many diseases in humans, in-cluding CKD,” says Dr. Lauren Trepanier, professor of internal medicine at the SVM. “Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance between the production of unsta-ble molecules in the body called free radicals and the ability to

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also called chronic renal failure, affects 31

percent of felines older than age 15 and is the leading cause of death among pet cats. In patients with CKD, the kidneys slowly stop performing their most vital func-tion—removing waste products from the bloodstream through the urine. This leads to uremic poi-soning, which causes lethargy and fatigue, poor appetite and weight loss, and eventually euthanasia due to progression of the disease. While owners can manage

their cats’ CKD with a regimented diet and certain medications, or even opt for a renal transplanta-tion, the disease has no cure, and not much is known about why it develops or progresses. But a re-search team at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), tak-ing cues from previous studies of CKD in humans, is working to ex-pand understanding of the feline form of the disease and explore the possibility of a therapeutic op-tion for cats. “Prior research tells us that oxidative stress is associated with

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research at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, and she start-ed at her beloved Hounds for the Holiday event. She told Charger’s story to people attending the event, and they responded by helping her raise more than $700 that week-end four years ago.

Welcome to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine donor issue of On Call, where we highlight the many important ways in which friends of the school en-hance everything we do. First, I want to thank each and every one of you, whether you are one of our faculty, staff, or stu-dents; an alumnus or alumna; a friend of the school; or a past or current client. It is what you do for the school with your time, input, dedication, or gifts that allows us to excel and better educate our stu-dents and reduce their debt load, enhance the clinical service we

provide patients at UW Veterinary Care, or advance research that ben-efits both animals and humans. Many of the projects we have

undertaken in the past year and pieces of major equipment that we have purchased or intend to pur-chase in the coming months—such as the newly remodeled entrance to the school, portions of our fu-ture solar panel remodel space, the MALDI TOF mass spectrometer, the 18-color Fortessa flow cytom-eter—are only attainable through the generosity of our donors. Each of these initiatives or pieces of equipment would not be possible without your contributions. Again, on behalf of the school, thank you! Enjoy the Winter 2014-15 issue of On Call.

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Dates to RememberAmerican Association of Equine Practitioners Alumni ReceptionDec. 8, 20146:00–8:00 p.m.Salt Lake City, Utah

North American Veterinary Conference Alumni ReceptionJan. 18, 20157:00–9:00 p.m.Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention CenterOrlando, Florida

Western Veterinary Conference Alumni ReceptionFeb. 16, 20157:30–9:30 p.m.Border Grill at Mandalay BayLas Vegas, Nevada

UW School of Veterinary Medicine/UW Veterinary Care Open HouseMarch 21, 2015Veterinary Medicine Building

Alumni Reunion—Classes of 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010June 27, 2015Veterinary Medicine Building

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As a dog breeder and agil-ity trainer, Kathy Rudolph always looked forward to

competing with her award-win-ning Golden Retriever, Charger, at the Hounds for the Holiday Agility Trial every December. But her aspirations for the upcoming competition were side-lined in the summer of 2010 when Charger, seemingly healthy at seven years old, was diagnosed with a grade 2 mast cell tumor on his nose and was given less than six months to live without treatment. “I was floored,” says Rudolph, owner of Agilgold in Burlington, Wis. “I did a quick calculation and thought Charger would be dead before the Hounds for the Holiday trial.” Rudolph enrolled Charger in a clinical study at UW Veterinary Care, where he received two simultaneous chemotherapy treat-ments, shrinking the tumor by 40 percent before its removal. Defying the odds, Charger is alive four years later and still compet-ing in agility competitions. “Charger has done remarkably

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well,” says Dr. Cecilia Robat, clinical instructor of medical on-cology. “He is the only dog still alive from the initial group of dogs entered in the clinical study at UW Veterinary Care.” Determined to help fight this awful disease, Rudolph decided to raise funds for canine cancer

Charger, an agility trial champion, was diagnosed with a grade 2 mast cell tumor in 2010. With chemotherapy treatments at UW

Veterinary Care, he is still competing in agility competitions four years later.

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Taking good care of your horse’s teeth this winter could mean more than a beautiful smile. If his teeth aren’t prop-erly cared for by a veterinarian, he won’t be able to grind up his food and get all the nutrients he needs to keep going strong all winter long.

You already know not to leave your pet in the car in the heat of the summer, but did you know winter can be just as deadly? In the cold weather months, your car acts like a refrigerator, stealing your pet’s body heat. So stick to the summer rules: don’t leave your pet unattended in the car.

If you rake your yard, don’t pile the dead leaves into your horse’s pasture. Eating leaves in large quantities could cause a build up in her intestine and might lead to serious problems like impac-tion colic.

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UW Veterinary Care now of-fers its patients

and clients an even better veteri-nary medical experience thanks to recent facilities improvements, including a major pharmacy reno-vation and the addition of a new and improved small animal isola-tion unit. The new pharmacy boasts more space and a larger window that makes transactions easier and meets the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The renovation also includes two large, sterile “clean rooms” with specialized ventilation systems that eliminate airborne contaminants. This improvement makes for even safer medications for patients and a safer work environment for staff. “With these changes, our fa-cilities are ahead of many small human hospitals,” says Pharmacy Supervisor Jim Budde. In a more secluded part of the hospital, the new small animal iso-lation unit provides a dedicated space for animals with conta-gious diseases to rest, recover, and receive treatment without put-ting other patients at risk. The greatly expanded space includes a pressure-sealed room with an ex-amination table, housing that can accommodate most companion

animals, and an observation win-dow. The renovated area also includes an anteroom where veteri-narians, technicians, and students can don protective clothing before attending to sick animals. “The isolation unit has proven to be a lifesaver already,” says UW

Veterinary Care Director Ruthanne Chun. “Not long ago it was used to help a small litter of shelter puppies recover from a highly con-tagious virus.” Other recent facilities im-provements at UW Veterinary Care include safe (leaded) glass

in the small animal surgery room to protect those observing im-age-guided procedures from the hallway and new flooring in the Large Animal Hospital to make pathways for patients as smooth and clean as possible.

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Upgraded Facilities Enhance Clinical Service at UW Veterinary Care

Certified Veterinary Technician Mandy Henderson holds June, a shepherd mix puppy, in UW Veterinary Care’s new small animal isolation unit. June and her littermates stayed in the unit while they recovered from highly contagious parvovirus.

Pharmacy technician Stacey Butler utilizes one of the newly renovated pharmacy’s “clean rooms” where spe-cialized air handling systems remove airborne contaminants, making pre-pared medications safer for patients.

Out for a CrawlSandy, an African Spurred Tortoise (the third larg-est species of tortoise in the world) takes a stroll as part of an evaluation with the UW Veterinary Care Special Species Service. Sandy was admit-ted after exhibiting unusual behavior, but she returned to her owners with a clean bill of health following a thorough physical examination, diag-nostic imaging, and a day of supportive care.

In the background, fourth-year student Anna Martel-Arquette, certified veterinary technician Charisma Chadwick, and resident Grayson Doss are happy to see Sandy doing well.

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New Faculty and StaffLyric Bartholomay, PhD, has joined the Depart-ment of Pathobiological Sciences as an associate professor. Dr. Bartholo-may earned her doctoral

degree in comparative biomedical sciences and entomology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She continued on as an instructor and postdoctoral research associate before leaving for an assistant professor position at Iowa State University. Most recently, she served as an associate professor in the Department of Entomology at Iowa State. Her research interests are innate immune responses in the context of mosquito-borne diseases and infectious diseases of cultured shrimp.

Pat Bowdish has joined the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) as director of development. He comes to the SVM from the

Milwaukee Bucks, where he most recently served as senior director of ticket sales. He will use his 11 years of experience in relationship building and new business development to support fundraising strategy and initiatives for the school and UW Veterinary Care. Pat is excited to return to UW–Madison, his alma mater, and help the school advance animal and human health.

Jayme Hoffberg, DVM, has joined the Depart-ment of Medical Sciences as a clinical instructor of emergency and critical care. Dr. Hoffberg earned

her veterinary medical degree from the University of Illinois. After graduation, she completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at the University of Minnesota. Most recently, she completed a residency in emergency and critical care medicine at Michigan State University. Her clinical and research interests are septic peritonitis, continuous renal replacement therapy (hemodialysis) for acute kidney injury, and polytrauma, specifically inflammation/immune function, coagulation, post-surgical care, and organ dysfunction in trauma.

Brian Jones, DVM, MS, has joined the Depart-ment of Surgical Sciences as a clinical instructor of radiology and diagnostic imaging. Dr. Jones

earned his veterinary medical degree from the University of California, Davis and then completed a small animal

rotating internship in Los Angeles, Calif. Most recently, he completed a diagnostic imaging residency and master’s program in comparative and veterinary medicine at The Ohio State University. His clinical interests include orthopedic and musculoskeletal imaging, computed tomographic angiography, and urogeni-tal ultrasonography.

Madhan Subramanian, BVSc, PhD, has joined the Department of Comparative Biosciences as a lecturer. Dr. Subra-manian earned his

veterinary medical degree from Madras Veterinary College in India. He served as a research assistant at Chonnam National University in South Korea before earning a doctoral degree in cardiovascular physiology from Michigan State Univer-sity. Most recently, he completed a postdoctoral physiology fellowship at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. His teaching interests include veterinary anatomy and histology, while his research interest is studying neural control of circulation in health and disease states.

Leandro Teixeira, DVM, MS, has accepted a position as an assistant professor in the Depart-ment of Pathobiological Sciences. Dr. Teixeira

earned his veterinary medical degree from São Paulo State University in Brazil where he also completed a residency and a master’s program in anatomic pathol-ogy. He completed a fellowship program in comparative ocular pathology followed by another fellowship in vision science at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM). Most recently, he served as a clinical instructor at the SVM. His clinical interests include comparative and toxicological ocular pathology.

