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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Writing the Next Chapter: A Q&A with Dr. Renée Alsarraf Posted by Kelsie Donaldson on October 10, 2022

Dr. Renée Alsarraf (DVM ’91) treated cancer in canine patients for more than two decades. Then, at age 51, she was diagnosed with cancer herself. Upon receiving her diagnosis, dogs were a unique source of unconditional love for Alsarraf. She wrote about this experience and more in her book, Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Living Well.

Student Hospital Worker: Talking to a Future Veterinary Nurse Posted on October 03, 2022

We talked to Shayna Glase, a second-year Veterinary Nursing student, about her job at the MSU Veterinary Medical Center.

Meet Kyia Posted on September 28, 2022

At 8 months old, Kyia had a severe skin infection in her entire lower neck and chest region, causing almost half of her skin tissue to be necrotic, or dead. She spent more than 21 days at MSU.

Help Flo Support MSU’s Orthopedics Legacy Posted on September 15, 2022

Are you one of thousands of students and clients who benefitted from Dr. Flo’s expertise and experience? Please share your story. You can also support her vision.