Faculty in the College of Veterinary Medicine have treated the entire line of Uga, the university’s mascot, for the past 50 years.

It started when they treated Uga I for heartworms in 1956. Although many faculty have done the doctoring, Bruce Hollett (left), professor of large animal medicine, has been the Uga doctor-in-chief starting with Uga IV.

Hollett bottle-fed the newborn Uga VI with premie nipples and fingers cut from exam gloves. He has since been the point man for Uga VI’s healthcare and pre-game baths (those wrinkles really trap the dirt!).

“He’s a senior citizen now, but I don’t see him much any more because he’s been so healthy,” says Hollett about the dog who’s become a good friend. “I enjoy him because he’s a big puppy. He’s a fun dog—a good man.”