Michael Wood, DVM, PhD, has joined the Department of Medical Sciences as an assistant professor of small animal internal medicine. Dr.

Wood earned his veterinary medical degree from Tufts University. He com-pleted a small animal medicine and surgery rotating internship and a small animal internal medicine residency before completing a doctoral degree in immunology at North Carolina State University. His research interests include the mucosal response of the urinary bladder to infection and inflammation.

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Research WishlistTo keep the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) on the cutting edge of research, we must keep our equipment on the cut-ting edge of technology. With a few improvements to the equipment in our research labs, we could enhance our ability to find new solutions to animal and human health problems. If you would like to make a dif-ference, a gift towards any of the following equipment needs would make a huge impact in moving our research forward.

—Dale Bjorling, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Training

Additional giving opportunities in support of research can be found at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/research-wishlist.

Confocal Laser Microscope $250,000Understanding disease requires knowl-edge of normal and pathological function in cells. This state-of-the-art microscope will allow us to visualize normal and diseased cells throughout the body. The three-color laser system brings a clarity to images that is not possible with a standard microscope. The microscope also enables us to visualize proteins and receptors within cells and determine whether they change during disease processes. With this capacity, we will be able to advance our understanding of respira-tory diseases; diseases associated with inflammation; and disorders of the nervous system, the musculoskeletal system, and the reproductive system.

Support for stipends and tuition for training graduate students and clinical residents in researchEndowment of a position would be approximately $250,000, but any amount can be combined with cur-rently available funds to increase our ability to support graduate training.

Oxygen Exposure System $100,000–$150,000Our group of researchers studying respiratory neurobiology is unparal-leled in the world and is making discoveries that will alter the treat-ment of devastating disorders of the neuromuscular system. For example, based on basic science research, they recently made a highly novel

and exciting discovery that repeti-tive exposure to low oxygen is highly effective in improving motor function (walking and breathing) in animals and humans with spinal cord injuries. We wish to extend our basic sci-ence findings by continuing with clinical trials in canine patients with spinal injuries to parallel similar ef-forts in human patients (a study we are doing in collaboration with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago). To perform such trials in dogs with clinical spinal injury, a sophisticated system is necessary to explore the best exposure protocol. Such equip-ment is very difficult to secure via extramural funding, and independent fundraising is necessary to assure that these important and highly novel efforts in clinical and translational research continue.

MiSeq or NextSeq Benchtop Sequencer $125,000–$300,000The MiSeq benchtop sequencer is a next-generation technology that integrates amplification, RNA and DNA sequencing, and data analysis. This equipment significantly improves the speed and accuracy of identifying the presence and activity of specific genes. The MiSeq sequencer has wide applications for numerous investiga-tors who make genetic analysis a critical component of their research. Availability of this equipment would improve efficiency and accuracy of research and decrease associated costs. The range of costs associated with obtaining this equipment relates to the speed at which the genetic data are analyzed and the volume of stor-age required for results.

Support for clinical research Veterinary medical patients with spontaneous disease offer an excel-lent opportunity to learn more about the causes and treatments of diseases in many species, including humans. Faculty and staff take extensive pre-cautions to ensure that patients are not harmed during clinical studies, and funds are extremely limited to support this important work. Research support positions and programs can be sup-ported by a $250,000 to $500,000 endowment, but any amount can be combined with currently available funds to advance the quality of care we can offer.

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The UW School of Veterinary Medicine Welcomes New Residents and InternsRESIDENTS INTERNS

Casey Budgeon, DVM Small Animal Surgery

Noopur Desai, DVM*, MS* Radiation Oncology

Grayson Doss, DVM Zoological Medicine

Russ Freeland, DVM Large Animal Surgery

Stephanie Goldschmidt, DVM Dentistry and Oral Surgery

Melissa Graham, DVM Anatomic Pathology

Danielle Hagen, DVM Small Animal Internal Medicine

Shahrzad Heidari, DVM Radiology

Elizabeth Layne, DVM Dermatology

Megan Mickelson, DVM Small Animal Surgery

Ana Moreira, DVM* Large Animal Internal Medicine

Matteo Nicastri, DVM* Anesthesiology and Pain Management

Mona Qahwash, DVM Neurology

Kimberly Shaffer, DVM Oncology

Lauren Smith, DVM Radiation Oncology

Sonja Tjostheim, DVM Cardiology

Specialty Interns

Katherine Robinson, DVM,Oncology Clinical Trials

Nicola Volstad, DVM*Dr. Muir Lab

Jennifer Whyard, DVM*Large Animal Surgery

Rotating Interns

Brenna Barger, DVM

Meghan Fick, DVM, MS

Alison Manches-ter, DVM

Colin Reich, DVM

Phillip Ryan, DVM

Kathleen Tsimbas, DVM*

Dinguirard Among Winners of Cool Science Image ContestNathalie Dinguirard, a research specialist in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences, was selected as one of the winners of UW–Madison’s 2014 Cool Science Image Contest. Her submission depicts snail hemocytes, the snail equivalent of our own white blood cells. Three fluorescent dyes were used to identify and localize the nuclei (blue), cellular skeleton fibers (red) and a specific protein of the snail (galectin, in green). The protein is known to bind against a parasitic worm that is transmitted to humans, causing the tropical disease schistosomiasis.

School Earns More Grant Money Despite Scarcer Funds The UW School of Veterinary Medicine contin-ues to increase the amount of research support it earns through competitive grants despite a challenging funding environment. From 2012-13 to 2013-14, the school’s grant support grew by almost 14 percent, from $18.5 million to $21 million. Grant support has increased by 54 percent since 2011-12, when the school brought in $13.6 million. This was accomplished despite a recent federal govern-ment shutdown, sequestration, and budget cuts. Learn more at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/research-grants-up-2014/.

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neutralize them or repair the dam-age they cause.” When free radicals accumu-late, they begin attacking cells; as a side-effect of these attacks, lipid compounds called isoprostanes get kicked off of the cell mem-branes. F2-Isoprostanes (F2-IsoPs) in particular occur in elevated lev-els in urine samples from human CKD patients, and they tend to increase as the disease progresses in severity. “Urinary isoprostanes may be a marker for progression of CKD because they’re a sign of oxida-tive stress in the kidney,” says Trepanier. “There’s also evidence that oxidative stress may cause the progression of the disease, and in humans this can be treated with antioxidant supplements.” Reasoning that what is true for humans may be true for fe-lines, the research team decided to investigate whether F2-IsoP lev-els in cats with CKD are elevated throughout the four stages of the disease. However, their analysis of urine samples from 27 cats in vari-ous stages of CKD and 11 healthy, older control cats yielded unex-pected results. F2-IsoP levels for cats in stages two through four were significantly lower than levels

in healthy cats, a trend that runs opposite to the human response. “There could be multiple ex-planations for this,” says Dr. William Whitehouse, a former resident in small animal internal medicine who executed the clini-cal study. “One study showed that cats might have increases in an-tioxidant levels in later stages of CKD, so there may be a com-pensatory response to neutralize free radical damage. Our findings could also reflect a loss of kidney cells over time that can generate the isoprostanes.” However, another find-ing grabbed their attention—a

pronounced increase in F2-IsoP lev-els in stage one cats compared to that of healthy cats. “This may mean that we need to consider antioxidant treatment earlier in CKD, when oxidative stress is high,” says Trepanier. “But first we need to see if these results hold true in a larger num-ber of cats.” Consequently, Trepanier and her team are now enrolling addition-al cats in early Stage 1 of CKD to confirm these findings. They hope the results will provide direction for future therapeutic trials with anti-oxidants in cats with CKD.

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CKD from page 1Chronic Kidney Disease StagesStages are based on concentrations of creatinine in the blood; these concentra-tions increase as the kidneys stop working properly.

Stage 1:

Serum creatinine < 1.6 mg/dl, but other kidney abnormalities present (e.g., dilute urine or small kidneys). Usually no clinical signs.

Stage 2:

Serum creatinine 1.6–2.8 mg/dl. Usually minimal to mild clinical signs (e.g., possible weight loss, increase in thirst or urination).

Stage 3:

Serum creatinine 2.9–5.0 mg/dl. Usually moderate clinical signs (e.g., weight loss, excessive thirst and urination, vomiting, poor appetite).

Stage 4:

Serum creatinine > 5.0 mg/dl. Usually pronounced clinical signs (e.g., substantial weight loss, vomiting, depression, loss of appetite).

Source: International Renal Interest Society

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A Love of Creatures, Great and SmallYour compassion is a wonderful thing. Please share it today by making a gift to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. Your support helps us help the animals you love.

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Your pet may put on her best “cute face” during the holiday season, but keep an eye on the scraps and treats that come her way. Holiday guests, especially kids, don’t know your pet like you do, and hazards like choco-late, fish bones, candy wrappers, or simply an overload of table scraps, can quickly upset a tiny tummy.

Any cat lover knows: cats love to cozy up to anything warm. During winter’s chill, this means outdoor cats may look for heat in dangerous places, like under the hood of your car. If there are outdoor cats in your area, bang on your hood before starting your car to give any cold kitties a warning.

After a good romp in the snow, make sure to wipe down your dog’s feet and belly before he comes back inside. Although he’ll want to lick all the snow and ice off himself, he may also be licking salt and antifreeze that could be harmful. Also remem-ber to get de-icing salts that are chemical-free to protect your pup in case he takes a taste.

This might be the most wonder-ful time of the year, but holiday decorations like tinsel, lights, and candles can be dangerous for playful pets. Keep extension cords covered and out of the way, and keep an eye on your pet to make sure she doesn’t think any of your decorations are chew toys.

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Would You Like to Get On Call All Year?On Call is published three times per year. With an annual dona-tion of any size, you will receive all the issues and ensure you stay on top of the latest innovations and activities at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine and UW Veterinary Care.

Make your gift online at vetmed.wisc.edu/giving.

