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Connor O'Boyle, MG17, M21, and his three-year-old golden retriever, Dublin, volunteer their time visiting patients at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center

Give Paws

Connor O’Boyle and his dog, Dublin, volunteer at the Floating Hospital for Children through Tufts Paws for People.

$X-Ray of a horse leg fracture before it was repaired at Tufts Equine Center$

Unbroken

Thanks to recent veterinary advances, leg fractures in horses don’t have to be life-threatening—or even career-ending.

a hen and a pair of hands holding three eggs

A Chicken and Egg Problem

Urban dwellers looking to raise backyard chickens must take precautions to prevent lead exposure.

A dog holding a toothbrush in its mouth.

A Lot to Chew On

Dental Week helps prepare veterinary students to meet the needs of future patients.

Assistant professor Gillian Beamer, who studies tuberculosis infection, examines samples in the lab.

Predicting the Course of TB

If a scientist can unlock why the bacterium that causes tuberculosis affects individuals so differently, she can point the way to more personalized treatments.

Cystoscopy of the patient in this case, with a large urolith seen partially immersed in a pool of urine.""

Equine Clinical Case Challenge: Intermittent Hematuria

History A 16-year-old pony gelding presented for evaluation of intermittent hematuria. The pony was reported to be previously healthy and exhibited a normal ...

A Survival Guide for Field Work in the Alakai Wilderness Preserve

Dayna Martinez, MCM’19 Discusses her Winter Externship with the Kaua’i Forest Bird Recovery Project in Kaua’i, Hawai’i

Caring for the Veterinary Caregivers

Wellness programs grow on the Grafton campus to help students, faculty, and staff weather the demands of veterinary practice and training

German Sheperd looking depressed on a destroyed armchair, isolated on white

Staying Safe with Your Pet Who has Behavioral Issues

Dr. Stephanie Borns-Weil, a board-certified veterinary behaviorist at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center says, “the best predictor of an animal’s future behavior is past behavior.”