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Rhyme cat after liver shunt treatment at UC Davis

Cat Travels from Canada to California for Groundbreaking Surgery

Posted by Rob Warren on July 01, 2019
Rhyme, a 2-year-old male ragdoll mix cat, was being medically managed for a liver shunt for the past six months. That followed nearly two years of trying to discover the root of his illness, which seemed to have plagued him for as long as could be remembered. When a specialist in Rhyme’s hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia finally diagnosed the shunt, he recommended Dr. Bill Culp at the UC Davis veterinary hospital, who has been performing a minimally invasive procedure to correct shunts in dogs for many years. Luckily for Rhyme, Dr. Culp has also utilized this technique in cats when presented with a similar scenario.
Small Animal
UC Davis cancer treatment for dog

Alumni Connection Helps Dog with Cancer

Posted by Rob Warren on July 01, 2019
Oso, a 2-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever, started dragging his back legs while on a walk. His veterinarian in Bend, Oregon—surgeon Dr. Mauricio Dujowich, a UC Davis alum—performed an MRI that revealed a massive tumor inside his spinal cord, pinching the nerves to his back legs.
Small Animal
Dr. Jenessa Gjeltema on right examines a snow leopard at the Sacramento Zoo.

Dr. Jenessa Gjeltema Treats Creatures Great and Small

Posted by Trina Wood on June 28, 2019
As one of only 215 board-certified zoological veterinarians in the world, Dr. Jenessa Gjeltema is rarer than some of the endangered animals she treats at the Sacramento Zoo.
Avian and Exotics
Right lateral projection

Cough and respiratory distress - 8 year old cat

Posted by Allison Zwingenberger on June 26, 2019
8-year-old female spayed domestic short hair cat. Historical diaphragmatic hernia incidentally diagnosed three years ago. The patient has been intermittently coughing for the past few years. The past month, the coughing is more frequent / severe, with respiratory distress.
UC Davis resident veterinarian performing procedure on snow leopard

Residents Win National Research Awards

Posted by Rob Warren on June 25, 2019
Four residents from the UC Davis veterinary hospital recently took home research awards from the 2019 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) annual conference. As one of the largest veterinary conferences in the world, ACVIM receives resident research submissions from some of the best and brightest young minds in veterinary medicine.
Research
fire ash and debris

Wildfire and Health

Posted by Trina Wood on June 25, 2019
As Californians have fled ferocious wildfires in recent years, UC Davis scientists, veterinarians, physicians and teachers have also been responding to that trauma: treating people and animals, investigating the effects on mental and physical health, and trying to discover what the future might hold as wildfires burn into towns and suburbs.
Human & Animal Health
Dr. Erik Wisner

Faculty Profile - Dr. Erik Wisner

Posted by Allison Zwingenberger on June 18, 2019
Faculty Profile - Dr. Erik Wisner

Dr. Erik Wisner is a faculty member in diagnostic imaging at the University of California, Davis. He is a world expert in CT and MRI imaging, and co-authored the textbook “Atlas of Small Animal CT and MRI”. Dr. Wisner is a popular and accomplished speaker and teacher, and has trained imaging residents from all over the world.

Dr. Rachel Pollard

New Insight Into Pharyngeal Collapse

Posted by Allison Zwingenberger on June 18, 2019
Videofluoroscopy New Insight Into Pharyngeal Collapse

Dr. Rachel Pollard is an international expert on videofluoroscopy in dogs that have trouble swallowing or trouble breathing. Videofluoroscopy, or fluoroscopy for short, is an imaging technique that uses x-rays to film breathing and swallowing in real time. A normal x-ray offers a snapshot in time, which is useful for static problems like a broken bone or an enlarged heart.

From left to right: Erin Belleville, Tiffany Liem, Stephen Harris, Dr. Lais Costa, Jasmine Huynh, Dr. Michelle Hawkins, Kristina Palmer, Rachel Mckay, and Kelsey Palsgaard

VERT Team Honored by State for Camp Fire Response

Posted by Trina Wood on June 18, 2019
Dr. Howard Backer, Director of the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA), announced the recipients of the California Emergency Medical Services Camp Fire EMS Awards for 2019. The ceremony took place on June 17, 2019 from 1:45 – 4:00 pm at the Laxson Auditorium, California State University Chico. 
News & Events
Dr. Sharif Aly with dairy calves.

A New App Helps Estimate Herd Prevalence of Bovine Respiratory Disease

Posted by Trina Wood on June 12, 2019
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is one of the most significant illnesses impacting the health of pre-weaned calves. It’s the #2 killer of pre-weaned calves and of particular interest to dairy farmers in California, the nation’s #1 milk producer. Producers now have a new diagnostic tool in hand—a phone app that leads them through a scoring system for BRD—that aims to improve the health of pre-weaned calves on California dairies.
Food & Agriculture
Dr. Bannasch (left) receives the International Canine Health Award.

Dr. Danika Bannasch Honored with International Canine Health Award

Posted by Trina Wood on June 10, 2019
Dr. Danika Bannasch, a renowned geneticist from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, recently received an International Canine Health Award for her role in transforming dog health. As some of Europe’s most prestigious veterinary honors, the awards were organized by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust.
News & Events
Computer equipment being installed

Hospital Improves Imaging Communication Technology

Posted by Rob Warren on June 10, 2019
The hospital is currently in the process of implementing a modern, sustainable Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) that provides cutting-edge clinical, teaching, and research imaging functions for clinicians, students, faculty, staff, referring veterinarians, and clients. The hospital’s current PACS is aging and does not allow clinicians to utilize it to the best of its abilities.
Small Animal
Police and UC Davis veterinarians with CHP helicopter

Emergency Team Administers First Aid Course for K9 Handlers

Posted by Rob Warren on June 10, 2019
Earlier this year, K9 Officer Cort of the Fairfield (CA) Police Department was stabbed while apprehending a suspect. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers were on site and immediately called their air division that had a helicopter in the area. CHP flew Cort to the UC Davis airport where campus police transported him about a mile to the university’s veterinary hospital.
Small Animal
K9 Officer Aero is back on duty after UC Davis veterinarians treated a nearly fatal illness.

UC Davis Veterinarians Successfully Treat K9 Officer’s Mysterious Illness

Posted by Rob Warren on June 07, 2019
Aero, a 7-year-old German shepherd-Belgian Malinois mix, is back in action with the Anderson (CA) Police Department as a narcotics-detecting K9 officer. Four years ago, however, he was forced to prematurely retire after a mysterious illness caused his energy levels to plummet and his muscles to atrophy. His handler, Officer Mike Hallagran, did not think Aero would survive.
Small Animal
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