Imaging Wish ListAlmost all animals seen at UW Vet-erinary Care will require diagnostic imaging to determine the source of their discomfort, the severity of their injury, or how best to treat their disease. Our patients have a variety of different diseases—from heart disease to cancer, from dental disease to lameness—and each involves different needs for the optimal diagnostic imag-ing that will help us create a treatment plan and follow through on their care. If you would like to make a differ-ence for the animals we treat, please consider a gift toward any of the fol-lowing imaging wish list items.

—Kenneth Waller, Section Head, Diagnostic Imaging

Additional giving opportunities for imaging equipment can be found at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/imaging-center/.

Ultrasound Machine $200,000 For the benefit of both small and large animals, ultrasound serves as a critical role in evaluating diseases within the abdomen, specifically the liver, spleen, kidney, lymph nodes, and gastrointestinal tract. Additionally, this non-invasive technology can perform thoracic ultrasound examinations, which provide valuable evaluation of masses in the chest.

Power injector $15,000The ability to inject contrast medium into the bloodstream improves our ability to detect disease, particularly when coupled with computed tomog-raphy. Power injectors consistently, reproducibly, and safely administer a dose of contrast medium to the patient with limited waste of the initial volume and precise timing. By using the injector, contrast medium is carefully controlled and concen-trated to the area of interest, thereby reducing anesthesia time and cost. In some cases, the injector can permit decreases in the required dose. A power injector can ultimately improve diagnoses, treatments, and sometimes outcomes in our patients.

Digital Radiography Upgrade $75,000–$375,000Digital radiography has been used at UW Veterinary Care for the past eight years and has improved our patient care and the ultimate efficiency of the hospital due to its short processing time and excellent image quality. With an improved mobility upgrade, digital images can be viewed by more than one person in multiple parts of the hospital and enhance our collabora-tions with referring veterinarians, ultimately improving patient care. The ability to manipulate digital im-ages has improved disease diagnoses and reduced radiation doses to our patients and personnel.

Imaging Center Remodeling $3–5 millionTo better serve patients and clients, UW Veterinary Care is working on upgrading its computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) units. The new Imaging Center will be organized around a central control room that will support large and small animals in both the MRI and CT units. The area will be expanded to accommodate a multi-slice CT machine and a high-field MRI unit. This design will provide a coherent alternative to congested and fragmented facilities. For example, companion animals are presently escorted to an outside trailer for their MRI, which is not accessible for horses or other large animals.

Gamma Camera $200,000A gamma camera is used to dynami-cally test organ function in large and small animals by detecting gamma rays that are emitted from radioactive material administered to the patient. Dynamic data can be collected from organs such as the heart, kidney, and lungs. In addition, the gamma camera is an accurate, reliable, and efficient adjunct to traditional radiography in cases of cancer detection and musculoskeletal diseases due to its improved sensitivity. Abnormalities can often be detected by the gamma camera before appearing on radio-graphs. The gamma camera affords additional data in non-specific clinical cases and aids in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. We are the only provider of this critical service in Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, but our camera has exceeded its expected use and will need to be replaced.

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More Content Available Online

Learn about the latest research findings and innovative procedures happening at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/category/news. Or meet one of our team members, Sabrina Brounts, the only veterinarian in Wis-consin to be board-certified in equine sports medicine and rehabilitation. Find her story at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/equine-sports-medicine- specialist.

Charger’s name and disease were all the inspiration that Kathy Rudolph, a dog breeder and agility trainer, needed to start Charge Against Cancer, a website and fundraising mission raising more than $12,000 for cancer research at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. More information on ways to get involved are available at www.charge-against-cancer.com.

Motivated by her success, Rudolph created a website named Charge Against Cancer and en-listed the support of other agility clubs to help raise funds through raffles, T-shirt sales, and donation collections. Today, the endowed fund, housed at the University of Wisconsin Foundation, totals more than $12,000, and Rudolph has no plans to slow down. She hopes to expand her fundraising

efforts beyond the show ring to involve more dog owners, vet-erinary practices, businesses, and corporations. “Every couple of months one of my friends seems to lose a dog to cancer,” says Rudolph, who lost both her parents to cancer. “We all get hit by this disease. My hope is this fund will grow into something that will help a lot of dogs well after Charger and I are gone.”

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Alberta James stumbled upon a copy of On Call last January when she was

perusing the magazine selection in the UW Veterinary Care waiting room. She had some free time to read while her German Shepherd, Silly, was undergoing tests for a leg injury. James glanced over the UW School of Veterinary Medicine’s annual wish list, a catalog of items most needed in the hospi-tal, imaging center, and research facilities. A request for a pulse oximeter, a $1,500 non-invasive device that monitors patients’ blood oxygen saturation levels, caught her eye, prompting her to ask for more information. A certified veterinary technician gave her a brief demonstration in the waiting room. With a better understanding of how the equip-ment worked, James felt it was a worthy investment.

“Pulse oximeters are used throughout the hospital on sedat-ed or anesthetized patients,” says Ruthanne Chun, director of UW Veterinary Care. “Because these items are so heavily used, three to five new units are purchased every year as older units break down or wear out.” That demand is one of the reasons James decided to donate funds for the wish list item. “I picked out something I could afford and something the hospital could use,” said James. “Every little bit counts. It all helps the animals.” If you are interested in gifting a pulse oximeter to the hospital or contributing towards another wish list item for the hospital, imaging center, or research facili-ties, please contact Pat Bowdish at 608-890-1515 or pat.bowdish@supportuw.org.

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Hospital Wish ListAt the UW Veterinary Care, we’re always looking for ways to improve. We strive to better serve our clients and their pets and to offer a learning environment for our students that goes above and beyond. Unfortu-nately, the hospital’s income cannot always stretch to cover all of these improvements. If you would like to help us work toward our vision, please consider contributing to the follow-ing equipment and service needs. UW Veterinary Care will match funds for the items listed below.

—Ruthanne Chun, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs

Additional giving opportunities with matching funds can be found at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/ uwvc-wishlist/.

Pulse Oximeters $1,000–$1,500These small, portable devices are of critical importance in the hospital for when a patient’s oxygenation is unstable. The pulse oximeters help determine when supplemental oxygen is needed. This essential equipment is utilized around-the-clock and requires ongoing replacement.

ECG Monitor (Cardiology) $10,000 With this equipment staff are able to conduct electrocardiograms (ECG), tests that look for electrical activity problems in the heart. It is used daily for identification of life-threatening and non-life threatening arrhythmias in clinical patients.

Orthopedic Bone Saw (Surgery) $30,000The small animal surgery department needs to replace its 30-year-old oscil-lating bone saw. A donation of this essential operating room instrument would purchase the saw and essential attachments, offering rapid, precise control for veterinary surgeons in the operating room.

Waiting and Examination Rooms Remodel $10,000–$25,000Due to the increased demand for services at UW Veterinary Care, the hospital needs to remodel several existing conference rooms into ex-amination rooms and a quiet waiting area benefitting all services. The project will help better service new and existing patients. Additionally, a $25,000 donation would remodel the ophthalmology examination room. The enhanced room will include upgraded counter tops, cabinets, and examination tables; improved lighting; more comfortable seating; and new computers that allow digital radiograph review with clients. Nam-ing opportunities are available for all of the rooms.

Fluid and Syringe Pumps $1,000–$1,500These essential pumps deliver intrave-nous fluids to large and small animal patients requiring fluid therapy. The syringe pumps, used for exotic spe-cies and small animals, deliver fluids using a “slow push” of intravenous medications to animals who need continuous infusions.

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A pulse oximeter is used to monitor Spur, a 14-year-old Border Collie mix, in the UW Veterinary Care Critical Care Unit. Client Alberta James chose to do-nate this vital, frequently used piece of equipment to the hospital.

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Donations Make the DifferenceThe UW School of Veterinary Medicine and UW Veterinary Care continue to accomplish great things. In addition to providing pet owners with expert animal care, we are teaching tomorrow’s veterinarians to excel in private practice, global health, industry, and academics throughout Wisconsin and beyond. Furthermore, we are widely recognized for the quality and strength of our research programs. As a result, the UW School of Veterinary Medicine continues to advance both animal and human health. None of these accomplishments, however, would be possible without the generous support of friends like you. To learn more about making a difference, please visit www.vetmed.wisc.edu/giving/. For further information, feel free to contact the Office for Advancement at 608-265-9692.

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First-time dog owners Kim Knopp and Jason Guttenberg had little idea

of the medical odyssey they would embark on when they pur-chased their buff Cocker Spaniel, Lilly, in 2005. Lilly was just seven months old when she first came to UW Veterinary Care (UWVC) with el-evated pressure and inflammation inside her left eye. Her first treat-ment was just the beginning of a decade-long relationship with the UWVC Ophthalmology Service. Through the years, Lilly has benefitted from an array of ophthalmology treatments, rang-ing from cataract surgery with artificial lens placement to cy-clophotocoagulation—a laser procedure that attempts to kill fluid-producing cells inside the eye to return eye pressure to more nor-mal values. “Lilly’s treatments are an ex-ample of everything the UWVC Ophthalmology Service can offer,” says Dr. Paul Miller, clinical profes-sor of comparative ophthalmology. “Lilly’s owners pushed for state-of-the-art treatment, and because of her very proactive owners, Lilly still has her vision.” Throughout her life, Lilly has battled cataracts and glaucoma, a condition where pressure builds up inside the eye and damages the optic nerve, which transmits images to the brain. Breeds like Cocker Spaniels can be prone to glaucoma, and without treatment, permanent blindness can occur. Unfortunately for Lilly, this is exactly what happened to her left eye in 2007 when medica-tion failed to control painful eye pressure build-up. UWVC veteri-narians removed the eye through evisceration, a procedure where the eye’s contents are removed but the outer tissues and muscles remain, permitting her eyelids to blink and move normally. This allows for a more normal ap-pearing cosmetic eye when the

intrasceral silicone prosthesis is inserted. Medication provided Lilly with many healthy years, but five years later, her right eye suffered a series of glaucoma attacks where pres-sure spiked and caused temporary blindness. “She had a pressure of over 70 where normal pressure is less than 20,” says Miller. “Typically, dogs with this form of glaucoma are blind in the other eye within eight months without preventative therapy. But with good care by her owners, Lilly beat this.” Ultimately, to combat her dis-ease, Lilly underwent glaucoma surgery in 2012 and received a gonioimplant, an artificial tube placed into the interior eye chamber to drain fluid. To date, Lilly maintains good vision and pressure. “We joke that Lilly is the bi-onic dog,” states Miller. “For a dog like Lilly to be able to see

a decade later is unusual but heartwarming.” “We feel very blessed to have Lilly healthy,” says Knopp. “Throughout Lilly’s treatments, it

was clear that the UW Veterinary Care veterinarians had a stake in helping Lilly and became very con-nected to her.”

