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‘Everyone needs a Chonk’
June 18th, 2025
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Passing time in a pet store in a city that’s 250 kilometres from home isn’t where you might expect to meet the pet that will change your life — but that was the case for the Helgason family of Kindersley, Sask. In a Medicine Hat pet store’s adoptable cat section, then eight-year-old Lena Helgason spotted a large fluffy white cat. Lena …
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Griffyn the warrior: surviving parvovirus
When Christie Tetreault brought home her high-energy, determined puppy named Griffyn, she never imagined that she would soon be fighting for the young dog’s life. At just 14 weeks old, the schnauzer-pug mix contracted canine parvovirus (parvo) — a highly contagious, potentially deadly disease attacking dogs’ bone marrow and gastrointestinal systems. Veterinarians recommend that all owners vaccinate their dogs against …
June 02nd, 2025 Full story »
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CAHF unveils new pet projects
Thanks to a record number of grant applications, the Companion Animal Health Fund (CAHF) is investing more than $152,000 in 10 pet health research projects for 2024-25. These studies, which focus on a range of companion animal health issues, will be conducted by Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) researchers and their collaborators. Click here for more details about the …
May 26th, 2024 Full story »
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To catch a cat killer
Advanced imaging holds key to non-invasive diagnosis of deadly disease in cats. Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a life-threatening disease with an increased incidence in cats that have spent time in humane shelters or other multi-cat environments. It’s one of the most common infectious diseases in cats globally, and without expensive medication, the disease is virtually 100 per cent fatal. …
May 26th, 2024 Full story »
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Vet Topics (Spring 2024) now online
The Spring 2024 issue of Vet Topics, news publication for the veterinary college’s Companion Animal Health Fund, is now available online. Click here to view the Spring 2024 issue of Vet Topics. This issue includes the following stories: To catch a cat killer. Graduate student Dorsa Mehrabanpour describes the work of her research team whose members are hoping to use positron emission …
May 26th, 2024 Full story »
