A Better Way to Screen Cats for Heart Disease
Training local veterinarians to use ultrasound to screen cats for heart disease could lead to earlier detection, veterinary cardiologists at Cummings School find
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Foster Hospital Receives Certification as Level I Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Facility
The Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts University has recently received certification as a Level I veterinary emergency and critical care facility.
Terriers Test a Therapy for Lung Disease
Dog owners band together to crowdfund a clinical trial of a drug that could help pets and people survive pulmonary fibrosis
She Came for the Pets. She Stayed for the People
Veterinary assistant Kate Jolly—a Tufts at Tech alum—is the glue holding clinicians, owners, and students together in the Foster Hospital ER
Can a Human Drug Stop Life-Threatening Bleeding in Dogs with Traumatic Injuries?
Cummings School is part of a multi-institution study to assess if a new field treatment would benefit military working dogs—and maybe someday pets in hemorrhagic shock.
Triumphing over Tetanus
Not many dogs contract this infection—and many of those that do die. However, intensive care at the Foster Hospital saved two pets with severe tetanus in less than a year
Tetanus rare in dogs, but clean wounds
Alum Dr. John de Jong answers a Boston Herald reader’s questions about tetanus in dogs—and gives kudos to the Foster Hospital staff who recently diagnosed and successfully treated a pet with this rare and potentially deadly infection
Hank Investigates: Tetanus in Dogs
Dr. Ian DeStefano spoke with 7 News Boston about tetanus in dogs and a case that was successfully treated at Foster Hospital
More cats with lower urinary tract disease seen at the Foster Hospital during the pandemic
Veterinarians share why being unable to urinate is a life-threatening feline emergency—and how to help keep your pet safe