Overall, the WSU team plans to analyze information gathered from about 30,000 racehorses to determine the future use of the drug furosemide in horse racing.
A WSU study identified a risk of severe adverse effects in cats with the genetic mutation to eprinomectin, an active ingredient in top-selling parasite preventatives like NexGardCombo and Centragard.
Jane Wardrop didn’t pay much attention to the fact that veterinary medicine was a male-dominated profession when she applied to veterinary school at WSU in 1972.
Woodford, a 2-year-old Maine coon, became the first cat at the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital to have semen frozen using a process that allows it to be maintained indefinitely for future breeding.
Oro Negro, a 4-year-old Friesian stallion, will soon resume his training for charro competitions, or horse dancing events, following a pair of surgeries by WSU veterinarians.
Scott Campbell’s role at WSU reflects a growing recognition of the grief associated with a pet’s death and the toll veterinary care can take on people in the profession.
Sean Manwill’s 18-month-old mastiff, Gracie, had only months to live without an expensive heart procedure. Support from the WSU community poured in to save her life.
The male eagle — unable to hunt in the wild due to eye trauma — is the second eagle at the Yakama Nation Aviary, a tribal facility for unreleasable birds of prey.
A new mobile phone-based facial recognition application for dogs has the potential to significantly improve rabies vaccination efforts in endemic areas like Africa and Asia.
The round-the-clock attention of WSU’s Agricultural Animal Service gave a one-day-old rare breed of cow a second chance at life after suffering a catastrophic injury.