Since the blood donor program began, the WSU veterinary hospital’s blood bank has made it possible to perform thousands of transfusions and save the lives of countless dogs and cats.
May 19, 2021
By Devin Rokyta, College of Veterinary Medicine
Since the fall of last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved nearly a dozen drugs for dogs and cats that will be used to fight cancer, improve thyroid levels, control seizures, and prevent flea infestations and heartworm disease.
These drugs have the potential to improve, save or extend the lives of many beloved pets – but they may also be deadly to some animals with a gene mutation that is common in some herding and mixed breed dogs and about 4% of cats.
Dr. Katrina Mealey, a regents professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University, will now be able to more quickly identify which drugs are threats thanks to funding she received during the Cougar Cage event from the Palouse Club, a group of philanthropists and investors from the Puget Sound region dedicated to helping support the success of the university. The money will be used to purchase a flow cytometry unit th
May 17, 2021
By Devin Rokyta, College of Veterinary Medicine
It was not out of the norm for Rachel Faulkner’s 10-year-old Labrador mix, Zephyr, to get an upset stomach and pass on a meal – but a look in the dog’s eyes said this time was different.
“She gave me this look like something was wrong and she wanted me to help her,” Rachel said. “That is when it hit me that there was something really, really wrong,”
In the coming week, Rachel and her husband, Travis, would learn at Washington State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital the full severity of Zephyr’s condition – she had a form of immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, called IMHA, that was causing her body’s immune system to destroy its own red blood cells.
May 7, 2021
By Devin Rokyta, College of Veterinary Medicine
The absence of clients in the lobby, faces hidden behind masks and all-too-familiar social distancing signs at Washington State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital are lingering reminders of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A year ago, the virus was rapidly spreading, and University and veterinary hospital officials were grappling with how to safely provide their patients care and emergency services not available elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest.
Today, even though many restrictions remain in place, the number of patients being seen at the veterinary hospital exceeds pre-pandemic levels. Like the University, it is inching closer to a full reopening, and health officials say it is one of many WSU success stories during the pandemic.
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