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    Media Mentions

    Is My Horse Neurologic or Lame? (link is external)

    Dr Amy Johnson talks about gait-altering conditions such as EPM and Lyme disease.

    These tiny aquatic animals secrete a compound that may help fight snail fever (link is external)

    Dr Robert Greenberg commented on research showing a rotifer-produced molecule that paralyzes the larvae of worms that cause schistosomiasis, preventing them from infecting other organisms

    The Latest on Strangles in Horses (link is external)

    Dr Ashley Boyle was interviewed about the latest detection methods and treatments for strangles, the most frequently diagnosed equine infectious disease in the world.

    Is the World Ready for [Checks Notes] Cruelty-Free Zebra Meat? (link is external)

    Dr James Serpell commented on expectations towards lab-grown beef

    What To Do If Your Dog Eats Weed (link is external)

    Dr Kenneth Drobatz gives advice for handling the increasingly common situation of pets ingesting marijuana products

    Man dies after being licked by his dog and contracting rare infection (link is external)

    Dr Cole was quoted on the occasion of a second man to contract capnocytophaga from a dog

    How to take care of newborn puppies (link is external)

    Dr. Casal provides tips on how to take care newborn puppies.

    How Narwhal the ‘Unicorn’ Puppy May Have Grown a Tail on His Head (link is external)

    Dr Margret Casal spoke with The New York Times about Narwhal, the rescue puppy with a tail on his face, and how his extra tail may have formed.

    Is My Horse Too Old for Colic Surgery? (link is external)

    Dr Louise Southwood commented on a Penn Vet study looking at whether senior equines are at a higher risk when undergoing colic surgery than their younger counterparts.

    Figuring Out Limb Fractures in Horses (link is external)

    Dr Dean Richardson sheds light on how veterinarians diagnose and treat different fractures.