EEE Alert: Don’t Wait to Vaccinate & Practice Avoidance
Friday, August 30th, 2019
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Tufts Veterinary Field Service Holiday Card 2018
Monday, December 17th, 2018
Clinical Case Challenge: More Than Hip Dysplasia?
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
An eight-month-old Shetland sheepdog presented with an odd walk. His owners brought him to their primary veterinarian who diagnosed him with hip dysplasia and a limb deformity, but his condition appeared to get worse rather than better over the next few months.
Tracking the Jaguars of Belize
Friday, October 5th, 2018
The Jaguar Project, run by Dr. Marcella Kelly, began in the early 2000s and takes place in the northwestern region of Belize. I spent a month with the project, hiking through jungles and savannahs in search of wild cats.
From Cages to Trees: Lessons from the Toucan Rescue Ranch
Friday, October 5th, 2018
I completed my externship at the Toucan Rescue Ranch mostly to educate myself about the pet trade, which can do a great deal of damage to wild populations of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
Illuminating Worms: My Month in the Darkroom
Friday, October 5th, 2018
During my externship in the Molecular Helminthology Laboratory (MHL), I found success in a series of experiments staining molecules in parasitic worms called schistosomes.
7 Dos and Don’ts for Managing Infectious Disease on the Farm
Monday, September 10th, 2018
A variety of sources can harbor infectious diseases that impact horses, from mosquitos and rodents to pastures and water supplies, to name a few – which is why it is integral to have a strategy in place to contain and resolve them.
What You Need to Know: Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Horses
Thursday, September 6th, 2018
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common type of cancer in horses and can affect the eyelids, the whites of the eye, or the cornea (the clear window at the front of the eye).
Equine Clinical Case Challenge: Swollen Third Eyelid
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018
A 19-year-old draft cross gelding was presented for further evaluation of a swollen third eyelid in the right eye.
Equine Clinical Case challenge: Acute Neck Stiffness
Tuesday, March 13th, 2018
A 13-year-old Thoroughbred gelding used for eventing presented with acute neck stiffness after a fall. He was reluctant to actively bend the cranial aspect of his neck to either direction.
