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Injured Carr Fire Bear Released Back Into Wild After Successful Month-Long Recovery

A young female bear whose paws were badly burned in the Carr Fire was successfully released back to her natural habitat this week.

Environment/Wildlife

How Kittens Go From Clueless to Cute

Every year, hundreds of thousands of kittens end up in animal shelters, in need of permanent homes. But raising orphaned newborns into healthy, fluffy, frisky 2-month-olds ready to be adopted requires an enormous behind-the-scenes effort.

Small Animal

PET Imaging at UC Davis Continues Success

Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning technology has now been in place at the UC Davis veterinary hospital for two years. In 2016, UC Davis became the first veterinary hospital in the world to implement an equine PET scanner, and has since added a small animal scanner in 2018.

News & Events

Surgery for Disc Disease Helps Return Dog to Mobility

Roxie, a 12-year-old female Shih Tzu, was having trouble moving her hind legs, to the point of becoming partially paralyzed. After being referred to the Neurology/Neurosurgery Service at the UC Davis veterinary hospital, an evaluation of Roxie showed her to have an arched posture, avoided moving her neck, and had some incoordination in her hind legs.

Small Animal