UC Davis Teams Up With Ohio State to Perform Groundbreaking Eye Surgery
A young wolverine at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens is seeing the world more clearly thanks to a groundbreaking veterinary eye procedure. Edward, a 2-year-old male wolverine, is now the first of his species to receive a custom-designed intraocular lens following cataract surgery—an achievement that required collaboration between zoo veterinarians, a wildlife ophthalmologist, and even a human optometrist.
Vaccine Hesitancy Is Now Reaching Our Pets, and It’s Putting People at Risk
A growing body of research shows that the anti-vaccine movement isn’t just affecting humans anymore. Dog and cat owners are increasingly delaying or avoiding core vaccines, and veterinarians worry this trend could have serious consequences for both animal and human health.
NEL Animal Medical Foundation chieves the Milestone of 100 Canine Open Heart Surgeries
NEL Animal Medical Foundation announced that it has successfully performed its 100th canine open-heart surgery on November 25, becoming the first veterinary institution in South Korea to reach this milestone. This achievement, accomplished just two years after their first successful mitral valve repair in late 2023, signals a new era in high-level veterinary thoracic surgery.
UC Davis Vet Team Helps Pup With Debilitating Neurological Disease
Newborn puppies will often wrestle and roughhouse with each other. More often than not, it all results in good fun. But one such incident with 6-week-old Kailana indicated to her owners John Hartmire and spouse Christine Pobanz-Stelter that there could be something seriously wrong with their golden retriever.
From Southern California Sun to Ohio Green: How This Equine Vet Found Home
There's something poetic about a California girl falling in love with Ohio. Dr. McMinn (previously Webb) grew up 35 miles north of Los Angeles, competing in hunters and jumpers and working as an assistant trainer. During her undergraduate years at California Lutheran University, she spent five years as a veterinary assistant at a large equine hospital owned by a boarded equine surgeon and internal medicine veterinarian. Photos by @jessaplantephotography (Jessa Plante)
LatinxVMA Calls for Independent NAVLE and ICVA Audit.
In a profession that prides itself on evidence-based practice, transparency, and public trust, one of veterinary medicine’s most consequential gatekeeping tools—the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) is now at the center of a growing call for independent review.