Barnes Joins Small Animal Orthopedics Team
An avid hiker and lover of all things outdoors, Dr. Kate Barnes traveled the United States studying and working in veterinary medicine before making Texas A&M University her home. A Connecticut native, Barnes attended Ross University before transferring to Oregon to finish her degree. After an internship in Ithaca at Cornell, a residency at Virginia […]
Orthopedics Expands Services with New Clinician
With the addition of a fourth faculty member, the Orthopedics Service in the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) has made updates that have allowed the team to serve more clients, enhance services they currently offer, and continue to make advancements in cutting-edge procedures. Since the arrival of Dr. Kate Barnes earlier this year, orthopedics has […]
A Shaker Full of Love
Michelle and Pete Gerukos’ dog Shaker was one in a million. Always the happy-go-lucky, funny guy, the Golden Retriever lived like the entire world was his playground and, in the meantime, completely changed the way the Gerukoses lived their lives and beheld each day…with light hearts and TONS of laughter. Shaker embraced life full-on and […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Hospital Saves Pregnant Golden Retriever, 13 Puppies
When Angela Brenengen’s 5-year-old Golden Retriever Bree Anna Rose stopped eating for a day or two, it was easy to attribute it to Bree’s pregnancy; after all, this was Bree’s third litter of puppies, and it is common for dogs to forsake food in the days leading up to delivery. But what they thought was […]
Rare Procedure Saves Dachshund
For Klause — a 2-year-old red dachshund with an infectious personality—the road to recovery seemed out of sight after a mauling by an unknown animal left him almost unrecognizable. But thanks to the work of a team of doctors at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH), Klause has returned home and is expected […]
Small Animal Hospital Receives Donated Aquarium
A new aquarium in the lobby of the Small Animal Hospital, at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH), has been donated in memory of Madlin Stevenson. Stevenson—an animal lover, artist, philanthropist, historian, and world traveler, with a generous, gentle soul, quick wit, and boundless energy—is the namesake and a major original supporter of […]
A Better Life for Bubbles
With a charming personality, Bubbles—a 3-month-old black, brown, and white Shih Tzu—lives up to her name. But it wasn’t her sparkling disposition that led to the moniker; Bubbles received her name because she was born with meningoencephalocele—a rare, abnormal sac of fluid, brain tissue, and meninges (the membranes that cover the brain and spinal […]
Healing Kash
The unprecedented devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey displaced countless people. Many were forced out of their homes to find shelter because of the extensive flooding, the damage from which claimed almost everything they owned. Port Arthur resident Charles Moss lost his home and many of his belongings in the storm, and, for a night, […]
Veterinary Hospital Team Saves Dog Bitten by Coral Snake
Coral snakes are among the Texas reptiles you may encounter in your back yard. While they are shy, non-confrontational creatures—which makes human encounters uncommon—when a coral snake’s “hand” is pushed, they may choose to strike, and although those bites are rare, they are also extremely deadly. That’s why doctors at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical […]
Connell Provides Update on VMTH During College Hour
Texas A&M’s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) has spent the past year adapting to an increased caseload and working to create an environment that embraces opportunities for improvement and increased efficiency. Bo Connell, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) assistant dean of hospital operations, shared with CVM faculty, staff, and students some of […]
