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The bear badly burned in the Carr Fire awaits treatment

Young Bear Rescued in Carr Fire Undergoes Unique Paw Therapy

Posted by Margaret Wong on August 09, 2018
A young black bear whose paws were burned raw in the Carr Fire is recuperating with special care from a wildlife veterinary team. On Monday, an eight-member team including Dr. Deana Clifford and Dr. Jamie Peyton of the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital spent nearly six hours preparing for the operation and sewing tilapia skin onto the bear's four paws. One benefit of the fish skin — which doesn't smell fishy — is that it contains collagen that aids in healing.
Environment/Wildlife
Cat undergoing treatment

UC Davis Advances Regenerative Cures

Posted by Margaret Wong on August 08, 2018
Since 2012, the Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures (VIRC) at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) has been committed to transforming the SVM into a national leader for veterinary regenerative medicine. VIRC has established laboratory techniques and animal models that have been used to study regenerative therapies for veterinary and human medicine. It has characterized equine, canine and feline stem cells isolated from different tissues with a focus on adult-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
News & Events
Elementary-aged children participate in the inaugural Youth Vet Med Camp

Animal Lovers: Kids Get a Jump-start on Vet School

Posted by Margaret Wong on August 05, 2018
Spending the day learning about surgical procedures or animal behaviors sounds like the typical schedule for a graduate student at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. But this summer, elementary-aged kids were the ones finding out what it takes to become “animal doctors,” thanks to the first-ever Youth Vet Med Camp.
News & Events
Cat with ulcerative keratitis

Medical Management of Deep Ulcerative Keratitis

Posted by Margaret Wong on August 04, 2018
Researchers at the University of California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital recently performed a study to determine if intensive medical management offered a viable treatment alternative to surgery for feline patients with severe deep ulcerative keratitis.
Small Animal
Farrin Peterson

Jockeying Through Med School, Peterson To Ride First Mount At Del Mar

Posted by Margaret Wong on August 03, 2018
Farrin Peterson, 26, from Roseville in Northern California, is an honors student in her fourth year of studies at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She's also named to ride Chocolate Goddess for trainer Aggie Ordonez in Friday's second race at Del Mar.
Student Life
Chicken displaying signs of Newcastle disease.

Backyard Chickens are Dying in Droves in Southern California

Posted by Margaret Wong on August 02, 2018
Raising backyard chickens has become a fun hobby for many urban dwellers in the San Joaquin Valley, but a devastating poultry disease currently raging in Southern California could put those birds and others in jeopardy.
Food & Agriculture
Dr. Susan Stover

Q&A with Dr. Susan Stover

Posted by Margaret Wong on August 01, 2018
Dr. Susan Stover has been funded frequently by Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Her goal in recent research is the prevention of musculoskeletal injuries in equine athletes.
Large Animal
Horses with IMM experience rapid, widespread atrophy of the gluteal and expaxial muscles.

Mutation Behind Immune-Mediated Myositis in Horses Identified

Posted by Margaret Wong on July 31, 2018
A somewhat mysterious, sometimes fatal muscle-related disease in Quarter Horses is getting a little clearer. Researchers recently determined that immune-mediated myositis (IMM) is due to a genetic mutation encoding a protein that’s expressed in adult equine muscle.
Large Animal
Members of the PREDICT team gather samples from a bat.

Scientists Discover New Ebolavirus in Bats in Sierra Leone

Posted by Trina Wood on July 27, 2018
Scientists have identified a novel ebolavirus in free-tailed bats in Sierra Leone, providing the strongest evidence to date that bats are the natural hosts of these viruses. The new virus, called Bombali virus, was found in insectivorous bats roosting inside people’s houses. There is currently no evidence of human infection or spillover of this virus.
Human & Animal Health
baby snow leopard

Sac Zoo's Snow Leopard Cub Receives Physical Therapy

Posted by Trina Wood on July 24, 2018
UC Davis veterinary specialists are helping a baby snow leopard, born in May at the Sacramento Zoo, with a condition known as “swimmer’s syndrome,” a developmental deformity that forces animals to paddle their legs like turtles when they try to walk.
Avian and Exotics
golden retriever

Update from Nutrition Services on Concern Between Diets and DCM in Dogs

Posted by Trina Wood on July 23, 2018
There are recent concerns about reports of heart disease in some dogs eating commercial diets. UC Davis Nutrition Support Services provides this statement to offer guidance to owners/veterinarians regarding the nutritional aspects of this condition and best practice information regarding blood testing for taurine status.
Small Animal
Dr. Kent E. Pinkerton, Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, teaches an anatomy lab to participants of the Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) using heart specimens preserved by plastination in the anatomy laboratory at the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine.

Summer Programs Prepare Future Veterinarians

Posted by Trina Wood on July 20, 2018
While part of UC Davis seems to operate at a slower pace in the summer, the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) is buzzing with activity as we host six different pre-veterinary programs for elementary to college students. This outreach is designed to show younger kids what being a veterinarian is like and to prepare older students for careers in veterinary medicine and research.
News & Events
Golden retriever in exam room

UC Davis Investigates Link Between Dog Diets and Deadly Heart Disease

Posted by Trina Wood on July 19, 2018
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued an alert about reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs eating certain pet foods containing peas, lentils, other legume seeds, or potatoes as main ingredients. UC Davis is leading the investigation between these dog diets and heart disease.
Small Animal
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