Professors Danika Bannasch and Pamela Lein are among eight faculty from UC Davis elected as new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
by Marie Rosenthal, M.S. for Modern Equine Vet Magazine
A recent series of studies showed that a small percentage of horses do test seropositive for SARS-CoV-2, but are asymptomatic, so it might only be a matter of time before equids become symptomatic.
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.
Although no cases of botulism have been reported in horses in California related to a recent outbreak, the state has been involved in the investigation through the California Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) Laboratory at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine.
Chelsea Chiv, Class of 2024, has been selected to receive a 2023 Merck Animal Health Diversity Leadership Scholarship from the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges.
The Veterinary Center for Clinical Trials at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine welcomes Drs. Krystle Reagan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM) and Robert Rebhun, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Oncology) as new co-directors of the center.
Interdisciplinary research between the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and UC Davis Health results in a historic clinical trial for spina bifida in humans.
Lily, a 9-month-old female Bengal cat, is now in remission from feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) thanks to clinical trials at the UC Davis veterinary hospital.
California for All Animals has completed awards totaling more than $5.8 million to animal shelters across the state through its spring 2022 “Open Grant” cycle.
A parasitic disease, canine echinococcosis, has increased in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego province after a governmental dog deworming program was canceled in 2004, according to a study from the University of California, Davis’ One Health Institute and School of Veterinary Medicine.
