Following life-saving surgery and treatment for a rare form of cancer at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Scarlet is still the happy, playful, and affectionate cat she has always been, according to owner Vincent Papol.
A successful surgery to remove squamous cell carcinoma, a common tumor that can develop in dogs’ noses, saved Josie, a beloved 12‑year‑old Lab.
Solving the molecular and cellular mysteries of hibernation also could help advance current research into obesity, heart disease, stroke, and cancer.
The first day at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital prepares fourth‑year veterinary students for clinical rotations by throwing them into simulated scenarios with stuffed patients and seasoned actors as clients.
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.
“I call myself the wandering cardiologist,” said Dr. Ryan Baumwart, who joined Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in May 2020.
With more prescription drugs being approved for dogs and cats, WSU research supported by the Palouse Club is helping identify when treatment might trigger adverse reactions.
With the help of WSU veterinarians, Zephyr, a 10‑year‑old Labrador mix, is recovering from a disease that was causing her body’s immune system to destroy its own red blood cells.
WSU veterinarians helped Margie, a newborn horse, survive a complication during birth that only 32% of foals survive past 320 days. When Margie recently left the hospital, she was running with a positive prognosis.
Not a single case of documented spread has been reported at the WSU facility, even though staff never stopped providing care to patients.
