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.

Four-Legged Cheerleaders: The Animals That Inspired Graduating Veterinary Students Posted by Raquel Mueller on April 30, 2025

Inspiration for a career in veterinary medicine often comes in furry packages! As the 2025 College of Veterinary Medicine Commencement Ceremony nears, the graduating Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students are reflecting on the animals that got them across the finish line.

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From Broken Limb to Playful Romp: How MSU Surgeons Helped a Puppy be a Puppy Posted on February 02, 2021

For Lilah, the 11-week-old, 12-pound Bernedoodle, play time with her 90-pound pack mate, Stella, was the time of her life. That was until she not-so-gracefully—as puppies often do—wiggled underneath Stella and got herself stepped on mid-play party time.

Royal the Cane Corso: Blood Donor Extraordinaire Posted on January 07, 2021 We all try to give our pets lives that are fit for a king or queen; some pets give back tenfold.
Lipoma No More: Spartan Veterinarians Perform Standing Colic Surgery on Equine Patient Posted on January 05, 2021

Remington, a 16-year-old Quarter Horse gelding, presented to the Michigan State University Large Animal Clinic for further evaluation of severe colic signs that were non-responsive to management on the farm where he lives.

Eye-Eye Captain: Glaucoma, Uveal Cysts, and Cataract in an American Bulldog Posted by András Komáromy, Chris Pirie, Simon Petersen-Jones on January 04, 2021

Captain, a 3-year-old male neutered American Bulldog, first presented to MSU’s Comparative Ophthalmology Service in September 2018 with a 2-week history of a squinting, red, and blue appearing left eye (OS). Intraocular pressures (IOPs) were 72 mmHg in OS and 22 mmHg in the right eye (OD).