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The History of Women in Veterinary Medicine in the U.S.
Challenges, opposition and obstacles had to be overcome by the early female pioneers in veterinary medicine in the United States.
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Veterinary Students Use Stage III to Learn How to Operate on Animals
Veterinary students can use Washington State University’s Stage III — a hybrid immersive simulation environment comprised of a computer simulation paired with a mannequin — to learn how to operate on animals.
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Virtual Reality Brings Dog’s Anatomy to Life for Veterinary Students
Veterinary students at Virginia Tech try out a new virtual reality experience that allows them to see and study a dog’s anatomy, including organs, bone structure and layers of tissue.
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VMX 2019: New Product Gallery
One of the NAVC’s highly anticipated features inside the Expo Hall was the VMX New Product Gallery.
Exotic Medicine
America’s Oldest Giraffe Is Under Palliative Care at Zoo
The oldest giraffe in the U.S., Zoo Knoxville's 31-year-old giraffe Patches, is under palliative care as the zoo staff prepares to say goodbye. Read her story.
Exotic Medicine
Veterinarians at OSU Perform Surgery on a Rare White Bengal Tiger
Veterinarians at Oregon State University performed surgery — an ovariohysterectomy, removing all of the reproductive organs — on a rare white Bengal tiger named Nora.
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Nearly Frozen, Unresponsive Cat Revived by Veterinarians in Montana
A team of veterinarians revived a three-year-old cat named Fluffy who was found nearly frozen to death in a snowbank in Kalispell, Montana.
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Study: French Bulldogs More Likely to Suffer from Difficult Births
French bulldogs are 15.9 times more likely to suffer from difficult births or dystocia than crossbred female dogs; among the dogs that had problems giving birth, French bulldogs were 2.4 times more likely to undergo invasive caesarean sections than crossbred dogs.
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Veterinarians Remove Chew Toy Lodged in Dog’s Lower Jaw
Veterinarians had to sedate a seven-month-old-black Labrador retriever named Daisy after a chew toy became lodged onto her lower jaw.
Equine Medicine
UC Davis Veterinarians Team with Physician to Remove Tumor in Horse
UC Davis veterinarians made history with the first-ever image-guided tumor removal in a horse.