It Starts With A Necropsy
From hummingbirds to bears, there is often something interesting (and a bit gory) on the steel tables in the necropsy laboratory. Stacie Nellor handed a stainless steel bowl up to the first person in...
View ArticleOrthopedic Team Gets Tucker Back On His Feet
Before his accident Tucker could “jump four feet straight up, spin, and fly through the air to catch a ball,” says his mom Rhonda Reed. “He could also climb trees. He could run right up the trunk, and...
View ArticleAlumna’s Estate Helps Pets Find Forever Homes
Thanks to the Olive K. Britt endowment, Brie received the surgery needed to go to her forever home. When critically ill shelter animals come to the OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), part of the...
View ArticleTeam Effort Protects Squirrel Rescuer
Last year an Oregon woman found a baby squirrel and tried to nurse it back to health. Although she had the best of intentions, that turned out to be a bad decision. Not only did the squirrel die, it...
View ArticleA Global Perspective
Students Gain More Than Knowledge From India Experience Throughout their four years at OSU, veterinary students have the opportunity to participate in many externships, from a few days at the Portland...
View ArticleDogs At Work
From community outreach events to the classrooms of Magruder Hall, dogs can be found helping out. The student-teaching room is lined with stainless steel tables, but step into the neurology class on...
View ArticlePuppy Benefits From New Surgical Technique
Every day the OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital witnesses inspiring stories of the human-animal bond in clients who go to great lengths to ensure the good health of their pets. The Kendall family is...
View ArticleA Second Chance
Faced with a rare lung disease plus a liver disease that was virtually unknown, it took a team effort to save Chance. At twenty-seven Chance is an older horse, but he still enjoys going for a ride...
View ArticleGood Bacteria May Help Fight Feline Upper Respiratory Disease
The microbiome is the sum of all the bacteria that live in and on an organism. These bacteria can play an important role in keeping unwanted pathogens, such as viruses, from getting a foothold and...
View ArticleNew Doctor Leads Critical Care Team
Breeds like bulldogs and Pekingese are called brachycephalic dogs; they have skull bones that are shortened in length, giving the face a pushed-in appearance. This characteristic of their anatomy can...
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