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.
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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.
May 3, 2021 These two orphaned fawns were brought last spring to Washington State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Every year, many healthy fawns are mistaken as orphans and brought to the hospital. If you suspect wildlife is orphaned or injured call a wildlife rehabilitator first.
By Josh Babcock, College of Veterinary Medicine
As the weather continues to warm, veterinarians at Washington State University are asking anyone who suspects orphaned or injured wildlife may be in need of care to call a wildlife rehabilitator before intervening.
Dr. Marcie Logsdon, an exotics veterinarian at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital, said it is easy to mistake a healthy baby for one that may be orphaned or injured.