Vet Gazette

A bouncing beagle with big brown eyes went home with VTH employee Jackie Beatty as an early Christmas present last week. The dog, Emma, was one of six participating in two non-invasive studies by veterinary cardiologist Dr. Kate Scollan. One study validated the use of 3-D echocardiographs to measure left ventricular volume in canine hearts […]

Congratulation to CVT Sarah Smith and Dr. Wendy Baltzer on passing their exams for certification as Canine Rehabilitation Practitioners. They took an 11- day course at the University of Tennessee and completed an externship in Portland, Oregon prior to taking the 2-day exam. In addition to the written exam, Baltzer and Smith had to present […]

This fall the Dean’s office at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine published a booklet full of pertinent and inspiring facts about the college’s most recent achievements. The booklet was sent to all the deans and department heads at the other U.S. colleges of veterinary medicine. Feedback from some of those academic leaders has been […]

1999, CVM Professor Linda Blythe organized the first International Symposium on Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy in Corvallis, Oregon. This month she was honored by the International Association of Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy for having the foresight to take that step and create a worldwide interest in the field. They also thanked Dr. Blythe: […]

  When Stuart Helfand attended the International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment in Paris, France last spring, he met another veterinarian interested in cancer care for pets. Dr. Olivier Keravel has a veterinary practice outside Paris where nearly 40% of his work is in oncology so it’s no surprise that he and Helfand had a meeting […]

A unique partnership has formed to educate young people about zoonotic disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Department of Agriculture have asked the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine to join the OSU Extension Service  in developing tools to teach kids in 4-H about disease transmission between animals and humans. […]