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.
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.
A veterinary ophthalmologist and research scientist at the College of Veterinary Medicine recently traveled to Washington, DC to advocate for support of eye and vision research.
Dr. Beth Hagenlocker (DVM ’00) combined her passion for veterinary medicine with her love of improv to found Grace Veterinary, a consulting firm that offers improv training to care teams of all sizes and specialties.
Drs. Janver Krehbiel and Frederik Derksen talk about their writing process and share what they've learned over the past few years as they created this piece of CVM history.
MSU students traveled to various regions in Mexico and provided equine veterinary services to locals in collaboration with Mexican universities and received hands-on training on the way.