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UPDATE Vol. XXIV, No. 1 Louisiana Otters Visit SVM Fifty-three river otters were admitted as patients of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital on January 30, 1999, for health checkups and vaccinations, on their way to being released in the Blue River in southern Indiana. Dr. Wallace Morrison, professor of small animal medicine, directed the 12-hour clinic that involved about 30 students and faculty at Purdue, and 12 people from the Department of Natural Resources. This was the last stage of the state's five-year program to reintroduce the river otter to Indiana's waterways. Otters are "not domesticated at all, and they have to be handled with a lot of care," Morrison said. Otters are relatively aggressive animals, and each was anesthetized before being carefully removed from its cage for examination by the team of veterinarians. After being weighed, measured and tagged, blood and stool samples were taken for ongoing studies. Then the otters were ready for their individual treatment. Dr. Greg Inskeep (PU '84) of Rensselaer, who has been involved in all five years of the release program, did 19 root canals and several extractions. Administering dental care to reduce pain and preserve teeth is important because the otters use their teeth to catch prey and eat. Other otters needed medical care for cuts and injured toes. One of the volunteers was Catherine Scott-Moncrieff, professor of small animal medicine at SVM, who has been involved with the project four of the past five years. "It's a real privilege to work with these animals," she said. "There's so little wilderness left. I hope someday to see an otter in the Wabash outside my house." The river otter release is coordinated by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in an effort to reintroduce the animal to state waterways. The 53 otters that were treated at the Veterinary Teaching Turner and Dr. Scott Hospital were trapped in Louisiana and transported to Indiana by the DNR. In all, more than 300 otters have been released in 12 sites, and nearly all the reintroduced otters have survived. River otters, an animal native to the Hoosier state, disappeared from Indiana waters nearly 60 years ago because of excess trapping and loss of habitat. State wildlife biologists say otters now occupy 22 counties in the state. is joined by (from L to R) Kris Kazmierczak, Terri Moncrieff. In This Issue Dean's Column 2 Named Scholarships 3-4 Splicing Spinal Cords 5,27 Portraits of Excellence 6 Focus on Faculty 7-9 New Hope for Endangered Species ..13 Hospital Updates 14,15 Fall Conference Highlights ... .17-18 Update on Alumni 19-21 In Memory 22 Recruiting the Best 23 Classofl998 24 New Support for Tomorrow's Veterinarians By Kevin Doerr Gifts target student financial need Alumni and veterinary clients have stepped forward with major financial support to help alleviate the significant financial needs of Purdue veterinary students. Four new scholarships illustrate how the School, alumni, faculty, and clients are having a major impact on the future of the veterinary medical profession. Callahan Scholarship Endowed by Alumnus Dr. C. James Callahan, professor emeritus of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, received the surprise of a lifetime at the retirement banquet held in his honor. That's when Dr. Edward L. Sommers, (PU '64), of Bourbon, Indiana, announced that he had estab- Continued on page 3
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Title | Purdue University veterinary medical update, 1999, v. 24, no. 1 (Winter-Spring) |
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Veterinary Medicine Education, Veterinary |
Creators | Purdue University. School of Veterinary Medicine |
Purdue Identification Number | PSVM00241 |
Subjects (LCSH) | Veterinary medicine--Study and teaching (Higher) |
Genre | Periodical |
Coverage | United States |
Date of Original | 1999 |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Collection Title | SVM Report |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Language | eng |
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Title | page 1 |
Subjects (MeSH) |
Veterinary Medicine Education, Veterinary |
Creators | Purdue University. School of Veterinary Medicine |
Subjects (LCSH) | Veterinary medicine--Study and teaching (Higher) |
Genre | Periodical |
Coverage | United States |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Collection Title | SVM Report |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Language | eng |
Rights Statement | Digital object copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved. |
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Transcript | UPDATE Vol. XXIV, No. 1 Louisiana Otters Visit SVM Fifty-three river otters were admitted as patients of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital on January 30, 1999, for health checkups and vaccinations, on their way to being released in the Blue River in southern Indiana. Dr. Wallace Morrison, professor of small animal medicine, directed the 12-hour clinic that involved about 30 students and faculty at Purdue, and 12 people from the Department of Natural Resources. This was the last stage of the state's five-year program to reintroduce the river otter to Indiana's waterways. Otters are "not domesticated at all, and they have to be handled with a lot of care," Morrison said. Otters are relatively aggressive animals, and each was anesthetized before being carefully removed from its cage for examination by the team of veterinarians. After being weighed, measured and tagged, blood and stool samples were taken for ongoing studies. Then the otters were ready for their individual treatment. Dr. Greg Inskeep (PU '84) of Rensselaer, who has been involved in all five years of the release program, did 19 root canals and several extractions. Administering dental care to reduce pain and preserve teeth is important because the otters use their teeth to catch prey and eat. Other otters needed medical care for cuts and injured toes. One of the volunteers was Catherine Scott-Moncrieff, professor of small animal medicine at SVM, who has been involved with the project four of the past five years. "It's a real privilege to work with these animals," she said. "There's so little wilderness left. I hope someday to see an otter in the Wabash outside my house." The river otter release is coordinated by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in an effort to reintroduce the animal to state waterways. The 53 otters that were treated at the Veterinary Teaching Turner and Dr. Scott Hospital were trapped in Louisiana and transported to Indiana by the DNR. In all, more than 300 otters have been released in 12 sites, and nearly all the reintroduced otters have survived. River otters, an animal native to the Hoosier state, disappeared from Indiana waters nearly 60 years ago because of excess trapping and loss of habitat. State wildlife biologists say otters now occupy 22 counties in the state. is joined by (from L to R) Kris Kazmierczak, Terri Moncrieff. In This Issue Dean's Column 2 Named Scholarships 3-4 Splicing Spinal Cords 5,27 Portraits of Excellence 6 Focus on Faculty 7-9 New Hope for Endangered Species ..13 Hospital Updates 14,15 Fall Conference Highlights ... .17-18 Update on Alumni 19-21 In Memory 22 Recruiting the Best 23 Classofl998 24 New Support for Tomorrow's Veterinarians By Kevin Doerr Gifts target student financial need Alumni and veterinary clients have stepped forward with major financial support to help alleviate the significant financial needs of Purdue veterinary students. Four new scholarships illustrate how the School, alumni, faculty, and clients are having a major impact on the future of the veterinary medical profession. Callahan Scholarship Endowed by Alumnus Dr. C. James Callahan, professor emeritus of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, received the surprise of a lifetime at the retirement banquet held in his honor. That's when Dr. Edward L. Sommers, (PU '64), of Bourbon, Indiana, announced that he had estab- Continued on page 3 |
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