel, and Catherine McDonald are in the early stages of developing a leading Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Service for NC State’s Veterinary Hospital.

Feb 27, 2015

A Frightened Greyhound Lost in Freezing Weather Mobilizes a Search by a Caring Community

John Yuschak was navigating an icy stretch of Chicken Bridge Road in rural Pittsboro, NC, the morning of Feb. 19 to return the rented movie “Gone Girl” that he and his wife Sherrie enjoyed the night before. He was accompanied by Dezi and Jemma, the couple’s two greyhounds who are always ready for a ride. With…

May 19, 2014

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Behaviorist Urges Awareness to Protect Children from Dog Bites

  More than 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year in the United States. One out of five victims requires medical attention. Among children, the most common bite victims are between the ages of five to nine. Children are more likely than adults to be  severely injured, often with bites to the hand,…
horse

Apr 8, 2014

Horses and Disasters: Planning for the Unthinkable

Barrett Slenning, an associate professor in the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, is an expert in epidemiology and animal biosecurity risk management. My last blog introduced the idea that pets need to be included in planning for disasters, particularly severe weather events.  This contribution will discuss some unique aspects…

Jan 25, 2012

A New Knee for Cyrano: NC State Osseointegrated Surgery Provides Total Knee Replacement for a Cat

A cancer survivor named Cyrano will receive an osseointegrated total knee replacement. The pioneering feline will receive his new knee on Jan. 26 at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Cyrano is a 10-year-old tabby cat who was treated for bone cancer last year and is now in total remission. However, the disease…