UC Davis veterinary surgeons perform rare bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomyAugust 8, 2017After handed a diagnosis of bilateral adrenal tumors in their dog, Makana, her owners took her to the University of California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, where the Internal Medicine Service, the Soft Tissue Surgery Service, and the Diagnostic Imaging Service developed a plan to address the 7-year-old yellow Labrador retriever’s complicated condition.
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UC Davis vets remove 5-inch heartworm from cat's femoral arteryJuly 13, 2017Stormie, a 4-year-old female Siamese with a history of heartworm disease since she was 1 year old, was with her owner while she visited family in the Bay Area when one of her rear legs became lame.
Researchers repair nonunion fractures with bone regrowth techJune 20, 2017First, UC Davis regrew canine jawbones with a bone growth stimulator. Now that technology is helping them to repair bone injuries in dogs. Specifically, the technology is being used on nonunion fractures, where bones have failed to heal properly even with surgery.
UC Davis veterinary technician creates new large animal CT tableJune 12, 2017Performing a CT scan on a horse isn’t easy. It involves heavy equipment and heavy lifting of nearly a dozen technicians and veterinarians. Thanks to an innovative UC Davis imaging technician, however, that process just got a lot less complicated.
UC Davis creates test for equine SCCJune 6, 2017There’s still no cure for Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in horses, but a new study from UC Davis can help detect horses at risk for it. SCC is one of the most common cancers that hits equines in their eyes, and the second most common tumor in horses, according to UC Davis.
UC Davis awarded $350K for pet cancer treatment, researchApril 18, 2017The Petco Foundation awarded a $350,000 subsidy to the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine’s William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
UC Davis ushers in new era, hospital administrator appointmentApril 5, 2017The University of California, Davis appointed Joy Hoover as hospital administrator for the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH), which in 2018 will embark on a 10-year expansion.
UC Davis plans $508 million upgradeMarch 30, 2017The University of California-Davis is embarking on a $508 million overhaul of its Veterinary Medical Center (VMC).
Ontario vet college ranked top vet science school in CanadaMarch 10, 2017UC Davis has been ranked No. 1 in the world in the field of veterinary science, but for our friends up north, University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) has been named No. 1 in Canada. That's according to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Rankings, which recently released its results of how universities and colleges around the world rank in various academic subjects.
UC Davis no. 1 in veterinary science fieldMarch 10, 2017Who is the No. 1 veterinary school in the U.S. and the No. 1 in the field of veterinary science? That would be University of California, Davis, which once again earns top honors from the recently released QS World University Rankings results.
