January 2019
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VACCINATED AGAINST CANCER
Can a vaccine prevent cancer before it starts? The UW School of Veterinary Medicine is part of a clinical trial now underway to evaluate a vaccine strategy for the prevention, rather than the treatment, of cancer in dogs, utilizing the body's own immune system to mount a watchful defense. If the trial is successful, it could not only provide a new strategy to prevent a critical health concern in our canine companions, but it could also provide justification for studying a similar approach in people.

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Pet Tips and Clinical Studies
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NEW PUPPY 101
Have you recently welcomed a puppy into your home? Sandi Sawchuk, primary care veterinarian at UW Veterinary Care and SVM clinical instructor, shared a variety of tips for a smooth transition with Wisconsin Public Radio, including how to choose the right collar, select safe toys, housebreak your furry friend, and much more.
 

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CATS WITH SEIZURES
The Small Animal Neurology Service is enrolling feline patients with a history of seizures that are receiving end-of-life treatment at UW Veterinary Care. This study will investigate the clinical signs and physical changes to the brain that are caused by seizures in cats and will advance treatment options for cats with epilepsy.

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Animal Blood Bank
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January marks National Blood Donor Month, a wonderful opportunity to honor the aid and generosity of those animal donors that fill UW Veterinary Care's on-site blood bank with the resources patients may need for emergency or routine blood transfusions. Without these blood products, lives would be lost.
 
Your pet can give the gift of life by becoming a blood donor. There are a variety of benefits for donors, including free food, routine vaccinations, heartworm testing and preventative, health examinations, and more. Dogs and cats should be good-natured, healthy, and between one and six years old. Cats must weigh more than 10 pounds and dogs must weigh more than 50 pounds.
  
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