CVM News

Apr 3, 2018

Oncology Conducting Clinical Trial on New Melanoma Drug

Dogs, like their human companions, can be susceptible to skin cancer, and the Oncology Service at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine could use the help of man’s best friend in launching a clinical trial to test a new melanoma treatment drug. “This study is designed to test a new drug that may be useful […]

Mar 20, 2018

Auburn Veterinarians Perform Rare Heart Procedure on Thoroughbred Jumping Horse

Veterinarians at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine have successfully conducted their first-ever procedure to correct atrial fibrillation in an equine patient, being one of only a handful of veterinary schools nationwide able to perform the procedure. Both the medical team and horse owner are excited about the results. The procedure on Moissanite, a […]

Feb 28, 2018

Chihuahua Undergoes Successful Heart Procedure as CVM’s Smallest Patient

Small patients are nothing new for Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine, but a recent case is believed to be its smallest one to date to undergo Patent Ductus Arteriosus, or PDA, surgery. The owner and tiny dog flew a long way, more than 2,600 miles, to have the procedure performed. Weighing less than two pounds, […]

Feb 5, 2018

Dog Receives Good Prognosis for Recovery Following Near-Fatal Fire Injury

A big dog with an even larger will to live has been given a good prognosis for recovery and a healthy life following a near fatal house fire in early January. Adler, a four-year-old German Shepherd, owned by Brad and Shannon Mullins of Alexander City, made regional news when first responders pulled him from their […]

Nov 8, 2017

Rehabilitated Bald Eagle set for Veterans Day (Nov. 11) Release in south Georgia

The Southeastern Raptor Center and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources will return a young, healthy Bald Eagle to the wild Saturday, Nov. 11, at Lake Park, Ga. The release, which coincides with Veterans Day, is set for 2 p.m. EST at Grassy Pond, a 500-acre public recreation area operated by Moody Air Force Base […]

Nov 1, 2017

Healthy Bald Eagle to be Released Nov. 4 at Walker Lake in Jasper

A young, healthy Bald Eagle will be released back into the wild Saturday, Nov. 4, at Walker County Lake in Jasper, Alabama by the Southeastern Raptor Center. The noon release will be held at the Walker County Public Fishing Lake, an Alabama Birding Trails Site, which has had eagles nesting on it. The address is: […]

Oct 30, 2017

College Hosting Equine Conference Nov. 2-3, Horse Owner Event Nov. 4

Veterinarians will learn from a nationally and internationally recognized expert on equine lameness while receiving training and professional development in a variety of topic areas involving the care and well being of horses during the College of Veterinary Medicine’s 12th annual J.T. Vaughan Equine Conference Nov. 2-3. Tailored to provide up to 20 continuing education […]

Sep 12, 2017

College of Veterinary Medicine Honors Porter Heatherly with GM1 Fundraiser Sept. 16

Porter’s Fund event, a Cure for GM1, will pay tribute to Alabama’s first known case of the rare genetic disease, and raise funds to support testing a cure led by scientists at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. Tickets are available for the annual fundraiser for the Scott-Ritchey Research Center, which will be held […]

Aug 31, 2017

Veterinary Organizations Responding to Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

The devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey continue to unfold across southern Texas and well beyond. A number of organizations are in place to enable those associated with Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and others, to assist. “Many of the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine’s alumni, faculty, staff and students have asked how they […]

Aug 22, 2017

Successful Medical Procedure Returns Chester the Duck to a Normal Lake-Living Lifestyle

It is not every day that surgeons and clinicians perform a medical procedure on a pet duck at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, but in the case of Chester, a 1-year-old white domestic neighborhood duck from Newnan, Ga., their work successfully returned the webbed-footed wonder to a normal lake-living lifestyle. Known as “Chester Schulz” […]

Aug 15, 2017

Pogo the ‘Super Pony’ Overcomes Traumatic Amputation, Begins a Healing Mission

Pogo is a tiny pony—a “miniature” horse to be exact—with a very big will to live and apparently, a large destiny to fulfill. He was found by a Birmingham-based equine rescue organization this past June and brought to the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine for treatment following traumatic amputation of the left hind limb. […]

Jul 31, 2017

AURIC Feature: One Disease. One Medicine. One Auburn Family

The diagnosis of cancer in a loved one—whether human or animal—is difficult and challenging. Research by faculty through the Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer seeks to find new cancer treatments for both animals and humans. Dr. Bruce Smith, a professor of pathobiology at the College of Veterinary Medicine and AURIC’s director, leads a university […]

