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Orthopedic Surgeons Successfully Utilize Bone Regrowth Technology
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Five years ago, UC Davis veterinary oral surgeons started using a bone growth stimulator to regrow jawbones in dogs. To date, they have successfully regrown nearly three dozen jawbones. Now, that technology has made its way to orthopedic surgery, and is being utilized to repair bone injuries in dogs’ legs.
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Hospital Acquires New Cardiac Surgery Equipment
Thanks to an anonymous foundation that enjoys supporting feline-focused needs, a donation was recently made to the hospital to purchase a state-of-the-art fluoroscopy unit for the Cardiology Service. The OEC 9900 Elite Mobile C-arm (with an advanced cardiac package) will soon replace a similar unit the hospital has been using for more than 15 years.
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UC Davis Works to Maximize Colic Surgery Success Rates
All horse owners are familiar with colic, an abdominal discomfort that can manifest in many different ways. Severe cases require emergency surgery, and can be fatal if not treated immediately. Thankfully for Northern California horse owners, few hospitals are better equipped to diagnose and treat colic than the UC Davis veterinary hospital.
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Veterinary Technician Develops State-of-the-Art Large Animal CT Table
Performing a CT scan on a horse is a laborious process that takes a team of nearly a dozen technicians and veterinarians. It involves forklifts and cranes, and the skilled techniques of veterinary technicians who have mastered this task after years of repetition. Thanks to an innovative UC Davis imaging technician, however, that process just got a lot less complicated.
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Surgery to Remove Bladder Stones Alleviates Cutting Horse’s Pain
Peppy, a 21-year-old Quarter Horse gelding, was exhibiting difficulty urinating and also had blood in his urine. His owner, Dr. Peter Bernstein, had Peppy examined by his primary care veterinarian, who identified two stones in his bladder. Based on the diagnosis, they decided it was best to refer Peppy to the equine experts at the UC Davis veterinary hospital for treatment.
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Veterinary Medical Center Vision Starts with Examination Room Expansion
As UC Davis leads the way in clinical veterinary care, and envisions a new Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) on the horizon, expansion of existing examination space within the current hospital is already happening. Recently, construction began on the creation of new treatment rooms for exotics care, soon to be followed by several new examination rooms in the Small Animal Clinic (SAC). Divided into three phases, these smaller projects mark the beginning of the larger implementation of the VMC vision for the future of UC Davis veterinary medicine.
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House Officer Seminar Day Showcases Research Projects
The 39th Annual Gerald V. Ling House Officer Seminar Day was held in March and featured short presentations by hospital house officers (interns, fellows, residents) on their research studies. The day-long event attended by faculty, staff, students and guests highlighted 47 studies covering a wide array of topics including chemotherapy treatments, cone beam CT technology, ultrasound-guided stem cell administration, and 3D printing for surgical planning.
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UC Davis Welcomes New Veterinary Hospital Administrator
The UC Davis veterinary hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Joy Hoover to the position of Hospital Administrator.
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Orthopedic Surgeons Fix Dog’s Deformed Legs
Jasper Grimm, a male Newfoundland, routinely showed lameness in his pelvic limbs after exercise throughout his young life. At 6 months of age, he went to his veterinarian for bilateral stifle (knee) joint effusion and the start of femoral deformities making it difficult for Jasper Grimm to get up and walk normally. Shortly thereafter, his owner decided to have him evaluated by orthopedic surgeons at the UC Davis veterinary hospital.
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Premature Foal Has Long Stay at UC Davis Veterinary Hospital
Brave, a newborn male foal, was born five weeks premature and immediately brought to the UC Davis veterinary hospital with his dam, Ally, who was also experiencing a life threatening condition with uterine artery bleeding. Upon arrival, the colt was lethargic with diarrhea and mild colic. They were received by the Equine Internal Medicine and Equine Medical Emergency, Critical Care and Neonatology Services. A large team, led by a neonatal specialist, was quickly assembled to care for the pair. An initial physical exam in the Lucy Whittier Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) found signs consistent with a premature foal, pneumonia, and sepsis. Brave's long journey out of the NICU was just beginning.
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UC Davis Dermatologists Help Dog with Persistent Skin Disease
Jackson, a 12-year-old male border collie, developed a crusting lesion under his eye and started losing hair in the area. The scaling condition spread down his muzzle so his owners took him to their veterinarian. A skin scraping showed a possible mite infestation, and both a pet anti-parasite medication and antibiotics were administered to Jackson. After that treatment did not clear up his condition, Jackson’s owners took him to another veterinarian; however, despite that veterinarian’s best efforts, Jackson was still suffering from his skin condition.
