Veterinary Medicine at Illinois

The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois; Nov. 9) – The Bloomington City Council agenda includes a recommendation from city staff to waive formal bidding requirements and approve an agreement with the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Teaching Hospital through June 30, 2031, for routine and emergency veterinary care at Miller Park Zoo.

Dr. Keith Jarosinski is an associate professor and the director of graduate studies in the Department of Pathobiology. He joined the faculty of the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2016. One of his lifelong hobbies has been raising ornamental avian species.

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On December 15, the College of Veterinary Medicine will host an investiture ceremony to bestow the Dr. Kenneth T. Wright Professorship in Food Supply Veterinary Medicine. The recipient, Dr. James Lowe, is a professor of veterinary clinical medicine. A named faculty appointment signifies excellence and prominence in the areas of research, teaching, or service.

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Although brachycephalic (BC) cats have long held appeal with breeders and owners, concerns have only recently been raised regarding problems of brachycephaly in cats. A feline BC syndrome has newly been described to include numerous respiratory, gastrointestinal, sleep, and activity-related signs and behaviors.

Primary conformational abnormalities of BC dogs include...

Alfaxalone injection is currently on backorder. This includes Alfaxan® Multidose and Alfaxan® IDX. There is no available information on what is causing the shortage.

There are estimates by distributors that it will be available from mid-November to late December. Howev­er, these estimates change frequently.

If alfaxalone IDX comes back into stock first, it...