Pet Heat Safety: Staying Safe in the Summer Sun Posted on July 16, 2025

Hot summer days are perfect for soaking up the sun and relaxing, but don’t forget to make sure your pets are staying cool and comfortable, too!

How MSU Veterinary Ophthalmologists Solved Cloudy-eyed Claudia's Mystery Posted on July 11, 2025

Claudia, a one-year-old stray dog at the Capital Area Humane Society, was about to go blind, and no one knew why.

Eagle Eyes and Expert Hands: Spartans Provide Eye Exams for Birds Posted on June 20, 2025

It was a scene of sight and flight; pupils and plumage at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary when a team from the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine visited to provide eye exams to the sanctuary’s birds.

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No Ear Canal? No Problem: Spartan Surgeons Straighten Out Young Dog’s Ear Posted on May 14, 2024

Otto, a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, visited the MSU Veterinary Medical Center when his primary veterinarian realized he lacked an ear canal.

‘The program will teach you what you need to know!’: Q&A with Two Veterinary Nursing Students Posted on May 09, 2024

Two veterinary nursing students from the beginning and end of their educations at MSU offer their perspectives on what it takes to learn veterinary nursing at MSU.

Avian Influenza: Explaining The Current Outbreak Posted on April 30, 2024

Since February 2022, the United States has been dealing with a severe outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial and backyard bird flocks. In a series of videos, Dr. Kim Dodd, the director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, explains how the current outbreak began and what makes it unique.

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.