Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Tufts University

Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Tufts University Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals provides specialty medical services for pets including 24 emergency care.

Please call 508-839-5395 before coming to the hospital. This account is not monitored by veterinarians. The Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals (FHSA) at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine provides 24-hour care for pets 365 days of the year. We offer consultation, referral and emergency veterinary services for cats, dogs, birds, fish, reptiles, and other small animals such as ferrets and guinea pigs. We are accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), a distinction awarded to only 15% of animal hospitals.

The Street Vet, Dr. Kwane Stewart, will be on campus on Friday April 24, to talk with students, faculty, and staff about...
03/11/2026

The Street Vet, Dr. Kwane Stewart, will be on campus on Friday April 24, to talk with students, faculty, and staff about "The Immense Power of Kindness...and YOU!" Dr. Stewart gave a preview of his talk in a recent Q & A: https://vet.tufts.edu/news-events/news/q-dr-kwane-stewart-street-vet
Project Street Vet

The public is welcome to hear from Dr. Stewart on Saturday, April 25 at an event sponsored by the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association: https://www.massvet.org/events/kwane-stewart-2026.

[📸: Kwane Stewart]

03/05/2026

Time to wake up!
Healing and helping. That’s what we do.
🐱💤

[🎥: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University]

When an animal ingests rat poison or ibuprofen, there is no time to waste getting treatment. Hemoperfusion can clear the...
03/04/2026

When an animal ingests rat poison or ibuprofen, there is no time to waste getting treatment. Hemoperfusion can clear the blood of selected toxins quickly and more safely with new technologies. Foster Hospital's Dr. Emmanuelle Butty, ACVNU, has published guidelines on emerging treatment options, including hemoperfusion, for pets with toxicities in The Veterinary Journal.

"Now that this modality is available it can really save lives. We had more risk in the past than we have now with this newer technology, but we also need clinical experience. These guidelines are based on these first five years we've been using this. They're going to be updated as we acquire more and more experience."

Read more: https://vet.tufts.edu/news-events/news/dr-emmanuelle-butty-publishes-guidelines-emerging-treatment-options-pets-toxicities

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

Meet Dr. Stephanie Maciorowski, V22, a resident on Foster Hospital’s Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care team. "As a ...
03/03/2026

Meet Dr. Stephanie Maciorowski, V22, a resident on Foster Hospital’s Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care team.

"As a student, I saw the compassion and hard work of the Tufts [Cummings School] team, and that is what drew me back for residency. The team is so caring, and we all work as a team to care for our patients."

Read more: https://vet.tufts.edu/news-events/news/meet-dr-stephanie-maciorowski

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

Dr. Mauricio Solano, Section Head of Diagnostic Imaging at Foster Hospital, & Dr. Cynthia Smith, V99, President and CEO ...
03/03/2026

Dr. Mauricio Solano, Section Head of Diagnostic Imaging at Foster Hospital, & Dr. Cynthia Smith, V99, President and CEO of the National Marine Mammal Foundation & a Tufts University trustee, recently co-hosted an interdisciplinary workshop on advancing pulmonary health assessment in dolphins.

“Our collaboration with Cummings School began about 20 years ago when Dr. Mauricio Solano, my former professor, agreed to help us advance diagnostic imaging techniques for bottlenose dolphins. Over the years, we have implemented these techniques in our health assessments of dolphins all over the world, from at-risk bottlenose dolphins impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in US coastal waters, to critically endangered river dolphins that are enduring rising water temperatures and deteriorating air quality in the Amazon.”
Dr. Cynthia Smith


Tufts Alumni

Read more: https://nmmf.org/nmmf-and-cummings-school-of-veterinary-medicine-at-tufts-university-host-interdisciplinary-workshop-to-advance-pulmonary-health-assessment-in-dolphins/

[📸: NMMF]

Just before tomorrow’s full moon or the worm moon.🌕[📸: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine]
03/02/2026


Just before tomorrow’s full moon or the worm moon.
🌕

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

Cummings School alums gathered for a wonderful dinner last week in Las Vegas during the Western Veterinary Conference (...
02/28/2026

Cummings School alums gathered for a wonderful dinner last week in Las Vegas during the Western Veterinary Conference (WVC). The event was graciously hosted by Dr. David McGrath, V86, and attendees were delighted to be joined by Dr. Elizabeth Rozanski, professor in small animal clinical sciences, and Dr. Jonathan Epstein, V02, MG02, member of Cummings School Board of Advisors. Thank you to all who joined us for an evening of connection and conversation!

Viticus Group - Animal Health

[📸: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine]

One of the options for student externships during the clinical year at Cummings School is Amici Cannis Foundation Hospit...
02/27/2026

One of the options for student externships during the clinical year at Cummings School is Amici Cannis Foundation Hospital in Cotacachi, Ecuador. Alum mentors work with students to provide free sterilization and veterinary care in the local community.

Dr. Katie Holmes, V13, helps coordinate our student participants and alum mentors each year. She shares, "Ian Gilbert, V26, is obtaining great surgical skills under the mentorship of Dr. Andrew Hersman, V04...They are having a very productive week! Ian will stay on for one additional week continuing to perform surgery at Amici Cannis Hospital and more students will follow in the weeks to come."

Interested in supporting the program? Learn more: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/TuftsUniversity/education-through-service-scholarship

[📸: Katie Holmes]

Dogs Wanted.All breeds, sizes, and ages are eligible to to join the largest study on dog health and aging. The Dog Aging...
02/27/2026

Dogs Wanted.
All breeds, sizes, and ages are eligible to to join the largest study on dog health and aging.

The Dog Aging Project is a collaboration between the University of Washington and Texas A & M University. Dogs stays home with owners. Owners share information about dogs with the Dog Again Project. Findings will be shared with owners.

Learn more and enroll: https://dogagingproject.org/

Dr. Patricia Gualtieri has joined Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals' Harrington Oncology Service. “There'...
02/25/2026

Dr. Patricia Gualtieri has joined Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals' Harrington Oncology Service.

“There's a wide variety of things that we're just learning about how we can use radiation therapy. It's typical for other specialists to ask us for help on cases that have failed all other treatments. There are certain cases that can be beneficial or may be the only treatment option left.”



Read more: https://vet.tufts.edu/news-events/news/welcome-dr-patricia-gualtieri

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

02/24/2026

🐬Landmark Cross-Sectional Collaboration Advances Dolphin Health and Conservation
The National Marine Mammal Foundation and Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University recently hosted an interdisciplinary workshop focused on improving pulmonary health assessment in dolphins.
With support from Morris Animal Foundation , marine mammal veterinarians, veterinary and human radiologists, pulmonologists, pathologists, conservation medicine experts, and students came together to accelerate progress in dolphin pulmonary imaging, with a primary focus on ultrasound.
The advancements will strengthen dolphin health research and conservation efforts worldwide.
Read More at https://nmmf.org/nmmf-and-cummings-school-of-veterinary-medicine-at-tufts-university-host-interdisciplinary-workshop-to-advance-pulmonary-health-assessment-in-dolphins/
Photo: Drs. Cynthia Smith (on left), Forrest Gomez (on right), and Mauricio Solano (right of center) engaging with marine mammal veterinarians, human radiologists and pulmonologists, veterinary radiologists, and veterinary students at the dolphin pulmonary ultrasound workshop at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, MA.

Our Cummings School e-newsletter just reached 100,000 subscribers! Thank you for loving the stories that highlight our p...
02/23/2026

Our Cummings School e-newsletter just reached 100,000 subscribers! Thank you for loving the stories that highlight our patients, people, discoveries, and daily moments of compassion. 💙

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

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