Vet Gazette

The American Animal Hospital Association’s 2012 State of the Industry Report contained some positive news this year. They found that revenue for companion animal practices rose a mean 5.6 percent between 2011 and 2012. Dr. Mike Cavanaugh, AAHA Executive Director, noted that hospitals reporting growth greater than ten percent were those who ‘believe their growth […]

Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine will be awarding diplomas to the 31st graduating class on Sunday, June 16, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the LaSells Stewart Center. The keynote speaker is Captain Terri Clark, Chief Veterinarian of the U.S. Public Health Service. Faculty hooders are Dr. John Schlipf and Dr. […]

They can’t grab a mug, fill it with water and chug it down, so how do dogs and cats get enough to drink just using their tongues? An MIT engineering professor used video of his own cat to investigate the fluid mechanics of lapping and made some interesting discoveries. Read more.  

Researchers at the University of Arizona have found that dog’s bodies release a chemical similar to one found in marijuana when they run for a prolonged period of time. David Raichlen and his team studied endocannabinoids and found that “a neurobiological reward for endurance exercise may explain why humans and other cursorial mammals habitually engage […]

Dr. Wendy Baltzer, small animal surgeon at the OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital, recently passed rigorous exams and inspection by a national committee to earn her status as a newly-minted Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR). “Dr. Baltzer is to be commended for her intensive efforts in this field of […]

OSU alum Dr. Megan McLane recently saved a darling Labrador Retriever puppy named Maggie by performing a high-tech, minimally-invasive, intravascular heart procedure. The four-month-old was born with Patent Ductus Arteriosis, a congenital heart defect that would have been fatal if left untreated. Read more.