CVM News

December 2016

Dec 19, 2016

Vet Set Go! Alum Inspires Future Veterinarians

With a passion to encourage, teach and inspire future veterinarians, Chris Carpenter ’89 created Vet Set Go, the first and only web community dedicated to aspiring veterinarians.

Dec 16, 2016

VetMed Research: Hope for Families with GM1

It is what no parent wants to hear: “Your child is dying. There is no cure.” Ryan and Jenny Bragg of Hoover are the most recent parents to hear that when a physician told them their two-and-a-half ye ar old daughter, Clara, has GM1 gangliosidosis. “It was Aug. 11 and the diagnosis came out of […]

Dec 15, 2016

Happy Holidays from the College of Veterinary Medicine

Happy Holidays from the College of Veterinary Medicine

Dec 13, 2016

CVM’s Emergency and Critical Care Services on Duty 24-7 and Throughout the Holidays

“I could not thank (Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine) … enough for providing (my pet) with her care and being so dedicated in (her) recovery …” Such testimonials are common for the CVM to receive from pleased pet-loving clients, and during this holiday season, many are traveling with their pets — and accidents do […]

Dec 6, 2016

Southeastern Raptor Center Released Bald Eagle at Georgia’s Lake Allatoona

A young Bald Eagle rehabilitated by the Southeastern Raptor Center at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine was released back into the wild  Dec. 10, on Lake Allatoona near Cartersville, Ga., just north of Atlanta.

Dec 5, 2016

Dr. Pat Rynders Named Leischuck Distinguished Companion Animal Shelter Medicine Professor

Dr. Pat Rynders, University Veterinarian and director of the Division of Laboratory Animal Health, has been named the Emily Reaves Leischuck Endowed Distinguished Professor in Companion Animal Shelter Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine. “Dr. Rynders is an exemplary veterinarian who has an unwavering commitment to the health and well-being of all animals at […]

November 2016

Nov 22, 2016

Vet Med’s ‘Club Chub” Helps Safely Rehab Obese Dogs

Hope is an 8-year-old, overweight dachshund who was rescued from a shelter and placed into foster care last summer. Her odds for living a healthy and happy life in a forever home were unfavorable, but a program in the College of Veterinary Medicine is helping dogs like Hope to have — hope — for just […]

Nov 15, 2016

Southeastern Raptor Center Veterinarian Presenting Final This is Auburn Speaker Series

Dr. Seth Oster of the Southeastern Raptor Center will present the final 2016 This is Auburn Speaker Series on Friday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. at the Auburn Alumni Center.   Dr. Oster serves as the primary veterinarian at the Southeastern Raptor Center, where he focuses on rehabilitation. He is also an assistant clinical professor […]

Nov 10, 2016

Emergency and Critical Care “Case of the Year” awarded, several pets honored

Emotional reunions were the theme of the day at the College of Veterinary Medicine’s annual Dougie MacIntire Celebration of Life where pets, and their owners, were recognized for overcoming life-threatening injuries and the treatment received at the college’s Emergency and Critical Care Service. Owners shared their memories and thankfulness to the faculty and staff who […]

Nov 7, 2016

VetMed, Autodesk, and Gen9 Collaborate to Create Longest Synthetic Virus for Cancer Research

Synthetic DNA virus used in canine research will inform the development of human cancer therapies, could revolutionize approach to personalized medicine for cancer treatment Gen9, a pioneer in the development of scalable technologies for synthesizing and assembling DNA, in partnership with Auburn University and Autodesk, today announced the successful manufacture of a synthetic viral genome […]