Bridging the Gap: How the IRONDOG Fund Provides Safety Nets for Pets like Jake Posted by Donté Smith on February 26, 2026

When a severe injury left Jake the dog in need of emergency care, his owner Sandy Martens looked to the MSU Veterinary Medical Center for help. Discover how the compassionate medical team and the IRONDOG Fund provided the support this family needed to find hope in a moment of crisis.

Students in Focus: Recapping the 2026 White Coat Ceremony Posted on February 24, 2026

Each year, a special ceremony marks an important milestone in the education of every student at the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine: the White Coat Ceremony.

Bobby the Baby Donkey Receives Critical Care at MSU Posted by Kelsie Donaldson on February 20, 2026

When newborn donkey Bobby faced a sudden health crisis, a rapid response from MSU’s Veterinary Medical Center helped put the foal on the road to recovery.

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Veterinary Student Becomes Student Veterinarian at MSU Small Animal Clinic Posted on February 17, 2020

Second-year DVM Student Illissa Chasnick spent her time off from formal classes in East Lansing to learn about emergency medicine and practice her hands-on clinical skills over winter break.

MSU Large Animal Veterinarians Collaborate, Saves Young Steer’s Life Posted on February 10, 2020

Leo is a two-year-old Holstein/Jersey steer that presented to Michigan State University’s Large Animal Emergency Service for obstructive urolithiasis, uroabdomen, and rumen dysbiosis/vagal indigestion.

MSU Works with CANTER Michigan to Give Off-The-Track-Thoroughbreds a Life After Racing Posted on February 10, 2020

“Tapit on the Run,” a three-year-old Thoroughbred filly, presented to Michigan State University’s Large Animal Surgery Service for an incomplete lateral condylar fracture on the right rear limb.