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Reinder and his owner Kari Hill

Reinder the horse overcomes life-threatening foot injury with treatment from Piper Equine Hospital

A close-up shot of an orange tabby cat sleeping soundly.

What do cats and astronauts have in common? They’re both at risk for getting kidney stones.

Orton the bird
Issue: Fall 2020

In late July, a little “stardust” settled on the clinic as a celebrity made a visit. His name? Orton, the male breeding peregrine falcon from Rochester, Minnesota.

Rudy
Issue: Fall 2020

Labrador receives a second chance to thrive following a historic cardiac procedure

A white and brown bull dog stands in a field of green grass with its pink tongue out
Issue: Fall 2020

Genetic data brings CVM researchers closer to targeted treatments for urinary stones in dogs—and humans.
 

Brown foal in a pasture
Issue: Fall 2020

Ryker made a full recovery in the NICU, just days after being born.

Frank, a French bulldog, sits on an exam table.

A day with the Emergency and Critical Care service in the Lewis Small Animal Hospital at the Veterinary Medical Center
 

Paws next to a stethoscope against a white background

I am a veterinary clinician at the University of Minnesota. As in many other veterinary hospitals, things have changed.