Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Tufts University

02/09/2026

Can dogs enjoy and benefit from music? Lecturer and associate director of the Collaborative for Shelter Dogs, Seana Dowling Guyer, tells AP "Music may promote more relaxation for dogs, but it would not be the first thing I turn to if I want to reduce stress in dogs.” While there shouldn't be harm in keeping some tunes playing for your dogs, she reminds dog owners that music is not a cure for other anxious behaviors or conditions.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/music-dogs-calming-alone-training-youtube-db4e0d543674b995c5b9a5916fccda17.

People use music to set moods, create a desired atmosphere and evoke memories of family and friends.

02/05/2026

In January, two Cummings School student organizations worked with faculty to host a bovine breeding lab. Mairéad Ryan, V27, co-vice president of Tufts Chapter of the Society for Theriogenology shared her reflections in a First Person story.

Read more: https://vet.tufts.edu/news-events/news/tufts-theriogenology-club-and-student-livestock-organization-bovine-breeding-lab

[📸: Mairéad Ryan]

02/04/2026

Teamwork at Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals helps a Tegu named Stoner with colonic stones.

"It’s one of the reasons why I like to work in academia and at Tufts [Cummings School]...we have access to this network of veterinary specialists literally around the corner. When we have a complicated case and need extra tools from other services, we reach out to them. We can communicate with them the same day and make plans for our patients."
Dr. Marjorie Bercier

Read more: https://vet.tufts.edu/news-events/news/foster-hospitals-internal-medicine-and-zcam-teams-join-forces-treat-tegu

[📸: Stoner's family]

02/04/2026

Meet Dr. Mireya Becero López, a resident in Large Animal Internal Medicine.

"I love working with neonates, especially sick foals. While these cases can be intense and at times very challenging, they are also among the most rewarding. Watching a foal come into the hospital barely able to stand, and then seeing it brighten up, start eating, gain weight, and eventually go home strong and healthy —it’s one of the best feelings as an internist."

Read more: https://vet.tufts.edu/news-events/news/meet-dr-mireya-becero-lopez

[📸: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine]

02/02/2026

This cat was found on February 1 on Barlow Cemetery Road, Woodstock, CT. The local animal control officer has been notified.

If you think you are the owner of this cat, please email foundanimals@tufts.edu with any information.

Please note that the purpose of this post is to reunite lost pets with their owners and not intended for adoption inquiries. We will not be able to answer questions via this Facebook post or respond to e-mail or phone inquiries regarding adoption. Thank you for caring.

01/29/2026

Dr. Herdest Bethel, Henry and Lois Foster Hospital's Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care team resident.

Read more: https://vet.tufts.edu/news-events/news/welcome-dr-hardest-bethel

[📸: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine]

01/28/2026

Rosie's cancer came on fast and spread quickly. It progressed so aggressively that standard cancer treatments would have little benefit. To help prolong her life, the two-year-old Golden Retriever enrolled in a clinical trial at Cummings School. Within six weeks, the soft tissue sarcoma on her shoulder had completely disappeared, and only traces remained of the metastasis to her lungs. Despite the success of the new treatment in shrinking her tumors, with the complications from her heart arrhythmia, sadly, Rosie passed away this past October.

"Rosie’s response was the first of its kind. She had an amazing partial response to treatment. Seeing a sarcoma which is known to be resistant to chemotherapy and immune therapy have such a dramatic response was truly remarkable."
Dr. Cheryl London, associate dean for research, Anne Engen and Dusty Professor in Comparative Oncology, and research professor in immunology

Learn more: https://vet.tufts.edu/news-events/news/novel-immunotherapy-shows-promise-clinical-trials-cummings-school

[📸: Michael Grinnell]

01/26/2026

18+ inches of snow on campus in the past two days. Still moody and a little gloomy today as the storm moves out.

A huge thank you to all of the essential workers in our clinics and hospitals and, of course, to our facilities team for taking such good care of our campus.


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[📸: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine]

01/22/2026

When Fern was diagnosed with Epitheliotropic Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL) in July 2024, Dr. Cheryl London, associate dean of research, reached out to Fern’s owner about enrolling her in a clinical trial at Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals.

The survival time for most cutaneous lymphomas is around 6 months (some dogs can do better and go 12 months). It's now been 18 months since Fern's diagnosis and she has been in complete remission since July 2025. There are 3 more dogs in the same study who are still doing well.

Fern loves to come to Foster Hospital for Small Animals and see her friends (especially Dr. London, Kerri, and Tim) and meet new ones. She is full of life and wonder.

Read more about our clinical trials: https://vet.tufts.edu/clinical-trials

[📸: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine]

01/22/2026

This cat was found on January 21 on East St in Northbridge, MA. The local animal control officer has been notified.

If you think you are the owner of this cat, please email foundanimals@tufts.edu with any information.

Please note that the purpose of this post is to reunite lost pets with their owners and not intended for adoption inquiries. We will not be able to answer questions via this Facebook post or respond to e-mail or phone inquiries regarding adoption. Thank you for caring.

01/21/2026

A trio of specialists at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Stephanie Pumphrey, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVO, V08, Vanessa Yang, D.V.M., DACVO, and Jennifer Heyward, D.V.M., DACVO, have joined forces to care for the eyes of both large and small animals while teaching veterinary students, interns, and residents the delicate specialty of ophthalmology.

“As veterinary ophthalmologists, we’ll see essentially any animal that has an eye and treat any conditions having to do with the eye or the structures around it. Eyes are highly conserved across species, meaning that a rabbit eye, a horse eye, a dog eye, and a human eye have a lot of similarities, even though the animal attached to them is quite different."
Dr. Stephanie Pumphrey

Read more: https://now.tufts.edu/2026/01/21/look-inside-world-veterinary-ophthalmology

[📸: Alonso Nichols, Tufts University]

01/20/2026

Cummings School's Advancement team hosted a reception for alums at this year's VMX conference in Orlando. Dean Alastair Cribb and Tufts at Tech director Dr. Greg Wolfus, V98, spoke to the group sharing stories and providing updates.

[📸: Anna Biller]