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Ophthalmology Service Keeps Cocker Spaniel Seeing Beyond Expectations

Dr. Ellison Bentley exams Lilly’s right eye with the aid of resident Dr. Erin Scott during a follow-up exam at UW Veterinary Care. For nearly a decade, Lilly has received treatments from the ophthalmology team.

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$500,000-999,999Dr William & Winifred O'Rourke Fam

Char TrustMorrie WaudRobert F. and Debra CervenkaEvelyn K. Fryer

$25,000-99,999AgSource Cooperative ServicesJean-Pierre and Nancy BoespflugConsolidated Sterilizer SystemsKing Abdulaziz City For Science &

TechnologyKathleen R. LosurdoGayle G. Rosemann and Paul E. McElweeChristine F. MeyerVCA Antech IncZinpro Corporation

$10,000-24,999David AndersonShawn M. CavanaughClear View Veterinary Solutions LLCTimothy J. and Anne M. ConnorElizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable TrustThomas R. and Deborah B. ErrathRichard C. and Annette R. EvansRobert F. and Suzanne S. GellerMelita F. GrunowWilliam J. MaeckEsther M. OlsonThomas H. RoddisSCAVMATerry K. and Sandra K. ShockleySMS Foundation IncTimothy J. and Nancy L. SpeakerMargery H. UihleinJudith P. VinsonZoetis

$5,000-9,999John P. and H. Margo EdlRobert B. and Mary R. FickGrand Chapter OES of WisconsinJack R. and Darryl J. Luebeck

Midwest Veterinary Supply IncBruce and Rebecca J. MilneSusan J. Cellmer and Jeffrey C. Neal Nestle Purina Petcare CoProfessional Dairy Producers of WisconsinProvenzano Family FoundationRichard K. and Bonita L. RiedererAndrew J. RolfeSuzanne M. StrachotaThe Saskatoon Colostrum Co LtdLois M. VankerkhovenWI Veterinary Medical AssnJeffrey D. and Sara R. Wiesner

$1,000-4,999Stephen and Pamela AbramABS Global IncRita M. AhlTodd R. and Joanna C. AllenAmerican College of Vet OpthalmologistsSusan J. AndersonArizona Equine Medical Srg CtrAurora Kennel & Pet Shoppe IncAVMA Professional Liability Insurance

TrustAzzore Veterinary SurgeryBadger Kennel ClubStephen W. and Kimberly B. BalowJohn D. Baumann and Catherine R. DoyleBayer CorporationTheresa L. BehrsAnn M. Berres-OlivottiRobert BollsWanda BooneMary P. BurkeCampbell Supply CompanyShirley ChiochiosLois E. ClementiVicki CombsCowhomesRussell A. Cutting and Rene E. RandallCytovetstat IncDairyland Veterinary ServiceDisney Worldwide Services IncJohn and Daryn S. Drengler

We’re Grateful for Donations Made Between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014In this issue of On Call, we would like to thank our individual and cor-porate donors by listing those who made gifts of $100 or more between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. Cumulative donors, alumni of the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Veterinary Sciences and Comparative Biomedical Sciences graduate programs, and veterinary medical clinics that participated in the Companion Animal Fund have been thanked separately. We are deeply grateful to all who have contributed. Your gifts make an impact on the lives of animals and humans. Whether you have chosen to direct your donation toward studies that improve animal health, scholar-ships for students, facilities upgrades, or an unrestricted fund that helps us meet emerging needs, your gifts go a long way. Your generosity makes the difference and allows us to maintain the school’s reputation for excellence. We have made every effort to ensure that this list is accurate; how-ever, a switch to a new database this year may yield some inaccuracies. If there are errors, we apologize and encourage you to call the Office for Advancement at 608-265-9692 with any corrections.

$2,000+All Pets Veterinary ClinicAnimal Hospital of AshwaubenonKaukauna Veterinary ClinicMuller Veterinary HospitalNew Berlin Animal Hospital LtdNorthwoods Animal HospitalOregon Veterinary ClinicPerryville Pet HospitalShorewood Animal HospitalWright Veterinary Service

$1,000-1,999Appanasha Clinics SCCountry View Animal HospitalDodgeville Veterinary ServiceHartford Animal Clinic IncLake Country Veterinary CareNorth Country Veterinary Clinic LTDOmro Animal HospitalPark Pet HospitalSaint Francis Animal HospitalThiensville-Mequon Small Animal

ClinicWhitewater Animal Medical Center

$500-999All Paws Animal HospitalBark River Animal HospitalFamily Pet Clinic SCGrassland Veterinary ServiceJefferson Veterinary Clinic SCLayton Animal HospitalNorthside Veterinary ClinicRussell Veterinary Hospital PCWest Salem Veterinary Clinic IncWVC Companion Animal

Under $500Animal Hospital of OshkoshAt Home Veterinary CareBarber Animal Medical Center SCCounty Center Animal HospitalLoyal Veterinary ServiceMarshfield Veterinary ServiceMcFarland Animal HospitalMetro Animal HospitalMilitary Ridge Veterinary ServiceNorth Shore Animal Hospital of Racine

IncPewaukee Veterinary ServiceQueen Creek Veterinary ClinicToken Creek Veterinary ClinicWhitewater Veterinary HospitalWoodland Veterinary Clinic LTD

Veterinary Clinic Sponsorships Benefit the SchoolEvery year, the UW School of Veterinary Medicine receives tremen-dous support from veterinary clinics that donate to the Companion Animal Fund Sponsor program in the name of a client’s pet who has passed away. We are thankful to be able to help during a pet owner’s time of grief, even just by being a part of that sense of connection generated when a pet owner learns that their veterinarian made a do-nation in the name of their pet. But we feel even more grateful that we are able to put these gifts to good use to benefit animal care. Thank you to the following veterinary clinics for their generous participation in this program between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.

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Eastern Star ExpositionEarl E. and Linda J. FlaskrudJohn J. FrautschiLeslie B. FrisingerDavid J. GanfieldGreat Midwest Alpaca FestivalGreater Rockford Vet Med AssnDaniel A. and Kimberly A. GrimmPatricia A. HackworthyJoshua A. HansonPatricia L. HayesBarry and Jo A. HelmsWilliam R. and Sharon L. HenningCharles K. HenriksonTara G. IckeIDEXX Laboratories IncIowa Holstein AssociationIowa State FairJacquart Fabric ProductsAlberta M. JamesWes and Heather R. JohnsonJoseph and Patricia R. JustilianoRonald C. KatzYoshihiro and Yuko KawaokaPatrick G. and Nancy B. KennedyRosella P. KozenskieDennis M. KunaLu A. KuzmaJean H. La MackLily's Rescued MaresWilliam J. and Sue LinderLodi Veterinary CareMartha M. LoundMark D. MarkelMichael S. MarshallJohn R. and Coleen E. MarshallAmy MartinkoAudrey M. MartinoRocille McConnellPatricia L. McConnell-StephenJohn A. McMahonJames K. and Sandra J. MillerMaureen B. MulroyJohn S. and Kristina L. MurphyJeffry A. NeuenschwanderSan W. and Sarah OrrSarah L. OrrPatricia Hetland Family FoundationPaws-4-Fun Agility ClubMary S. PfisterMarilyn M. PotterAnne R. PramaggioreMarcia A. PulichFred E. and Marilyn G. PutzAndrew L. and Janet R. RaddatzGail RashMichael RobertsRock Valley Veterinary Medical

AssociationSargento Foods IncEllen J. SchwendemanDavid D. and Gail L. SeavertTimothy J. and Nancy S. SheehanSimmons & AssociatesThomas L. and Anne M. SkalmoskiMary SnavelyJayne Z. SpittlerKeith A. and Susan A. StellhornSteven S Lindsay Memorial FundThomas L. Taylor

Chester B. and Donna S. ThomasSteven J. ThompsonBarbara A. ToomanKirk M. and Lynn L. TuckerUniversity League IncJacqueline A. VaverVPP Group LLCW D Hoard and Sons CompanyBarbara J. WilliamsWisconsin Holstein AssociationJames A. and Jacquelyn L. WrychaKen Ziejewski and Sara Vegh

$500-999Marisol AndujoBadger Aquatics Club IncBadger Veterinary ClinicBarbara A. BaronHolly B. BeachMelissa J. BehrBemis Company FoundationAlan D. Berger and Ann H. InfortunaByron G. and Diana L. BoysenDolores A. BuchlerJane BunnBurlington Kennel ClubJac G. and Cynthia G. CaplinRoy A. and Sharon S. CauseyCraig E. ClarkUlle ClarkColin R. and Julie J. ClerkinIvy A. CorfisJoanne M. CrawfordJohn W. CurrierCharles J. and Kathryn M. CzuprynskiSusan L. DanielsMargaret A. DevenneyLawrence J. and Kathleen A. DickersonMary M. DittmarCynthia H. DrollingerSigrid E. Dynek

Estancia El CorcelMike FelixJennifer L. FitzgeraldJulie J. FlessasPamela A. FrazierPat and Susan FrettKathy GehlDennis S. and Marie C. HahnJeffrey R. HamannDoris HarrisonEdwin N. and Pamela A. HathawayDaniel J. and Mary E. HayengaLisa A. HebertPatrick G. Hellmann and Pamela M.

