SVM Students and Alumni Snip Away at Cat Overpopulation Within 90 seconds, Adam Bauknecht DVM’09 can neuter a cat. A routine spay takes him ten minutes or less. Bauknecht estimates that he’s so far performed at least …
Patient Success Stories

Miracle Mutt
Posted onShot and abandoned, Sarge is now healed and loved. Sarge has come an incredibly long way since the frigid January morning when he was found abandoned on a rural roadside in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, suffering from …

Wildlife Win-Win
Posted onFrom a badger to bald eagle, new partnership yields advanced veterinary care for the animals of a Wisconsin educational center – and broader learning opportunities for SVM clinical trainees. As the temperature hovers around 20 …

A Better Life for Bruce
Posted onThe story of Bruce, a young domestic shorthair, is one you may have heard before. One day, a bedraggled tomcat wanders onto the porch of a kind-hearted couple. He makes return visits in the coming …

The Long Leash of the Law
Posted onSome of the most important members of Wisconsin’s police departments walk on four legs. Canine — or “K9” — cops perform crowd control, sniff out drugs and bombs, track suspects and missing persons, and help …

Next Level of Cancer Care
Posted onThe UW School of Veterinary Medicine partnered with the creators of TomoTherapy, a CT-guided, pinpoint-accurate radiation treatment, to test its ability to target cancer cells while avoiding healthy ones. In fact, our success in treating canine …

For the Dogs in Blue
Posted onIf you ask Deputy Jason Behm about his partner, Harlow, he’ll tell you without hesitation that he’s the perfect K9. “He’s the ideal blend of personality and — when it comes to work — intensity,” …

Orthopedic Surgery Using 3D Printing
Posted onThe Gremers and Great Danes have gone hand-in-paw for almost a generation. The first time Carrie Gremer’s family brought home a member of this tall, regal breed, she was in middle school. Years later, when …

Setting A New Standard at UW
Posted onIn 2015, a cat named Milo from Colorado reached a milestone thanks to the work of our Feline Renal Transplantation Program. Milo was the program’s longest living post-transplantation survivor, having received a kidney transplant nearly …

Life Saving Teamwork
Posted onWhen Paul and Suzy Shain’s chocolate Cockapoo, Cooper, was suffering from a mystery illness, they turned to UW Veterinary Care for help. Cooper’s primary care veterinarian referred the Shains to UWVC after he began experiencing …