Oregon hospital trains K9 handlers in emergency careAugust 24, 2026Led by DoveLewis emergency veterinarian Sarah Tauber, DVM, the course taught handlers how to recognize and manage medical emergencies when veterinary care is not immediately accessible.
Education Center - SponsoredRethinking Our Approach to Canine OA: Treating synovial inflammationby • Exubrion TherapeuticsIt’s time to reframe arthritis not just as a painful condition, but as a disease of rampant synovial inflammation. In adopting a proactive treatment strategy that is aimed at modulating the inflammatory process, veterinarians can now provide more effective, long-term care.
Working dog teams learn life-saving veterinary skills in recent training programOctober 7, 2025Portland’s DoveLewis Veterinary Hospital is taking veterinary expertise out of the clinic and into the field, training K9 handlers to provide life-saving care to working dogs in emergencies—from opioid exposure to trauma.
K9-handler duos compete at USPCA event in AlabamaSeptember 25, 2023The 2023 United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) PD1 K9 Nationals hosts more than 100 police dogs and their handlers to vie for ‘top dog’ spot.
Spinal surgery saves life of Washington K9 officerJanuary 19, 2021A K9 officer that was shot twice while on duty is back on his feet after undergoing eight hours of complex surgery at Oregon State University’s (OSU’s) Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine.
UF Small Animal Hospital to provide free eye and heart screening to service animalsMarch 27, 2019Service animals near the University of Florida's (UF's) Small Animal Hospital will be able to receive free eye and heart screenings, come May 3. Sponsored by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) and StokesRx National Service Animal Eye Exam, the event will only provide free exams on active working animals that have been certified by or enrolled in a formal service animal training program/organization. "Healthy eyes and vision are critical for a service animal to be able to perform to the best of its ability," says Caryn Plummer, DVM, who will perform the eye examinations. "Regular screening may help detect problems early, which are potentially sight- or comfort-threatening, so intervention may be possible." UF veterinary cardiology faculty members will do the heart screening exams. Should veterinarians decide further examination is required, the owners will be able to make a secondary appointment at the event. To participate in the event, service animal owners can register on the website from April 1 to April 30. They must also call UF Small Animal Hospital at (352) 392-2235 to schedule an appointment. (Ask for Holly Kitchen or Katherine Devine of the ophthalmology service.)
