After a devastating leg injury, Sonny the pygmy goat is thriving thanks to determined owners, skilled surgeons, and a grant that made his care possible.
Expert care from equine clinicians at the UMN Veterinary Medical Center treated a painful dental disease and restored their companions’ quality of life.
The award honors students who have demonstrated exceptional aptitude through initiative, diagnostic skill, dexterity, and perioperative care of animals undergoing surgery.
The odds were against a dwarf miniature horse named Little Richard when he sustained a broken leg. Expert medical care allowed him to defy them and start a new chapter.