Scruffy, an 11-year-old male Australian shepherd mix, was successfully treated with radiation therapy at the UC Davis veterinary hospital for his nasal mass.
UC Davis veterinary surgeons and cardiologists recently published research on the outcomes of thoracoscopic treatment of idiopathic chylothorax in dogs.
Ginger, a 13-year-old Belgian Malinois, has a complicated case of megaesophagus that progressed to malnutrition and was becoming life threatening until a first-time procedure at UC Davis saved her.
Tiddles was a 4-year-old Papillon when he was diagnosed in 2011 with a brain tumor. His referring veterinarian gave him approximately 2 months to live. Other documented cases showed that, even with innovative treatments, he would probably not survive more than a year or two. But thanks to research, equipment, and treatments made possible by the donors to the Center for Companion Animal Health, Tiddles beat the odds. He recently turned 15 and is celebrating a decade of being cancer free.
Calvin, a golden retriever puppy, needed surgery to correct a diaphragmatic hernia that allowed his stomach and spleen to migrate into his chest cavity, causing pressure on his heart and lungs.
Jerico, an 8-year-old female Siberian husky, underwent successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumor, followed by 14 rounds of radiation therapy treatments.
UC Davis' new Accessible Veterinary Care will better guide many existing community-based programs to provide veterinary cared throughout the community.