SchmidtPaul and Lola HigginsHill's Pet Nutrition

Stephen J. and Janet L. HoltmanHenry P. and Kathleen A. HuntingtonEdward V. and Linda E. JesseGary L. and Judy H. JorgensenJohn E. and Valeta R. KuenziDon D. KynastonAllen J. and Nancy D. LabeckiCynthia Le VallyLitchfield Veterinary HospitalRosemary LizziValerie E. LukaszewiczRuth M. MarrionSheila MartinPaul R. and Sharel A. MartinMary E. McAndrewsRobert T. McArthurK J. MetzigEdward R. MillerMichelle J. MooreJuergen and Virginia L. MuellerKenneth V. and Jean NordlundNed R. and Patricia J. NovsamJohn A. and Rebecca N. OaksSusan L. O'BrienChristopher W. Olsen and Claudia E.

MeyersRobert J. and Mettja R. OverlyThomas J. and Sharon N. PalmerPaws of CT INCJill G. PelisekTodd W. and Tracy D. PerkinsRichard G. Placey and Carol E. SwansonCurtis T. Poor and Katherine M.

Sigardson-PoorProcter & GambleLori B. RabinekJeff and Judith P. RaymondKenneth W. and Susan A. ReaglesRussell S. RobertsJennifer L. Rochedieu

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Special Thanks for Legacy GiftsEstate pledges, in the form of bequests, trusts, or wills, are another way to make a positive and lasting impact on the school. The fol-lowing individuals, both living and deceased, have either pledged support for the school through an estate gift or an estate gift has come to fruition in their name. For more information on how to arrange a legacy gift to benefit the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, contact Pat Bowdish, 608-890-1515, at the UW Foundation.

Allan P. Abell Todd R. and Joanna C. Allen Joey E. Amberg Jeffry Anderson David H. and Nancy K. Aronson Irving and Wendy L. Benveniste Robert R. Berg Cheryl A. Brickman Victor R. and Norma M. Brockmiller Jane Bunn Jackelen A. Callahan Lois E. Clementi John W. Currier Deanna S. Ding Betty M. Duebner Merle and Eunice Eggen Robert and Kathy Emery Harold Engles Sherree L. Engles Earl E. and Linda J. Flaskrud Beverly S. Freiberg Jeannette I. French Karen N. Ganser Kathy Gehl Floyd George Mary E. Gerloff Christine E. Gonia Claire Hackmann Patricia R. Hall Denny and Kim Harms June E. Harper Arlene E. Hartman Patricia L. Hayes Oscar A. and Mary E. Hildebrandt Joyce I. Hoerig Earl K. Holz Keith L. Mausner and Judith C. Illes Judith Jackman Scott L. Johnson Gary R. and Kay M. Jones Sheryl L. Jones Kenneth A. and Cathy L. Kerznar Lynn A. Kniaz Karla Kreklow Edward M. and Lois G. Le Vine Kent H. and Mary Z. Libby Clara Locher Martha M. Lound Joyce A. Madsen Susan K. Magee Jacqueline Marshall Suzanne McDonald Christine F. Meyer Betty J. Miller William D. Miller

Mary A. Morse John S. and Kristina L. Murphy Kalen K. Nichols Ardith Nyht Weston R. Severson and Esther M.

Olson Thomas J. and Sharon N. Palmer Joyce M. Paulson Martha E. Pavcek Mary A. Pierson Theodore S. Plautz Kenneth D. Powell Jodi A. Preissner Marcia A. Pulich Fred E. and Marilyn G. Putz Theresa M. Radant Andrew L. and Janet R. Raddatz Walter F. and Martha M. Renk Doris J. Salsbury Marion R. Schroeder Marcie T. Schwengel David D. and Gail L. Seavert Hedwig M. Spaight Barbara A. Suran Charlotte T. Turner David R. and Gail F. Turner Jacqueline A. Vaver Peter S. and Trisha Y. Wagner Margaret V. Wald Morrie Waud Jeffrey D. and Sara R. Wiesner Marilyn R. Wilbur Edwin V. and Linda S. Wise John R. and Kelli J. Zellmer

Richard J. and Joan M. RodrickEdward L. Rodriguez and Michelle M.

SchartnerR T. and Susan RooneyRoundhouse Marketing Services IncThomas W. and Lorna SchiniRobert A. and Kristine A. SchriesheimGail L. SchroederRonald D. and Carolyn D. SchultzNicole SchwendelGwendolyn W. SharrattShelter from the Storm IncMarjorie H. SimonBrian StewartLois K. SudnickPaul J. and Emily VarkalaVeterinary Ophthalmology Specialty

PracticeMarlene VoegeliCharles VoegeliWilliam P. Wassweiler and Ann

Schwichtenberg-WassweilerGifford WearyLinda WeinerDavid R. Wenninger and Gale W. FisherFrank C. and Lenore J. WichlacBrian R. and Marianne C. WoodsCharles H. and Sandra V. YankeKaren M. Young

$100-499Joan B. AkerAlan R. AltmanElizabeth B. AndersonEric K. and Susan E. AndersonArthur R. AndersonWilmer and Marguerite G. AndersonWilliam and Sandra AndersonJames M. and Bonnie K. AndrewsMiriam AnsfieldKenneth M. and Linda A. AntaramianDavid B. and Linda A. ArcandRhonda R. ArriesJulie A. AsmusMartin E. and Lois M. AuerJim Auler and Paula MurphyCharles and Madelon BakerDavid W. BangeBrian K. and Elizabeth A. BarnesFred BauerJeffrey J. and Jan BeardsleyLawrence E. Bechler and Patricia D. StruckRobert J. and Lori E. BeggsMary BehanWilliam R. and Cindy BehlingAlexander A. and Sandra M. BellEdward C. and Louise A. BennettPatricia F. BennettRuth M. BenzieBob and Elsie P. BergetRichard E. BerkeBebe R. BerkoffJean E. BjorensonDale E. and Nanci A. BjorlingSteven C. and Marcia S. BlaylockPhilip E. BloedornBlue Gate FarmMatt and Adele Bodden

Allan G. and Margaret R. BogueRobert C. and Agnes A. BorchertDennis L. BorskiBarbara E. BrandelMark E. and Cheryl A. BrickmanBrilliant K9'sMelody C. BrownRuth H. BruskiewitzThomas J. BuetowEllen M. BuggySteven J. and Thea R. BuholzerMark A. and Penelope P. BurrallSharon S. BuryWilliam and Diane M. BurzynskiJennifer L. BussBruce R. and Kathleen BussCraig A. Caflisch and Jayne EnglebertJoan Z. CalderStewart E. and Carol P. CalkinsSusan M. CampRobert A. and Kim CampbellHannah V. CareyCedarburg Veterinary Clinic SCPaul W. CeruttiJames E. and Linda L. ChadwickSandra N. ChallonerChapel Bell Choir First Congregational

ChurchBruce M. ChristensenMark A. ChristensonLinda K. Christian-SmithDeborah A. ChvilicekDavid A. and Karen B. CiganGenevieve C. CihaEdward G. and Lorna ClarkBarbara A. ClarkeAnn S. ClearyBarbara J. CnareAnnette H. CochraneRobert C. CohenD J. and Mindy E. CokePaul C. and Mary M. ColetteMichael T. and Cindy CollinsDennis J. and Deborah ContaNigel B. and Lynn CookCarrie B. CoonceRuth A. CrennellWilliam J. CrowleyDane County Veterinary Medical AssnBruce C. DavidsonRudi and Jo A. DavisJames E. DearingDavid L. and Lynn M. DebrouxJohn R. and Sandra J. DeckerEdward F. and Georgia L. DettmersFrederick A. DickJoyce T. DobbertRonald and Diane DoineJudith E. DonmoyerMark K. Dorn and Laurie J. GrinnellMargaret R. DraegerLinda S. DrakeHans Dramm and Sarah KellerCarolee DrewieckRichard E. DubielzigRichard R. and Doris B. DubielzigPhillip and Anne DuffyLouise R. DumkeMary O. Eastwood

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GrossSusan E. GruberWilliam C. GuelcherNancy GusackHeather GustafsonDebra M. HaasFaye A. HackbartSusan L. HallePeter C. HalversonRick and Kathleen S. Halvorson

Richard B. Hammerstrom and Marina N. Haan

Mary HanrahanJune E. HarperJane HarriesJames D. and Barbara B. HartWilliam A. and Barbara M. HartlmeierMichael J. HarveyBeverly S. HasselRoger P. and Ann W. HauckNicholas I. and Marit HawkinsKerry HawleyCharles D. HaysDavid and Judith M. HeckerNancy T. HeidenMichael D. and Juliann HeindselmanJames E. and Linda K. HeinekeWolfgang and Virginia A. HenkeTerry E. and Gwen M. HenricksenEugene H. and Claire R. HerdemanRonald M. and Susan F. HibbenJames H. and Betty J. HigbyRoy D. HilgartMary Hill-RothLysbeth HintzRichard E. and Celia M. HitemanCarole HoefsCheryl L. HofferJohn R. HoltzErin HousleyJoseph E. and Kathy J. HouznerAnn L. HowellDavid A. and Magdalene T. HoytDaniel P. HuegelDolores HurlburtIWI Ventures LLCJudy JaeschkeSharon L. JamesBarry P. and Mary B. JamesJean JamiesonTheodore S. and Patricia S. JankowskiRobert C. and Elsbeth R. JohnsonGreta A. JohnsonImogene P. JohnsonScott L. JohnsonStephen M. JohnsonPatricia M. JohnsonTimothy L. and Melanie A. JohnsonThomas R. and Mary N. JohnsonSharon L. JonesPamela A. KandzioraSally J. KasikDavid J. and Rita A. KelliherCynthia A. KellorCarolyn A. Kenney-CarterCharles M. and Susan M. KernatsDavid E. and Sandra KilmanKathy J. KinneyScott B. and Kim M. KirkpatrickCraig and Julie A. KisserDavid Klemish and Sherry PalmerCarl J. and Janet K. KlemmDavid G. and Vickie B. KlickMichael A. Kling and Megan M.

