Come meet our fabulous students! The OSU Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA) is hosting its annual dinner at the Oregon Veterinary Conference on Saturday, March 9th at 6 pm in the LaSells Stewart Center in Corvallis. This is a great opportunity for veterinarians, alumni, and friends to network with current students […]
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SCAVMA Dinner at Oregon Vet Conference
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013Do People Get Dogs Who Look Like Them?
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013There are lots of websites with funny photos of people who look like their dogs. But, according to researchers at a British University, these are not isolated cases. When given photos of strangers, members of the public could predict which breed of dog a person would own almost twice as accurately as expected. Read more.
Humane Society Kitty Cam
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013In the past two years, nearly 100,000 cat lovers from 120 countries have played with the cats in the Oregon Humane Society’s (OHS) robotic cat playroom. Did they hop on a plane for their yearly fix of feline fun? Nope, cat fans from all over the world can sit at home and use their computers […]
School Mascot Has Surgery at CVM
Monday, January 14th, 2013Sparky is a crowd favorite at the Chintimini Wildlife Center (CWC) near Corvallis where the bald eagle participates in education programs. Rescued as a juvenile, his congenital feather disease prevents him from flying so he is unable to hunt. In 2005, Sparky was adopted by Mountain View Elementary as their school mascot. They even wrote […]
Useful Veterinary Apps for Your Phone
Friday, January 11th, 2013The topic of Brian Toncray’s presentation last week was a bit unusual for a senior paper: Smartphone Apps for Veterinarians. Toncray began by taking a survey of the audience in the Magruder auditorium to see if anyone was still using a Blackberry. Not a single hand was raised. “Good,” he said, “Because the apps I […]
Villarroel Certified Acupuncturist
Friday, December 21st, 2012The Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital has it’s first certified acupuncturist. After six long months of online and on-site training, and two very tough exams, Dr. Aurora Villarroel, Assistant Professor in the Rural Veterinary Practice (RVP), was recently awarded her certification in veterinary acupuncture by the Chi Institute. “We are already using it on […]
