The OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital is currently recruiting untreated hyperthyroid cats to participate in a study of CT imaging of the feline thyroid gland. Feline hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrinopathy in cats. These cats have an overproduction of thyroid hormones from abnormal thyroid tissue. The elevated concentrations of thyroid hormone can have many effects […]
Archive for July, 2013
Cats Needed for Feline Hyperthyroidism Study
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013Last Chicken Feathers Swept Out of Dryden
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013Built in 1927 as the OSU Poultry Science Building, Dryden Hall provided the only classroom space for the fledgling College of Veterinary Medicine prior to the building of Magruder Hall. It currently houses the Department of Biomedical Sciences, but until recently, the building hadn’t changed much in 85 years. This summer a massive remodeling of […]
Mystery Flowers For Hospital Newbies
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013A grateful family sent a big bouquet of spring flowers to the reception staff at the small animal clinic this week. The message on the flowers read “Thank you for your help and patience’ and was signed from ‘Cooper and his Family’. But which Cooper? It turns out that Cooper has been a popular pet […]
Cat Droppings Can Cause Human Health Problems
Monday, July 8th, 2013According to the Center for Disease Control, cats play an important role in the spread of Toxoplasmosis, a protozoan parasite. Infected cats shed an embryonic stage of the parasite called oocysts in their feces. In the United States it is estimated that 22.5% of the population 12 years and older have been infected with Toxoplasma. […]
A Heartfelt Thank You Letter to CVM
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013Dear OSU Students and Staff, Woody, also known as “Sweet Woodruff”, passed away yesterday after a three-year battle with Osteosarcoma. Woody endured many hardships in his life; a rescue from an abusive first owner as a pup, a painful pinch from a car tire, and finally, several rounds of Chemo, due to osteosarcoma. And all […]
