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Canine Paralysis Study Suggests Spinal Cord Injuries Require Customized Treatments

Dr. Brian Gilger (right) and Dr. Elizabeth Curto remove cataract from the eye of River,

Mar 9, 2015

Surgeons at NC State Veterinary Medicine Remove Cataract from Sunfish

When they came across a five-year-old sunfish named River at the Museum of Life + Science in Durham, N.C. that had a cataract on just one eye, Greg Lewbart decided that River was an excellent candidate for surgery...

Feb 27, 2015

A Frightened Greyhound Lost in Freezing Weather Mobilizes a Search by a Caring Community

John Yuschak was navigating an icy stretch of Chicken Bridge Road in rural Pittsboro, NC, the morning of Feb. 19 to return the rented movie “Gone Girl” that he and his wife Sherrie enjoyed the night before. He was accompanied by Dezi and Jemma, the couple’s two greyhounds who are always ready for a ride. With…

Feb 23, 2015

Mark Your Calendar: NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine Open House Set for March 28

The “One Health” concept recognizes that the health of the environment influences the health of people and all animals–wildlife as well as pets, horses, and farm animals. One Health is of great interest to medical doctors, public health officials, veterinarians, wildlife biologists, marine scientists, agricultural producers–anyone, in fact, who is concerned with healthy life on…

Feb 23, 2015

Researcher Named Clinician Scientist by American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation

The following information is from an announcement made by the AKC-Canine Health Foundation.   Dr. Steven Friedenberg, a doctoral student in the laboratory of Dr. Kate Meurs at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named a Clinician Scientist by the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation. Friedenberg received the honor in…
feeding chickens

Feb 12, 2015

Resident Honored with Reed Rumsey Clinical Research Award

Seiche Genger in the College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Animal Unit’s Poultry Unit. Photo by Mccaide Wooten. Seiche Genger, a resident in the Department of Population, Health and Pathobiology in NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is a recipient of the 2015 Reed Rumsey Clinical Research Award for the Advancement of Avian Medicine presented…

Feb 6, 2015

Understanding Veterinary Diagnostic Tests

Sarah Blau, a member of the Class of 2017 at NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is sharing some of what she learns and experiences as a second-year veterinary student with readers of the CVM News Central Blog. Watch for these postings on a monthly basis. I walked into the exam room to find…
Dr. Brian Gilger, conducting an ocular equine exam

Feb 3, 2015

Researchers Advance New Glaucoma Treatments

Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the ocular pressure is abnormally high. This painful condition may result in irreversible blindness. Like people, glaucoma can occur spontaneously in certain breeds of dogs...

Jan 21, 2015

Gigi Davidson Receives U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention’s Highest Award

Gigi Davidson, Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services at North Carolina State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the recipient of the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention’s 2015 Beal Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service—the organization’s highest award. Since 1820, USP has relied on the contributions of volunteer experts to direct its work to improve the health…

Jan 13, 2015

CVM News, Updates

Dean Paul Lunn (far left) Jane Lewis Seaks Distinguished Professor Bruce Keene, benefactor Terry G. Seaks, and Clarke Atkins who holds a portrait photograph of Jane Lewis Seaks. Photo by Wendy Savage. Bruce Keene has been named the Jane Lewis Seaks Distinguished Professor for Companion Animal Medicine. The Jane Lewis Seaks distinguished professorship was established…

Jan 13, 2015

Canine Paralysis Study Suggests Spinal Cord Injuries Require Customized Treatments

A clinical trial from North Carolina State University involving paraplegic dogs has demonstrated that a one-size fits all approach is not ideal for treating spinal cord injuries. Instead, the study highlights the fact that the population of canine paraplegics – even those with the same type of injury – are very diverse, and that courses…