Vet Gazette

Honey bees are classified as livestock/food-producing animals by the federal government because products from apiculture enter the human food chain. In 2017 the USDA began requiring veterinary oversight of antibiotics given to food animals, including bees. That means beekeepers need to get prescriptions from veterinarians, while many veterinarians know little or nothing about bees. The […]

When Linda Garrett’s cat started having seizures, she took him to her veterinarian who discovered his heart rate was so low (84 compared to a normal 140-150), she immediately referred him to the OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital. At OSU, cardiologist Kate Scollan discovered that Colby had an atrioventricular block. In a normal heart, the beat […]

Advanced Cardiology Treatment The cardiology service at the VTH recently used a new technique to repair the defective heart of a one-year old terrier named Lucy. She was born with an abnormal heart: the right side was subdivided into two chambers by a thin membrane. When she came to OSU with a distended abdomen and […]

A close friend of the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine has arranged an extraordinary bequest to Oregon State University. The planned gift represents the anonymous donor’s entire estate, valued at more than $6 million. “We are incredibly grateful for the trust that a gift like this demonstrates,” says Susan Tornquist, Lois Bates Acheson Dean. “We […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study in January that found suicide rates, when compared to the general population, were 2.1 times as high for male veterinarians and 3.5 times as high for female veterinarians. This and recent news stories about veterinary suicide, have shined a much needed light on the problems […]

Dr. Molly McAllister (Class of 2004) was recently named the Chief Medical Office for Banfield Pet Hospitals. Dr. McAllister has worked at Banfield for five years. Her prior position was as Vice President of Veterinary Science. “It has been my privilege to work alongside Dr. McAllister over the past 5 years. Her passion for the […]