Animal Airwaves
Airs Fridays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
A call-in radio show featuring experts from the UF Veterinary Hospitals speaking on a variety of animal health-related topics. The show, hosted by Dana Hill of WUFT, features UF faculty clinicians, who speak about common veterinary problems in their area of expertise. Listeners can call in to 352-392-8989 with questions related to the topic being discussed.
Recent Episodes
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Join us on Animal Airwaves-Live as Dr. Caryn Plummer, veterinary ophthalmology specialist from UF, discusses cataracts across pets and horses. She’ll help owners identify early signs like eye cloudiness and...
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Advanced diagnostic imaging tools can be life-saving for large and small animals. Expertise in this key area of veterinary medicine is critical for both pinpointing diseases and guiding the treatment...
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NEADS Service Dogs receive a unique form of training. After early socialization, each 12-week-old pup is assigned to live with a handler in the Prison PUP Program — that is,...
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As we ease into summer, it’s time to take stock of pet hazards that come with the season. Of course, there’s the danger of heat in closed cars — even...
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Bird migration is a monumental and mysterious process — especially given that most birds fly solo and overnight. Migration behavior varies across bird species, and it’s presumed to be at...
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Summer means mosquitoes, and that can signal problems for pets in the form of heartworm disease. Even if you don’t live in a high-risk area, heartworm disease has been diagnosed...
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A group of international researchers has recently identified a genetic mutation associated with progressive retinal atrophy, or PRA, a disease that can cause blindness in Labrador retrievers. Three littermates with...
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Felycin-CA1 [fel-i-sin C-A-1], or sirolimus [si-ro·-li-mus] delayed release tablets, recently received conditional approval for the management of ventricular hypertrophy [high-PER-trō-fee] in cats with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM. Cardiomyopathy is...
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When you find a munched-on pair of shoes, does it make you wonder why dogs have the urge to chew? Wild dogs stay nourished by chewing carcasses, nuts, berries and...
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Shelters inundated with animals are nothing new — but increasingly ingenious methods are being used to find them homes. One TikTok personality promoting an animal shelter down south has conjured...