Kitten Heals Heart (Literally), Finds Forever Home at MSU Posted on May 14, 2025

A foster kitten in search of a home found just that at the MSU Veterinary Medical Center when undergoing surgical repair for a heart defect.

Making Waves: Q&A with Commencement Speaker Dr. Ian Moore Posted by Kelsie Donaldson on May 09, 2025

With firsthand knowledge from the frontlines of biomedical research, this year’s commencement speaker brought a unique perspective shaped by his distinguished career in veterinary pathology.

Surgical Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in a Kitten Posted on May 07, 2025

Duck was a four-month-old foster kitten when he presented to the MSU Veterinary Medical Center’s Cardiology Service for evaluation of a heart murmur. An echocardiogram confirmed a grade V left basilar continuous murmur, a loud murmur often associated with a patent ductus arteriosus.

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We Can Build It: Anastomosis to Correct Ear Canal Atresia in a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Posted on April 24, 2024

Otto, a one-year-old Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, presented to the Internal Medicine service at the MSU Veterinary Medical Center after his primary veterinarian noted that the energetic young dog did not appear to have an opening for his right ear to the ear canal.

Photo Blog: Dr. Bartolomeo Gorgoglione visits Thailand and Indonesia Posted on April 16, 2024

Check out some photos from Dr. Bartolomeo Gorgoglione's recent trip to Southeast Asia!

Endowment Funds Used to Purchase Augmented Reality Headsets that Display Closed Captions Posted by Kelsie Donaldson on April 08, 2024

Using resources from the Holden Fund, the College of Veterinary Medicine recently purchased two Microsoft HoloLens 2 headsets to generate real-time closed captions for deaf and hearing-impaired students working in the clinic.

The Veterinary Team Bond: From the Classroom to Long-Term Career Success Posted on March 28, 2024

Tiffany Burk, a Veterinary Nursing alum and member of the Alumni Advisory Council, shares some thoughts on the team-centered bond between veterinarians and veterinary nurses.