Jul 26, 2017

CVM-Engineering Collaboration Improving Equine Wound Healing

Stem cell therapy is an emerging medical technology popularly used in the equine industry to treat horses for a variety of athletic injuries. The regenerative medicine technique uses cells from the horse’s own body to repair and speed up healing in such injuries as bowed tendons and torn ligaments, and theoretically, make the healing bond […]

Jul 20, 2017

Faculty Giving Lectures/Presentations at AVMA

Seven Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine faculty are providing presentations and continuing education lectures at this year’s American Veterinary Medical Association’s annual convention. Faculty from all three of the college’s academic departments are invited lecturers/speakers at the 2017 convention, set for July 21-25 in Indianapolis. The AVMA convention offers more than 40 hours of continuing […]

Jul 13, 2017

Sarah Wentworth’s Journey: SEC Gymnast of the Year, Veterinarian, Missionary in Africa

Jeff Shearer with AuburnTigers.com wrote the following about Auburn gymnast Sarah Wentworth, a 2004 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine. 2017 celebrates the 125th year of football, women, and veterinary medical education at Auburn University. Used with permission. As an Auburn gymnast, Sarah Wentworth experienced the full emotional spectrum — jubilation and devastation — in […]

Jun 30, 2017

Auburn, city of Gulf Shores Break Ground on Educational Complex

From left, Dr. Tim Boosinger, Dr. Gary Lemme, CVM Dean Calvin Johnson, Dr. William Hutto Jr. Auburn University and the City of Gulf Shores broke ground on a complex that will serve as an educational outpost for the university and a resource for the gulf coast. The College of Veterinary Medicine’s referral center will be […]

Jun 15, 2017

No Reported Cases of Canine Influenza; Auburn Veterinarians Recommend Caution

While there have been no reports of canine influenza in Alabama, other Southeastern states are seeing cases, and Auburn College of Veterinary faculty want animal owners to be aware of symptoms of the disease and act quickly. Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee have seen cases of H3N2, the same viral strain identified in a March 2015 […]

Jun 12, 2017

Warm Weather May Mean Allergies for Pets

Spring is here and summer is coming, and along with the warm weather is the potential for harsher skin allergies for pets. The Dermatology Service at the Wilford and Kate Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital at Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine can help. “As the weather gets warmer and plants pollinate, we see our pets […]

May 23, 2017

Referring Vets and Clients Give CVM Hospital High Marks for Service, Expertise

Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital ranks high nationally for its quality of medical services and expertise, according to a recent survey of referring veterinarians and clients. The college’s teaching hospital scored above the national average for among its counterparts and with medical providers in nearly all ratings areas. Its only shortfall involved […]

May 3, 2017

Veterinary Student Goes the Extra Mile to Help Canine Patient and its Owner

Often a doctor’s bedside manner is as impactful in a patient’s treatment as the medicine prescribed. This proved true with fourth-year veterinary student Karly Hicks, of Niceville, Fla., and her work on a particularly challenging and puzzling case at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Hicks was recognized in March during the CVM Clinical Student […]

Apr 18, 2017

Dr. Mariano Mora Receives Outstanding International Graduate Student Award

Dr. Mariano Mora, a resident in Equine Internal Medicine at Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is among the 2017 recipients of the AU Outstanding International Graduate Student Award. Dr. Anne Wooldridge, an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences and Dr. Mora’s residency advisor and major professor, nominated him for the award that is […]

Mar 14, 2017

Portly Pet Presents Unusual Teaching and Learning Opportunity

“If you give a pig a pancake, she’ll want some maple syrup to go with it…,” begins a popular children’s book by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond. In the case of “Bacon,” it is her affinity for Honey Buns that may have been the culprit. Bacon, a pet mini pig owned by Kathy and Dennis […]

Feb 16, 2017

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy now Available at the CVM

Pet owners now have the option of receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a part of their animal’s healing and recovery treatment through the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The new veterinary hyperbaric chamber was recently installed in the Wilford and Kate Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital. Although hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used worldwide in human medicine, […]

Feb 7, 2017

CVM Offering Farm Animal Ambulatory Service

The College of Veterinary Medicine has begun offering an ambulatory service to farms in central Alabama and west Georgia. “While we have always offered farm animal ambulatory services to the local area, the primary focus has been equine medicine and care,” said Dr. Thomas Passler, Farm Animal section head said. “I am very excited that with […]