Cullen-KlingRobert A. and Patricia A. KmochJohn G. Knaak and Patricia M. WindauArthur L. and Frances KnellerCheryl M. Kneubuehl

Barbara J. KnutsonRichard H. and Patricia M. KocherMichael J. and Margaret A. KolbeDavid L. KolitzRichard and Sharon KonkolCarol J. KonshakJudith L. KoppaAnn L. KoskiDonald S. KoskinenMatt and Heidi K. KramerJeffrey A. and Natalie J. KrauseShirley A. KroeningRaymond R. and Barbara L. KruegerKruse Company RealtorsBeth M. KublyRuth I. KucherJean A. KuehnDevan Kuether and Rebecca LudwigKenneth P. Kushner and Erica R. SerlinPamela L. La ValliereMary E. LaedtkeMaldon D. LaitinenEdward J. LaknerRobert G. and Nanette O. LamphereHunter and Laura L. LangSteven P. and Barbara J. LanphearAnn N. LanphearReed A. and Joyce A. LarsonJohn E. and Nancy L. LarsonRuth LeichtnamElizabeth J. LeonardCarol A. LewinsonBeverly K. LewisKent H. and Mary Z. LibbyHelen L. LimbergJohn LinnenJohn K. Livsey and Lisa M. Ziaya-LivseyNeil J. and Lori J. LonerganPaul W. LuebkeJoann C. LuedkeAlicia L. LugauerMariel A. LundKaren K. LundquistMichael M. LupetiniRobert J. and Wendy W. LutzRichard F. and Catherine M. LuxtonMolly S. MacDonaldCynthia MacEwen

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TREATED LIKE FAMILY

My pets are my family and that’s how they are treat-ed at UW Veterinary Care. The fantastic caring staff are always willing to do all they can for our furry children.

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I couldn’t have imagined leaving my pet in more capable, caring hands. The whole experience: the daily updates, the excellent care, and everything was beyond my expectations.

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NoltemeyerMarilyn J. WorkmanWinnie YazbakTimothy P. and Laureen Y. YoshinoSandra J. ZassenhausEmily J. Zazado

Mark A. ZeierRoza ZeydaValerie H. ZimdarsRichard A. ZimmerMary L. ZimmermannMarcia J. ZinggWilliam J. and Paula M. ZirbesArthur J. ZoellnerBetty F. Zupke

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$10,000-24,999Terrence P. DVM '87 and Irina Clark

$1,000-4,999 Gerald E. Bisgard PhD '71 Linda Bunkfeldt-Popp MS '79 Daryl D. MS '74, PhD '75 and Sharon

G. Buss Claire A. Cornelius DVM '00 Barbara D. Good DVM '94 Peter D. Hanson MS '94, PhD '97 Michael J. Hayman DVM '89 Susan J. Hyland MS '73, PhD '78 and

Rudolf Dueland Virginia P. Kunch DVM '97 Kathy Reilly, DVM '90 Scott D. Ruetten DVM '89 and Edith G.

Brandt DVM '88 Jean E. Sander DVM '87 Linda J. Sullivan DVM '87 $500-999 Bernard C. MS '58 PhD '61 and Char-

lene L. Easterday Benjamin A. Fisher DVM '05 and Kristin

M. Wrycha DVM '05 Jennifer A. DVM '90 and Daniel W.

Fleming Joel C. DVM '88 and Laura M. Koenig Gayle S. Leith MS '85, DVM '88 Mark R. DVM '94 and Kristin M. Nelson

DVM '96 Robert R. DVM '90 and Julie A. Poetzel Ellen Richardson DVM '92 Timothy J. PhD '07 and Tiffany Stein Ty J. Vannieuwenhoven DVM '89 Alvin F. Weber PhD '49 Scott A. Wiley DVM '92 Tami Zalewski DVM '93

$100-499 Anton M. Allen PhD '61 Fran S. Azeka DVM '92 Claudia Barreto PhD '94 Tracy A. Bartz DVM '92 Patricia A. Bauman DVM '87 Kristen A. Bernard MS '92 PhD '95 Lisa A. Borzynski DVM '93 Diane M. Brown DVM '89 Bruno Buratto MS '69 Robert J. Callan PhD '96 Joanne L. Carpentier-Kasner DVM '90

and Jay R. Kasner Heidi A. Chupp DVM '99 Clarice S. De Christina DVM '88 Carolyn M. Deegan DVM '87 Robert J. Eckroade PhD '72 and Carlene

Eckroade Kristin J. Ellingsen DVM '88 Erica J. Esser DVM '08 Megan M. Fine DVM '09 Kristen R. Friedrichs DVM '91 Michael Fulgione DVM '95 Hannelore Geyer DVM '98 Steven S. Giles PhD '02 Cheryl A. Graybush DVM '97 Franziska B. Grieder MS '87, PhD '89 Geralyn M. Grieshaber DVM '00 Rose C. Grimm DVM '04 Melissa A. Haag DVM '12 Michelle L. Harke DVM '03 Olivia Harris, DVM '98 Kathleen A. Heneghan DVM '94 Tamara M. Holz-Jacobs DVM '95 Amy S. Hubbard DVM '91 Allison J. Janz DVM '12 A N. PhD '77 and Julia Johnson Thomas J. MS '73, PhD '75 and Beverly

K. Kennedy Anne S. Kinzer DVM '92 Anthony L. Kiorpes MS '74, PhD '77 Jennifer A. Kobilca DVM '00

Narayana R. Kosuri PhD '69 Douglas D. DVM '98 and Kimberly A.

Kratt DVM '00 Donna B. Krochak DVM '91 Rodney S. Kuenzi DVM '87 Craig C. Lamb DVM '96 Diane L. Larsen DVM '90, PhD '99 Lisa A. Lindesmith DVM '88 Diane C. Martin DVM '00 Kyle G. Mathews DVM '88 Jonathan F. MS '89, PhD '94 and Stacy

A. McAnulty Carol J. McLaughlin DVM '92 John P. Naeser DVM '02 Robert M. Nakamura MS '66 Jean M. DVM '91 and John Osen Darlene K. Osgood DVM '91 Laura L. DVM '99 and Aaron Patterson Scott T. Pertzborn DVM '87 Jay G. DVM '97 and Lisa J. Peters DVM

'95 James A. Polikowski DVM '96 and Ruth-

anne Chun DVM '91 Jessica L. Powell DVM '01 Donna J. Quandt DVM '91 Erica M. Schorr-Evans DVM '94 Kurt K. Sladky DVM '93 Jesse A. Sondel DVM '03 Scott A. Spaulding DVM '91 Robert H. Steiner DVM '93 Jennifer R. Teigen DVM '92 Hilary W. DVM '02 and Patrick J. Toft Erin E. Troy DVM '93 Kimberly H. Vogel DVM '94 Kenneth R. DVM '07, MS '07 and Shelly

M. Waller Martin O. Wayne DVM '00 Gary W. DVM '97 and Amy S. Wiegel

DVM '97 Thomas M. PhD '64 and Ann W. Yuill Cesario S. Zamora PhD '73 Ann S. Zieser DVM '90

Special Thanks to Alumni DonorsOur alumni donors form a special group of individuals. They have seen both the excellence and the potential of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine first hand, and even after they graduate, the school holds a special place for them. Whether they work in private practice or aca-demics, stay in Wisconsin or travel far abroad, or even return right here to their alma mater, we appreciate that our alumni remember where they came from. We would like to thank our alumni who have donated $100 or more between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 to help improve their school, whether for the benefit of animal health, students like themselves, or simply to maintain the excellence of their school.

HAPPY PATIENT

Your clinic and my pet’s treatment are etched into my fond memories. You can tell by my dog’s reaction when returning to UW Veterinary Care that she was always truly happy to return.

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$500,000–999,999Irving and Wendy L. BenvenisteDr William & Winifred O'Rourke Fam

Char TrustMargaret D. FixMoritz FoundationVetCor Professional Practices

$100,000–499,999Allan P. and Shirley M. AbellAgSource Cooperative ServicesAquila Biopharmaceuticals IncJames G. Berbee and Karen A. WalshJean-Pierre and Nancy BoespflugJane BunnCarrington Laboratories IncShawn M. CavanaughMary L. ComstockTimothy J. and Anne M. ConnorDean Foods FoundationKathryn N. DoaneDog Jog Companion Animal Club

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John P. and H. Margo EdlMelita F. GrunowArlene E. HartmanHill's Pet NutritionSusan J. IpsenJudith JackmanJB & MK Pritzker Family FoundationCarolyn A. Kenney-CarterErick J. LaineRobert G. and Nanette O. LamphereMartha M. LoundBohdan W. Lucky and Ellen C.

ButterworthWilliam J. and Shirley A. MaeckMarjorie Siebert Aylen Fdtn IncElaine D. MarshallGayle G. Rosemann and Paul E. McElweeMerial LtdJames E. and Jean MohrhauserMorinda AgricultureMary A. MorseJeffry A. and Hidee L. NeuenschwanderOratec Interventions IncOSOD LLCOsteoGenix IncTerrance D. and Judith A. PaulPfizer IncTheodore S. PlautzMary E. PoirierPuelicher Foundation IncJohn G. and Doris J. Salsbury

Salsbury J E FoundationEric P. SandgrenSCAVMAGary F. and Camille E. SeamansTerry K. and Sandra K. ShockleySkeletal KineticsSmith and Nephew IncVCA Antech IncStuart WebbWI Veterinary Medical AssnMarilyn R. WilburRay B. ZemonZinpro CorporationZoetis

$25,000–99,999Steven L. and Karen L. AllensteinAlliance Pharmaceutical CorpAlta Genetics USA IncAmerican Society of Vet Clinical

PathologySusan J. AndersonAppanasha Clinics SCBadgerland FinancialBlackwell Science LTDRobert G. and Joellen F. BlountBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica IncMark E. and Cheryl A. BrickmanKenyon BrysonKelly BrysonDaryl D. MS '74, PhD '75 and Sharon G.

