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rDVM Report | November 2023

Round up of stories in the November 2023 issue of rDVM Report, WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre

Research team aims to update bone formation scoring system for newborn foals

Equine veterinarian Dr. Claire Card (DVM, PhD) at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) and members of her research team are re-evaluating a decades-old bone formation (ossification) scoring system used to assess newborn foals.

USask scientist leads ‘living laboratory’ project for Canadian cow-calf herds

A veterinarian, beef cattle specialist and cow-calf producer from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is leading a nationwide cow-calf surveillance initiative with the support of other researchers on campus and across Canada.

USask veterinary researchers build tumour bank to advance cancer research

Everyone knows the deadly disease that is cancer, but ironically, what makes cancer so deadly is how little is known about it.

Wait times may be longer for ophthalmology visits

Over the coming months, it will take longer for patients to see a veterinary ophthalmologist at the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre. 

VMC offers ER services only from Dec. 18-Jan. 1

From Monday, Dec. 18, to Monday, Jan. 1, the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre (VMC) will offer emergency services only for small animal and large animal patients.

VMC helps prepare pet owners for emergency visit

If you're referring a small animal patient to the emergency and critical care service at the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre, here's some information that you can share with your clients.

WCVM researchers looking for cats diagnosed with feline infectious peritonitis

Researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) are seeking cats that have been diagnosed with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) for a clinical trial at the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre.

Partnership will expand USask veterinary outreach program’s impact

A new funding partnership with PetSmart Charities of Canada will help a University of Saskatchewan (USask) veterinary outreach program expand its impact in northern Saskatchewan communities where animal owners have little or no access to animal health services.

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