Giving Stories | School of Veterinary Medicine

A Close Call

Thanks to UC Davis, my 9-year-old Miniature Pinscher Terrier Reesie is alive and doing well. She had a difficult health journey for a while. In December 2023, she developed a respiratory infection. Then a month later, when she started to limp, we discovered that she had a mass on her right forearm. Our local veterinarian thought it may be a sarcoma, so we started to make a plan to resolve the mass. And then, suddenly, Reesie started to have seizures.

Lin Zucconi with her two cats, Itsybelle and Pinky.

Ensuring Feline Health for Generations to Come

Lin Zucconi’s dedication to animals started at an early age. She loved her sister’s cat and had turtles of her own. Her dedication to them earned her the nickname in her neighborhood as the “turtle doctor.” When she went away to college at the University of California, Berkeley, she ensured the turtles had a home at the Oakland Zoo. As she moved into adulthood, she stayed dedicated to animals, especially cats.

Donor Funds Provide “Kick Start” to New Pandemic Insights Center

“We were interested in exploring pilot project ideas that could be proposed for Center-scale research and received these unrestricted funds at the exact time we needed them,” said Christine Kreuder Johnson, VMD, MPVM, Ph.D., a professor of epidemiology and ecosystem health in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

An Evening of Gratitude: School Thanks Donors for Crucial Support of Students

Every year, the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine celebrates the philanthropy of individuals, corporations, and foundations for providing student support through scholarships and fellowships. Held on February 19 this year, the “Evening of Gratitude” gathered students who received scholarships and fellowships, faculty, and scholarship/fellowship donors together.