BussEdward J. CampbellSusan J. Cellmer and Jeffrey C. NealCiba-Geigy LimitedTerrence P. DVM '87 and Irina ClarkCompanion Animal ClubConsolidated Sterilizer SystemsCovance Laboratories IncJohn W. CurrierRussell A. Cutting and Rene E. RandallJohn C. and Dorothy DahlDatex Ohmeda IncDodgeville Veterinary ServiceArthur E. and Betty M. DuebnerBernard C. MS '58, PhD '61 and Charlene

L. EasterdayEcolab IncElizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable TrustEllamae Siebert FoundationEndorex CorporationAndrew J. and Linda D. ErdmanEvan and Marion Helfaer FdtnFarm Credit Services Of NE WI

Nicole FinitzoFort Dodge Animal HealthDavid J. GanfieldRobert F. and Suzanne S. GellerGenex Cooperative IncWilliam R. and Cindy GenglerMary E. GerloffWilliam J. and Patricia J. GoodgerJonathan V. GoodmanGreat Midwest Alpaca FestivalClaire HackmannPatricia R. HallHartford Animal Clinic IncPatricia L. HayesLisa A. HebertWilliam G. HeinHenry Vilas Park Zoological Society IncHarvey A. and Patricia G. HetlandEarl K. HolzSusan J. Hyland MS '73, PhD '78 and

Rudolf DuelandIams CompanyDarian M. and Jamie H. IbrahimIDEXX Laboratories IncJaqua FoundationRonald C. KatzKaukauna Veterinary ClinicJack F. KellnerMark and Michele KellnerPatrick G. and Nancy B. KennedyKing Abdulaziz City For Science &

TechnologyKohler Foundation IncJohn H. and Kennetha L. KrehbielKuenzi Family Pet HospitalDennis J. and Sandra J. KuesterDon D. and Helen S. KynastonLakeside Animal HospitalEdward M. and Lois G. Le VineJacqueline W. LindsayKathleen R. LosurdoJack R. and Darryl J. LuebeckMark D. Markel and Lisa A. SteinkampJacqueline MarshallMarshall & Ilsley Fdtn IncMerck & Co IncMerial IntervetEugene L. MeyerMiles IncBruce and Rebecca J. MilneMonsanto CompanyJean C. MooringMuller Veterinary HospitalNestle Purina Petcare CoNestle USA IncNovartis Animal Health US IncMathilda V. OaksOregon Veterinary ClinicWilliam J. and Winifred J. O'RourkePark Pet HospitalKenneth D. PowellMary K. PritzkerJohn A. PuelicherQ Therapeutics IncBarbara C. RettgenRichard K. and Bonita L. RiedererAugusta D. RoddisDaniel Roh and Carla C. AllensteinAndrew J. RolfeSandoz Ag

Special Thanks to Cumulative DonorsEvery gift to support the UW School of Veterinary Medicine is always appreciated. The school is especially grateful to those donors who have shown a high level of support, whether they have done so through many gifts or pledges over the years or through a larger donation. Consistent support at this level provides the margin of excellence in our teaching, research, and service and also serves to show others that our cause is a worthy one. We gratefully acknowledge the cumulative contributions that the fol-lowing donors have made toward our overall excellence as well as specific endeavors from 1982 to the present, including gifts and pledges.

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We couldn’t be more pleased with our experience at UW Veterinary Care! Well worth the four hour drive!

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$10,000–24,999Accelerated GeneticsAll Pets Veterinary ClinicLeland C. AllensteinAbdulaziz M. AL-SwailemAlta Genetics USA IncEnrique DVM '96 and Suzanne Alvarez

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Deer-Grove Veterinary Clinics LLCDeLaval IncDisney Worldwide Services IncDubuque Kennel ClubEastern States Veterinary AssnElkhorn Veterinary ClinicElser Enterprises IncElsevier Science B VEquity Coop Livestock SalesThomas R. and Deborah B. ErrathRichard C. and Annette R. EvansEvjue Foundation IncPatrick S. MS '83, DVM '87 and Anne M.

FarrellRobert B. and Mary R. FickFirst Citizens State BankFond du Lac County Kennel ClubPeter S. FooteSteve FrantzJohn J. FrautschiFriends of the Veterinary Medicine Tchng

ProgGiddings & Lewis FoundationEmil and Josette GlasbergSanjiv GoelGraunke Family FoundationGreer Laboratories IncDaniel A. and Kimberly A. GrimmPeter D. MS '94, PhD '97 and Karen L.

HansonVirginia H. HarringtonCharles K. and Patricia A. HenriksonHerrild and Herrild SCHeska CorporationPatricia W. HewittHillside Animal HospitalHinueber Veterinarian ServiceHome AT Last Animal SanctuaryTara G. IckeImmunex Corporation

Jackson Pet HospitalJefferson Veterinary Clinic SCBrenda K. JenkinDub JilesPamela M. JohnsonSamuel C. and Imogene P. JohnsonGary L. and Judy H. JorgensenYoshihiro and Yuko KawaokaKettle Moraine Kennel ClubDonald F. and Carol J. KressJohn E. and Valeta R. KuenziL & L Sales & Service IncMichele M. La Fond MS '85, DVM '89Jean H. La MackLaboratoire M2 IncLayton Animal HospitalClara LocherMaddies SpiritMadison Cat Clinic IncSusan K. MageeMary A. MahoneyMark & Bette Morris Family FdtnWilliam E. McGuirkSusan M. MelbyMark R. MelbyMidwest Veterinary Supply IncMiraBella Technologies LLCMark L. Morris MS '62, PhD '63Maureen B. MulroyNE WI Veterinary Medical AssnPat A. NelsonNeumeister Animal HospitalNew Berlin Animal Hospital LtdNorthside Veterinary ClinicOdyssey Veterinary CareSusan R. O'KonskiMarilyn A. OlsenOmro Animal HospitalOphthalmanagement CoOrgan Recovery SystemsSan W. and Sarah OrrOttawa HospitalPahle Small Animal ClinicFrank J. and Jill G. PelisekPerryville Pet HospitalMary S. PfisterPharmacia CorporationRichard G. Placey and Carol E. SwansonMarilyn M. PotterPrairie Animal Hospital-BeloitProfessional Dairy Producers of WisconsinMarcia A. PulichAndrew L. and Janet R. RaddatzRalston Purina CompanyThomas J. and Jane A. RichterJames W. and Donna J. RieserRoche Vitamins Inc-New JerseyRock Valley Veterinary Medical

AssociationThomas H. RoddisRural Security Life InsuranceSargento Foods IncRandy SchuellerLinda A. SchulerRonald D. and Carolyn D. SchultzHarlan and Anna A. SeaverWeston R. Severson and Esther M. OlsonSimmons & AssociatesThomas L. and Anne M. SkalmoskiNancy I. Smith

Jay L. and Patricia H. SmithSMS Foundation IncStandard Diagnostics IncStandard Process IncStanley F. StaplesStephen and Elizabeth Bechtel Jr FdtnSuzanne M. StrachotaCatherine A. TanckThomas L. and Ann TaylorDean E. and Shirley B. TaylorDonna E. TegelmanThe Coburn Company IncThe Little Animal HospitalThe PMD FoundationChester B. and Donna S. ThomasSteven J. ThompsonJohn E. ToepferThomas N. and Jeanne M. TorhorstTwin Disc IncTwycross Zoo East Midland Zoological

SocietyVilter Foundation IncVion Pharmaceuticals IncW D Hoard and Sons CompanyWalking Horse Charity JubileeWaunakee Veterinary Service SCWauwatosa Veterinary ClinicWest CentralWest Salem Veterinary Clinic IncWestern Veterinary ConferenceWhitewater Animal Medical CenterWhitewater Veterinary HospitalJ. S. and Gail WinterWisconsin Alumni Association IncWisconsin Farm Bureau FederationWisconsin Horse & Pony Humane

Society IncElmer A. and Marian A. WoelfferWoodland Veterinary Clinic LTDWilliam WrigleyJames A. and Jacquelyn L. WrychaWVC Companion AnimalWyeth PharmaceuticalsJohn R. and Kelli J. ZellmerMary Z. Zemon

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IMPRESSIVE CARE

We are nothing but impressed with UW Veterinary Care. Our cat continues to do well and we know it is because of your care.

UW TREATMENT

We found out our dog had an inoperable tumor and were referred to UW Veterinary Care for TomoTherapy, a laser guided emergen-cy radiation treatment (developed at UW–Madison.) We are so grateful they have this technology for pets.

