Small Animal

Newsweek.com

WSU provides specialized veterinary care to many of the Double J Dog Ranch sanctuary’s permanent residents — all with disabilities ranging from neurological and orthopedic disorders to blindness and deafness.

It’s April 20th — a day associated with cannabis-oriented celebrations in the U.S. — and Washington State University veterinarians are providing some tips to pet owners to keep their animals safe.

Shelley Ensign has been providing the highest levels of care to clients and their pets at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital for nearly two decades.

A feathery, weeks-old great horned owlet was recently reunited with its family by WSU veterinarians after falling from its nest last month on the Pullman campus.

Orphaned or abandoned baby squirrels, raccoons, and rabbits are just a few of the animals WSU veterinarians are training members of the public to help rehabilitate in Eastern Washington.

The augur hawk, named Taima, will be ready to lead his team onto the field when the NFL season kicks off after undergoing a short procedure to remove a concerning growth from his left foot.

Since joining the Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s team one year ago as an animal technician, Cynthia Buss has helped to provide exceptional care to pets in the Small Animal Intensive Care Unit. She is currently enrolled in online courses to become a licensed veterinary technician.

WSU Professor Debra Sellon is among a handful of veterinarians and scientists across the country who have formed the Agility Dog Health Network to research health concerns specific to these highly active canines.

It is still a mystery as to what caused abscesses to engulf the lungs of Ashely Hayes’ dog, Blaze, but he is now back in good health thanks to the care he received at WSU.