Exotic Animal Medicine

Nov 30, 2020

NC State Veterinary Medicine News and Updates, November 2020

A groundbreaking research partnership in Malawi, the journey of a rescued snapping turtle named Funfetti and more from a busy month at the CVM.

Nov 19, 2020

Turtle Rescue Team Saves Snapper With Plenty of Backbone

A severed spinal cord is disastrous for people, but not so for some remarkable animal species. 

Nov 17, 2020

Cancer Surgery at NC State Protects Remarkable Bond With Beloved Rabbit

Joslin Rosa-Rios and her pet rabbit, Fluffy, are inseparable. Clinical expertise and financial assistance for cancer surgery ensures it stays that way.

Oct 29, 2020

NC State Veterinary Medicine News and Updates, October 2020

Diversity and inclusion series, a new scholarship endowment and more from a busy month at the CVM.

Sep 21, 2020

Volunteers Lead Renovation of Turtle Rescue Team Headquarters

The Turtle Rescue Team’s bustling center of reptile and amphibian healing occupies newly renovated headquarters courtesy of generous supporters and volunteers.

Sep 3, 2020

NC State Veterinary Master’s Graduate Honored for Wildlife Conservation

Groundbreaking wildlife conservationist Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has won the 2020 Aldo Leopold Award honoring extraordinary work protecting mammals and their habitats.

Jul 16, 2020

North Carolina Snakes: What You Need to Know on World Snake Day

The CVM's resident snake guy, professor Greg Lewbart, talks snake activity during the summer, the biggest misconceptions about the species and more.

Jun 19, 2020

NC State CVM-Led Cancer Database Changes the Game for Exotic Pets and Wildlife

The CVM's Tara Harrison is the only veterinarian on a team that traveled to Kenya to investigate cancer in wild animals, an extension of her exotic species and wildlife oncology research.

Nov 21, 2019

Alumni Voice: What Zoological Medicine at the CVM Meant to Me

As chief veterinarian at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, S.C., Shane Boylan (DVM, ’05) treats some of the world’s most amazing marine animals, including sea turtles impacted by oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico and loggerheads in need of rehabilitation at the aquarium’s Sea Turtle Care Center. As a student at the NC…

Nov 12, 2019

Wild Things: 30 Years of Zoological Medicine at the CVM

30 years ago, the CVM changed the way zoological medicine was practiced and taught. Today, it remains an unmatched force in the field.