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A Beloved Cat’s Blood Clot Crisis No Match for NC State Feline Expertise

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Dr. Duncan Lascelles treats a patient at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.

Jul 29, 2026

Advancing Pain Research and Alleviation: Inside NC State’s Comparative Pain Research and Education Center

Pain doesn’t discriminate by species — and neither does the science needed to understand and relieve it. That’s the driving philosophy behind the Comparative Pain Research and Education Center (CPREC) at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, a hub where clinicians, scientists and educators have been reshaping how the world understands, measures and treats…
Drs. Simon Roe and David Knazovicky, right, examine a patient's X-rays before replacing the dog's hip with an uncemented implant this month.

Jul 22, 2026

NC State to Offer New Uncemented Hip Replacements for Small Dogs, Cats

A deep sense of satisfaction about his choice to become a small animal orthopedic surgeon spread through Dr. David Knazovicky as he viewed a video that recently arrived in his email inbox unexpectedly. A border collie named The Tick and seven other dogs were competing in the fast-paced sport of flyball, taking turns in relay…
Dr. Shelly Vaden in mauve shirt and white mask and blue gloves explains something to a man in a dark shirt and blue mask

Jul 7, 2026

AVMA Honors Vaden with its 2026 Clinical Research Award

Dr. Shelly Vaden, professor of internal medicine at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine and president of the American College of Veterinary Nephrology and Urology, has been awarded the 2026 Clinical Research Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association. The award recognizes an AVMA member who has made significant contributions to the diagnosis, prevention…
An older brown dog runs as a lab tech kneels behind it.

Jun 12, 2026

Celebrating Dog 100 as Study on Canine Aging Continues to Break Ground

Like 98 dogs before them, Mallie Bartos and Malayla Bartos trotted across the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine campus this week demanding attention before they settled into the consultation room, where Dr. Natasha Olby’s team would examine them and enroll them in her long-term and groundbreaking longitudinal study on aging in dogs. Given the…
A female student in a white shirt and dark jacket explains her poster to symposium attendees.

Apr 21, 2026

CVM Offers Undergraduate Researchers Chance to Practice, Compete 

For the first time, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine invited undergraduate participants in its Centennial Biomedical Campus research training program to present their findings in a judged symposium, and three students walked away winners and three with honorable mentions. The event Monday included 19 students offering flash talks and poster presentations on the…
Dr. Duncan Lascelles in dark suit and light blue shirt stands in front of some outside greenery.

Apr 16, 2026

For ‘Revolutionary’ Work on Pain, Lascelles Wins AAVMC Excellence in Research Award

The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges has honored Dr. B. Duncan Lascelles, professor of Translational Research in Pain and Surgery at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, with its Excellence in Research Award for 2026, recognizing his outstanding research and scholarly achievements in veterinary medicine.  Lascelles, who also holds the title of Dr.…
Amos Cader in green shirt and khakis stands beside Dr. Josh Stern in gray shirt and white doctor's coat. Next to Stern is Dr. Kate Meurs in a navy blue suit and white shirt and Anna Cader in a silky shirt.

Apr 14, 2026

NC State Announces Creation of Distinguished Chair in Feline Health Research

When the Sphynx cat he rescued and bonded deeply with died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Amos Cader was devastated and determined to put his grief toward making sure no one else experienced the pain he felt over the loss of Vladimir. The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is the hope he found. With a Feline…
A gray Sphynx cat wrapped in a cream blanket

Apr 14, 2026

The Rescued ‘Rebel’ that Inspired an Unending Scientific Legacy

The cat carrier at the Ohio animal shelter had warning signs about its occupant’s hostility, but Amos Cader was undeterred. He had seen a picture of the stoic Sphynx online with a plea that the cat needed someone special to provide the love that no other would-be adopters could seem to find for him. Everyone…
Tabby cat looking at the camera.

Mar 31, 2026

Researchers Identify Potential Disease Marker, Therapeutic Target for Cats with Osteoarthritis

By comparing osteoarthritis pain pathways known to be active in dogs and humans to those in cats with degenerative joint disease (DJD), researchers found that elevation of a particular molecule, artemin, could serve as a marker of disease (and possibly pain) as well as a potential therapeutic target. The findings offer the most comprehensive evidence…
A white cat with black spots sleeps with his front paw out in front of him

Feb 24, 2026

A Beloved Cat’s Blood Clot Crisis No Match for NC State Feline Expertise

When she answered her on-call phone one day last May, NC State cardiology resident Abby Laws heard, “We have your patient Alex in the ER,” and instinctively knew that the cat client she adored had developed a blood clot and undoubtedly was in bad shape. At just a year old, Alex had been diagnosed with…