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Hospital Improves Phone System
In order to better serve clients and referring veterinarians, the UC Davis veterinary hospital is upgrading its telephone system. We would like to thank our constituents for your patience as we implement an improved system to streamline appointment scheduling as well as expediently direct inquiries to the proper contact. As we receive more than 1,500 calls on any given day, we are not always able to answer every call with a live receptionist, and some calls are routed to the automated service feature. If you do not reach a live operator and are unable to hold, please utilize the call back feature, which will enable you to receive a return call according to your place in line. These return calls are often placed within 15 minutes of your original call.
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Featured Clinical Trial
Dr. Jill Hicks is recruiting Dachshunds with spinal cord injury from intervertebral disc herniation in the thoracolumbar region both with and without pain sensation in the hind limbs for a new clinical trial. The trial aims to assess the utility of pNF-H, a biomarker released from damaged axons of the spinal cord into the bloodstream, to predict return of function following surgery in Dachshunds without pain sensation in their hind limbs due to disc herniation. For more information about this and other groundbreaking trials, visit our clinical trials website or email [email protected]
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UC Davis Welcomes New Clinicians
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Daniel Hershberger, DVM
Dr. Daniel Hershberger recently joined the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology as a Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Community Medicine. He received his veterinary degree from UC Davis in 1981. Dr. Hershberger then worked at the Veterinary Emergency Clinic, Pet Emergency Treatment Service and Campus Veterinary Clinic as a veterinarian from 1981-1985. He served as partner and chief medical officer at All Pets Hospital in San Francisco since 1985, before joining the UC Davis team in 2017.
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Julie Lemetayer, DVM, MVSc, DACVIM
Dr. Julie Lemetayer recently joined the Small Animal Internal Medicine Service to pursue her fellowship concentrating on infectious diseases. She received her DVM degree from the Nantes Atlantic College of Veterinary Medicine, France (2009). Dr. Lemetayer completed an internship at the Vetref specialty clinic in France followed by a year of general practice. She then completed a residency and a Master of Veterinary Sciences degree at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Canada and was board certified in small animal internal medicine in 2014. Before deciding to complete a fellowship in small animal infectious diseases, Dr. Lemetayer served as a faculty member in small animal internal medicine for two years at the Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Canada and for four months at the University College of Dublin, Ireland. In infectious diseases, her main interests are multi-resistant bacterial infections, antimicrobial stewardship and fungal diseases.
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…that
Dr. Sara Gardhouse, a resident in the Companion Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery Service, won the 2017 American Association of Veterinary Clinicians National Resident Award? Drs. Joanne Paul-Murphy, Michelle Hawkins and David Guzman (her mentors), along with Chief Veterinary Medical Officer Dr. Jane Sykes and Dean Dr. Michael Lairmore, recently surprised her with the announcement. This is the second year in a row that a UC Davis resident has won this prestigious national award. (Dr. Lionel Sebbag won in 2016.)
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…that
fourth-year student Molly Viner was one of only four veterinary students nationwide to receive the Zoetis/American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation scholarship? Molly and the three other students committed to careers in equine medicine were recognized at the 63rd Annual AAEP Convention in San Antonio. The Zoetis/AAEP Foundation scholarship program, now in its fifth year, rewards graduating veterinary students with a dedication to equine medicine for their academic excellence, leadership in their school and AAEP student chapter, and their long-term goals.
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…that
Dr. Jodi Westropp was recently appointed as director for Center for Continuing Professional Education? Dr. Westropp, a member of our faculty since 2003, will be responsible for working with faculty to develop and coordinate continuing education (CE) programs for veterinarians throughout California and beyond. While developing relevant CE seminars, Dr. Westropp will also test the effectiveness of CE using distance methodologies and evaluate this mode’s ability to meet the needs of the veterinary community, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Westropp will also examine the relationships of student club events to the goals of CE for the school, and seek ways to enhance the educational experiences of student clubs. Seminars at UC Davis are available to veterinary professionals who are seeking new opportunities for advancing veterinary care, professional development and fulfilling their CE requirements. These programs are approved by the California Veterinary Medical Board in cooperation with University Extension, to meet the 36 hour bi-annual requirement for veterinary practitioners, and the 20 hour bi-annual requirement for RVTs. Dr. Westropp replaces Dr. Karl Jandrey, who recently became Associate Dean for Student Programs.
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Upcoming Veterinary Continuing Education Events:
- June 2-4: Blood Bank Boot Camp, UC Davis
- June 22-27: International Society for Anthrozoology Conference, UC Davis
- July 22-23: 10th Annual Back to School Seminar, UC Davis
- October 13-15: Fall Festival, UC Davis
- November 3-5: Donkey Welfare Symposium, UC Davis
Learn more about these and other upcoming CE events.
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