Animal Care

Monkey’s Cross-country Journey Ends with a New Kidney… and Friend
Monkey is a people cat, the kind of kitty who eagerly greets his owners when they come home. He has been a little lovebug since Erik Palitsch and Angi Whitford…

One Tiny Dog’s Outsized Contribution to Brain Surgery
Geddy Lee has lived a big life for a little dog. As a puppy, the tiny terrier mix was abandoned in Mississippi during a high-speed car chase. Rescued by law…

Penn Vet Accelerates Community Impact through University of Pennsylvania’s 30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Faculty In This Story The Ryan Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) hosted the 15th annual Dog and Cat Wellness and Vaccination Clinic in…

Penn Vet Holds Ribbon Cutting for New $2.8 Million Richard Lichter Advanced Dentistry and Oral Surgery Suite
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) commemorated the official re-opening of the newly named Richard Lichter Advanced Dentistry and Oral Surgery Suite at Ryan Hospital with…

Ryan Hospital Launches Canine Hydrotherapy Services
Addition of Underwater Treadmill Expands Treatment Options for Arthritis, Rehabilitation

Ryan Hospital Staff Veterinarians Talk Life in Emergency Services and Critical Care
Drs. Catalina Montealegre and Charles Garneau-So participate in a Q&A.

Copper’s Jaw-Dropping Experience
After a vicious attack, a three-month-old Goldendoodle regains his ‘smile’ with help from Penn Vet’s dentistry and oral surgery team.


People Behind the Surgeries and the Lifesaving Procedures They Love
Surgeons, animals, owners — and two complex surgeries with joyful results