CVM News

Portly Pet Presents Unusual Teaching and Learning Opportunity

Mar 14, 2017

“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 […]

Dr. Dawn Boothe Named University Alumni Professor

Mar 2, 2017

Dr. Dawn Boothe, a professor in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named one of four Alumni Professors at Auburn University. The university announced the recipients of its 2016 Faculty Awards, recognizing some of the institution’s most innovative teachers, researchers, and scholars for their unique and […]

Southeastern Raptor Center Specialist Calls Position ‘Dream Job’

Feb 28, 2017

For many, choosing a career path can take years of trying on many different hats before one finds just the right fit. That’s not so for Rhett LaPorte, the newest staff member with the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Southeastern Raptor Center. Since seeing an SRC educational program presented to his sixth-grade class in his hometown […]

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy now Available at the CVM

Feb 16, 2017

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, […]

‘RAPTORMED’ Improving the Process of Caring for Birds of Prey

Feb 15, 2017

Most who have seen it will agree that seeing the eagle pre-game flight at Auburn University home football games is one of the most exciting and dramatic traditions in Southeastern Conference sports. The eagle flight, though, is only one part of the mission of the Southeastern Raptor Center. Few might be aware of its rehabilitation […]

CVM Offering Farm Animal Ambulatory Service

Feb 7, 2017

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 […]

Dr. Shannon Boveland: Clinical Service and Education are Her Passions

Feb 3, 2017

Veterinary medicine faculty are passionate about their work, whether it be teaching, research, or patient care. For Dr. Shannon Boveland, the desire to serve in a clinical capacity and an opportunity to do so are the driving forces that brought her to Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Boveland joined the college this semester as […]

Dr. Richard McMullen Jr.: Building the Veterinary Profession is His Passion

Feb 2, 2017

It has been said that fulfillment is in the journey, not just in the destination. That almost certainly may be said for Dr. Richard J. McMullen Jr., who joined the College of Veterinary Medicine faculty this semester. Dr. McMullen is one of the CVM’s new faculty in Equine Ophthalmology. He comes to Auburn from four […]

Researchers Developing Immunocontraception for Wild Pig Population Control

Jan 26, 2017

Wild pigs have become an overpopulation problem throughout the Southeast and other parts of the United States, causing billions of dollars in damage to agriculture and the environment and posing health concerns. A multidisciplinary research team in Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences is developing contraceptive vaccines as […]

Irula tribesmen and Auburn detector dogs help remove pythons in Florida

Jan 23, 2017

Detector dogs trained by Auburn University’s Canine Performance Sciences (CPS) at the College of Veterinary Medicine have been part of a multi-team effort with University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in unique projects to target Burmese pythons in Florida. Two projects included […]