Dr. Ryan Dulaney, resident in small animal internal medicine at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, earned one of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) 2016 Resident Research Awards at the organization's annual conference held in Denver, Colorado, in June. His research poster presentation was titled, "Quantifying Urine Elimination Behaviors in Cats Using a Video Recording System."

"Our study evaluated the use of a video recording system to quantify urination behaviors in cats compared to caregiver observations," said Dulaney. 

Urinary disorders affecting the feline population are common in clinical practice. Dulaney hopes this information will be helpful in providing a better means of characterizing these disorders and will provide a more objective measure of assessing treatment outcomes in affected cats.

As a resident, Dulaney provides primary care for internal medicine cases in MSU’s Veterinary Medical Center. Dulaney earned his DVM from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012 and completed a companion animal rotating internship at Louisiana State University in 2013. He is mentored by Dr. John Kruger, professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences and director of the Center for Feline Health and Well-Being.