About Us
This club is dedicated to aiding the UC Davis Fracture Program, which provides pro bono surgical treatment to shelter dogs and cats with orthopedic fractures. We help with post-surgical care, raise money, and provide learning opportunities for students. The Fracture Program Club at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine works closely with the UC Davis Fracture Program for Rescue Animals, which provides pro bono surgical treatment to shelter dogs and cats with orthopedic fractures. Our club helps the program by providing post-surgical care of those animals and raising money for the program, while also providing students with invaluable learning opportunities. Students involved in this club have the opportunity to foster these patients, learning about proper wound care, administering medications, and conducting physical therapy, while providing a quiet and loving home for the animal to recuperate in. Guest speakers talk to our students about different aspects of orthopedics and shelter medicine, and we provide wet labs that range from canine orthopedic physical exams to bandaging the wings of birds.
