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UF Veterinarians Offer Pet Safety Tips For The Holidays

GAINESVILLE — Pet owners should keep in mind their animals’ safety during the holiday season, when hazards increase, say University of Florida veterinarians.

Filed under Research, Veterinary on Friday, December 4, 1998.

Endangered Crane Receives Pioneering Joint Replacement Surgery At UF Vet School

GAINESVILLE — In a procedure never before performed on a bird, University of Florida veterinarians — with help from a human hand surgeon — have implanted a fingerlike, artificial joint in a rare Siberian crane.

Filed under Research, Health, Veterinary on Friday, August 21, 1998.

New UF Facility Enhances Treatment For Cats With Hyper-Thyroidism

GAINESVILLE—Little Red, a 13-year-old domestic shorthair, went from a plump couch potato to a thin and listless shadow of his former feline self in the span of a few short months.

Filed under Research, Veterinary on Friday, June 26, 1998.

UF Vets: Smoke From Wildfires Could Threaten Animals’ Health

GAINESVILLE — In this period of drought and ever-present wildfires, a breath of fresh air is not what it once was — for people or for pets.

Filed under Research, Veterinary on Wednesday, June 24, 1998.

UF Researchers Identify Virus That May Cause Epidemic Disease In Sea Turtles

GAINESVILLE—A unique virus genetically related to human herpes viruses could be linked to a serious tumor epidemic threatening the survival of endangered sea turtles worldwide, according to a team of researchers at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and the Marathon-based Turtle Hospital who first identified it.

Filed under Research, Health, Veterinary on Friday, January 23, 1998.

Test Tube “Babies” Survive Birth and Beyond

GAINESVILLE—To catch the latest development in in vitro fertilization, steer your attention to the cattle pen. That sound you hear might be test tubes clinking.

Filed under Research, Health, Veterinary on Friday, January 16, 1998.