Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Craig McConnel, who has been a member of the college’s faculty since 2016, took over the reins of the Continuing Education program from Tina Owen earlier this summer.

Twelve orphaned baby barn owls have a new home thanks to a pair of nesting boxes and a collaboration between WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the Horticulture Center.

A small 3-ounce sensor capable of recording 2,400 data points of movement in a second could be key in reducing injuries to racehorses.

The expanded service, which will take advantage of a newly repurposed facility and pasture on Terre View Drive, will be dedicated to clients seeking equine reproductive care and will nearly double onboarding space for mares, foals, and stallions at the hospital.

The injured California condor was brought to the Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 2021.

WSU researchers are recruiting for a study they hope will lead to the development of a test to determine if a dog is at risk of significant adverse reactions to commonly used veterinary drugs. The Drugs Optimized by Genomics (D.O.G.) study is focused on a group of liver enzymes, the cytochrome P450, responsible for metabolizing drugs, chemicals and even contaminants from the environment.

The American Association of Veterinary Clinicians has awarded a pair of WSU veterinarians, Drs. Katrina Mealey and Rance Sellon, two of its most prestigious awards.

A WSU study identified a risk of severe adverse effects in cats with the genetic mutation to eprinomectin, an active ingredient in top-selling parasite preventatives like NexGardCombo and Centragard.

Up to 4% of all cats, approximately 4 million in the U.S. alone, have either one or two mutated copies of the MDR1 gene.

Phyllis Erdman will discuss the human-animal bond’s role in veterinary education as the distinguished lecturer of the 2024 Bustad Lecture at 5 p.m. Friday, March 22, in room 1002 of the Animal Disease Biotechnology Facility building on the Washington State University Pullman campus