February 2022

Call first before ‘rescuing’ wildlife

Wild animals that have been in captivity are especially difficult to rehome, and in most cases habituated animals cannot be returned to the wild, leaving zoos or educational facilities as the only option.

Close up image of Milly the raccoon in her cage.

Animal Health Library

Until August of 2023, Wegner 170 housed the Animal Health Library which served the biomedical information needs of practicing veterinarians and faculty, staff, and students in the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, and the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. The resources are now available […]

Art in the library

Congratulations to our newly tenured and promoted faculty

Promotion and tenure are the strongest possible statements that can be made about the confidence we have in a faculty member’s potential to grow and contribute at WSU. These high honors will be recognized during Showcase at the Celebrating Excellence Banquet on March 25. Promoted to the rank of Regents Professor Patricia Hunt, School of Molecular Biosciences Promoted […]

Collage of faculty who received promotions.

Viagra promising as treatment for dogs with often fatal eating disorder

Sildenafil, the generic version of the drug known as Viagra, could be the long-awaited remedy for a group of dogs with a rare disorder called megaesophagus.

Cake, a beagle mix, who suffers from the eating disorder known as megaesophagus, sits in specialized chair known as a Bailey chair, at the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital.