Veterinary Medicine

It has been roughly three years since the Labrador retriever’s diagnosis and thanks to the work of WSU veterinarians Gus is still active, happy, and healthy.

Dr. Raelynn Farnsworth takes over as chief medical officer of the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital on April 1. She has served as interim hospital director since October 2020.

WSU veterinarians saved the life of Carlitos, a young beagle mix, after the dog ingested a deadly form of rat poison.

Many horse owners purchase painkilling and potentially dangerous drugs without having a veterinarian examine their horse first, a WSU-led survey found.

WSU researchers can now more easily study how cells pass information to each other, thanks to nearly $500,000 in grants from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

Mueller will explore the effects of the human‑animal bond and animal-assisted interventions on adolescents and family at 4 p.m. Friday, March 25, on the Pullman campus.

Many rural areas lack access to veterinary care, especially for large and agricultural animals. Kaitlin Beckstead plans to help address that problem when she graduates in May with her WSU veterinary degree.

The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, located on the WSU Pullman campus, is again rated a National Animal Health Laboratory Network Level I facility.

For 10 days, Kai, a pit bull mix, received life-saving treatments and had his badly mangled leg repaired by WSU veterinarians.

Licensed wildlife rehabilitators can assess whether animals are truly orphaned and whether they need veterinary care.