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Scientists at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) are helping to develop the next genera-tion of wound dressings thanks to a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Imbed Biosciences, Inc., a medical device start-up com-pany that stems from research conducted at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has received a $1.5 million award to further test the effectiveness of ultrathin wound dressings that contain sil-ver nanoparticles, a study that Professor Jonathan McAnulty will lead at the SVM. According to McAnulty, chair of the Department of Surgical Sciences and Imbed co-founder, the idea of silver as a disinfectant and healing aid goes back a long way. “You’ve heard about people being born with silver spoons in their mouths,” he says. “Back when food could be a little suspect, wealthier people had silver utensils and plates, and they probably had some kind of antimicrobial effect.” However, the use of microscop-ically small lumps of elemental silver, or nanoparticles, in wound dressings is a much newer con-cept, and its distinct advantages have gained it wide acceptance in the medical field. For example,

although silver fights off infection by killing bacteria and fungi, it’s not an antibiotic, so the human body tends to accept it more read-ily. In addition, unlike most silver products, which are ionized, el-emental silver carries no charge. This slows the rate at which it is released into the wound, extending the period of its effectiveness as an antimicrobial agent. Research has shown that all of these attributes help speed up wound closure. The truly novel part of these wound dressings, however, is that they house the silver nanoparticles in a porous, polymeric nanofilm

which, resembling dusky-hued cellophane, is made of a multi-layer lattice of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. “It’s a super-fine, ultrathin membrane, potentially less than one cell thick.” says McAnulty. “It allows the active agents, the nanoparticles, to attach on the cell surface, right where they need to be, rather than in the wound fluid. The nanoparticles in the film dissolve over time to provide sus-tained release of antimicrobial silver ions. The film ultimately disintegrates and exfoliates in the wound debris.” This process has several ad-vantages. The localization of the material allows for lower concen-trations of silver, which results in less toxicity for the cells in the wound and the patient, and the dissipation of the material reduc-es the need for wound dressing changes, which can be painful for patients and hospital budgets alike. The award, a competi-tive Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, a division of the NIH, is an im-portant milestone on the path to a marketable product. With

an earlier Phase I grant, Imbed researchers demonstrated the ef-fectiveness of the silver nanofilm dressings in speeding up wound closure and reducing infection in mice. “The Phase II grant will sup-port similar research on porcine wounds in order to build a body of safety and efficacy data sufficient for Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval,” says McAnulty. McAnulty hopes to submit re-sults to the FDA in a year. While the product they are currently test-ing is designed for use in human medicine, he and others at Imbed are also looking into producing a version that can be used in vet-erinary medicine. They have also begun developing a second genera-tion of nanofilm wound dressings. “My dream is that it would become ubiquitous, even to even-tually find it on a Flintstone’s Band-Aid in the supermarket,” says McAnulty. “It could be feasible to use it in that type of environment.” Imbed Biosciences, Inc., is a collaborative effort involving sev-eral scientists with UW–Madison connections, including McAnulty; Chuck Czuprynski, professor of pathobiological sciences at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine; Nicholas Abbott, professor in the UW Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ankit Angarwal, a former post-doctoral researcher in the UW Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering who now serves as the company’s presi-dent and chief executive officer; Christopher Murphy, professor of surgical sciences at the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine; and Michael Schurr, a burn and trauma surgeon at the University of Colorado-Denver School of Medicine, formerly at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.

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NIH Start-Up Grant Funds Research on Innovative Wound Dressings

Genes Found in Nature Yield 1918-like Virus with Pandemic PotentialAn international team of research-ers has shown that circulating avian influenza viruses contain all the genetic ingredients necessary to underpin the emergence of a virus similar to the deadly 1918 influenza virus. Searching public databases, the re-searchers, led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, identified eight genes from influenza viruses isolated from wild ducks that possessed remarkable genetic similari-ties to the genes that made up the 1918 pandemic flu virus. The 1918 or “Spanish flu” pandemic was one of recorded history’s most devastating

outbreaks of disease, resulting in an estimated 40 million deaths worldwide. The new work was published in the journal Cell Host and Microbe. It shows that “there are gene pools in nature that have the potential to cause a severe pandemic in the future,” says Kawaoka. Knowing what genes to look for, he says, can help predict the likelihood of an emerging strain of pandemic flu and, impor-tantly, help scientists devise strategies for countering such a pathogen. More at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/kawaoka–1918-like-virus.

Research

Jonathan McAnulty, chair of the Department of Surgical Sciences at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, holds up a small portion of an ultra-thin, polymer-ic nanofilm containing nanoparticles of elemental silver that is used in advanced wound dressings. Research has demonstrated the ability of the nanofilm to speed up wound closure and reduce the need for painful and costly bandage changes.

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her a spot as a finalist in the America’s Favorite Veterinarian contest, cre-ated by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation to celebrate extraordinary veterinary medical professionals. (Another SVM alumna, Laura McLain Madsen, Class of 1997, was a fi-nalist in the same contest. Learn more about her at go.wisc.edu/0n189g). Never straying far from her firefighter roots, Troy provides veterinary medical training for first respond-ers in her area. Her reach is extensive, from fundrais-ing for small animal CPR kits for fire departments to developing curriculum for treating animals at emer-gencies to serving as team veterinarian for the FEMA California Task Force 4 ca-nine handlers, and she is

helping ensure animals in the most desperate situations receive qual-ity care. “I knew when I entered vet-erinary medical school that my profession would be one of con-tinual learning, but it was not until I was in practice that I realized it was also one of continual teach-ing,” says Troy. “I treasure the many opportunities I have had to share information.”

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Alumni Winter 2014-15 Dear alumni:This fall I had the pleasure of meeting with your alumni advisory board for their first in-person meeting. What a dedicated group

who generously gave a day of their time (and traveled great distances to participate!) to promote and foster a lifelong connection between alumni and the school. Why does this matter? First and foremost, from the moment students accept their offer of admission to the SVM, they become a part of the Wis-consin family for life. Our responsibility to students continues after gradua-tion—through keeping the value of their degree strong, supporting op-portunities to network, and connecting alumni with our faculty and staff. Second—but not unrelated to the first—engaged and supportive alumni make the SVM better. The education we provide our students is stronger because of the alumni who speak to and mentor our students, who provide shadowing and mentoring experienc-es, who share with us their feedback about how we’re doing, and who refer cases to UW Veterinary Care. Alumni are our ambassadors—letting others know about our commitment to excellence and leadership in the veterinary medical profession. And alumni who make financial contributions not only allow us to make investments in the school’s programs, but their participation also sends a message that those who know us best believe in the school and its future. I couldn’t be more excited about the future of the school and about working with this alumni advisory board. They are dedicated to ensuring that alumni don’t just represent our success but also remain a part of our continued success. I look forward to rolling out some of their recommen-dations and plans. In the meantime, you can learn more by visiting www.vetmed.wisc.edu/alumni/alumni-advisory-board. Please join me in thanking your board for supporting you and the school!

Kristi V. ThorsonAssociate Dean for Advancement

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The call to veterinary medi-cal service came early for Dr. Erin Troy. The Class of 1993 alumna knew before she could even clearly say the word “veterinarian” that she aspired to be one. Her father, Joe Troy, had similar ambitions. Sadly, limited funds curtailed his veterinary medical career dreams but never his longing to nurture injured animals. As a firefighter, her father frequently brought home injured animals to their four-acre, suburban farm in the San Francisco Bay area where her family raised a variety of livestock animals. When Troy was around eight years old, a neighbor-hood dog attacked their sheep, leaving some with life-threatening injuries. With no large animal vet-erinarians in the area, her father let her stay home from school while they treated the injured animals using her fa-ther’s first responder know-how and knowledge gained from the Farm Bureau and veterinarians at their state’s school of veterinary medicine. With their help, all the injured sheep survived. Troy credits that experience as a pivotal point in her pursuit of veterinary medicine, a journey that led her to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) for training and back to her native California where she eventu-ally purchased Muller Veterinary Hospital, a Walnut Creek, Calif., practice where she worked prior to veterinary medical school. “UW–Madison was the perfect environment for learning and pro-vided me with the best foundation I could ask for,” says Troy. “But, as I continued to nurture my ca-reer, I became frustrated watching patients struggle and suffer as they

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Service, Compassion Make Alum America’s Favorite Vet Finalist

SVM Alum Nominated President-Elect for WVMAJohn Been, Class of 1988, was recently nominated as president-elect for the Wiscon-sin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA), a state-wide organization that advocates for and promotes veterinary medicine while enriching animal and human health. Been worked as a board-certified nuclear cardiology technologist and farmer before attending the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, he joined River Valley Veterinary Clinic in Plain, Wis., where he specialized in dairy production medicine for 24 years as a partner and practitioner. Today, he works as a relief large animal veterinarian. He has been a continuous member of the WVMA, serving in various capacities during his membership. Most recently, he represented District 6 on the Executive Board from 2007 to 2012.

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aged. So many dogs’ pain wasn’t being recognized.” This unaddressed need led her to pursue certifications in canine rehabilitation and veterinary pain management. In 2001 she opened The Canine Rehabilitation Center, California’s first veterinary physical rehabilitation center, offering servic-es like hydrotherapy, acupuncture, chiropractic care, and laser therapy. Troy’s innovative practice and community service recently earned

Dr. Erin Troy, Class of 1993, works with a dog dur-ing a hydrotherapy session. Troy opened The Canine Rehabilitation Center, California’s first veterinary physical rehabilitation center, in 2001.

This holiday season consider giving those ani-mal lovers on your list a gift that really benefits animals.

For a suggested $10 donation per card, the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) will send a holi-day greeting card to the recipient of your choice. The beautiful, full-color greeting card will include a message stating that a donation was made to the school in the recipient’s name and proceeds will benefit projects that improve animal health. Each year, a different artist donates artwork for the SVM holiday card. This year, the school is offering two card choices, “Feline Friendly” and “Little Big Dog,” fea-turing art donated by Audrey Christie of Dodgeville, Wis. Both cards make ideal, heartfelt holiday gifts for vet-erinarians, friends, family, people’s pets, or animal lovers. Order forms for the holiday cards can be down-loaded at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/holidaycard, or contact Laura Olson in the school’s Office for Advancement at 608-890-0203.

Holiday Card Supports Animal Health

A NEWSLETTER FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

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Hidden in the rolling hills of southwest Wisconsin lies Short Horse, Audrey Christie’s home and studio. Surrounding her 1850’s stone home are the many creatures and ani-mals that inspire much of her woodcut print work. This year’s first art piece, titled “Feline Friendly,” features two cats, Tiger and Larry, who began life as barn cats at Audrey’s farm before relocating to the big city of Chicago with Audrey’s son. Christie’s second art donation is the “Little Big Dog” piece, inspired by her friend’s dog, Buddy. Her art can be found online at www.shorthorse.com or by contacting her directly at 608-935-7920.