May 2022
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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s Pet Week!
In honor of the Pet Week howliday (May 1-7), the School of Veterinary Medicine is celebrating our favorite superheroes: the pets who make our lives better every day. 

What's your pet's superpower? Are they faster than a speeding bullet, or are they a super snuggler? Use the hashtag #AnimalsAreHeroesToo and let us know! 

Another way to honor your pets is with a gift. Gifts to the school help us provide compassionate care for patients, train world-class veterinarians and make discoveries that benefit pets – and people too. Visit our website to make a gift, share a photo of the animal(s) you’re celebrating this week or browse pet tips. 
PET TIPS AND CLINICAL STUDIES
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Critical Cancer Research

May marks National Cancer Research Month, highlighting the importance of lifesaving research for the millions of people and animals affected by cancer. The UW School of Veterinary Medicine is a leader in cancer research, advancing new cancer therapies and diagnostics that benefit veterinary and human medicine. Past clinical studies in oncology at the school have yielded chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments with better effectiveness and less toxicity and new immunotherapy drugs. Numerous clinical studies with our Oncology Service are now enrolling patients. Related: Learn more about common types of cancer in dogs and cats, plus warning signs. 
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Seeking Healthy and Sick Cats

UW Veterinary Care is recruiting healthy and sick cats to study the accuracy of canine scent detection in identifying cancer. This study investigates whether dogs can detect samples from patients with cancer via scent, which could aid in cancer detection. Healthy cats aged 1-6 years old qualify, as do cats of any age diagnosed with cancer, feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), kidney, liver, hyperthyroid or gastrointestinal disease, or diabetes. Three pairs of saliva swabs, which you can collect at home or at UW Veterinary Care, will be obtained from enrolled patients (rubbed on your cat’s gums and cheek pouches).
Featured Service
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Last month, the hospital celebrated Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, an opportunity to increase awareness, understanding and appreciation for laboratory professionals. Our lab professionals play a vital role in providing clients and clinicians with quality results for patient care, often behind the scenes. 

With a full-service, state-of-the-art laboratory on-site at UW Veterinary Care, you can count on the fastest, most comprehensive diagnostic tests when you need answers about your pet’s health. Our Anatomic Pathology service analyzes all tissue samples and our Clinical Pathology service analyzes all other samples obtained from patients. The veterinarians and technicians who make up our laboratory services specialize in these diagnostic areas, and we are proud to have them as part of our veterinary care team.
SOCIAL ANIMALS
Highlights from your social media mentions of UW Veterinary Care
and the UW School of Veterinary Medicine
Update on Tyson’s radiation ☢️ treatments @uwvetmed @uwveterinarycare 3/10 treatments completed. So happy with the service by the staff, residents and faculty in the radiation oncology group.
vegancarolinameyer
Izzy just completed his radiation treatments for malignant melanoma at @uwvetmed - We’re buying time for him. Last month, as I attempted to brush his teeth, he screamed. ... I made an appointment for a dental. In two days, his cheek showed a lump. He had his dental and tumor removal but the vet couldn’t get good margins. Off to Madison Veterinary Medicine we went.
mrwonkylegs
So we think we have a diagnosis! Evan’s Syndrome. If you’ve heard of Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia - IMHA and Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia - ITP, Evan’s is the two disorders together. My immune system is attacking my blood cells and platelets. Why? We really don’t know. ... I will be starting prednisone to suppress my immune system so hopefully it stops attacking me. I will be having frequent blood rechecks to see how I am doing. I am still waiting on my tick panel to come back and if by some chance, something on there shows positive that may change things but as for now we are moving forward with this diagnosis. Thank you all so much for your good thoughts, prayers and well wishes!! ❤️❤️
 
solcriations
We are back at @uwveterinarycare with Brucey boy. His stall rest was complete almost two weeks ago and he was cleared to move back to the herd after 12 weeks of rest following his shoulder dislocation. We were hesitant and kept him up at the house and in the front yard an extra week to be extra sure he was ready. Saturday was the day he was set to go back to his herd when he came walking back limping on his opposite leg! There is no obvious injury and it is presenting exactly like the last one. It seems impossible that he could have dislocated his opposite shoulder three months later but that’s what we are here to find out. Please send Bruce all your positive thoughts and we will keep you posted! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