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PVM VOICE Chapter named National Chapter of The Year

March 2, 2018

Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s chapter of Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment (VOICE) has been selected as the recipient of the VOICE National Chapter of the Year Award for 2017-2018.

PVM Issues Statement Supporting National Registered Veterinary Nurse Credential

February 23, 2018

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine this week issued a formal statement supporting a nationwide effort to create the Registered Veterinary Nurse national credential. This multi-year initiative by the Veterinary Nurse Initiative Coalition provides the national leadership and continuity that will be needed to effect change from state to state, since each state has its own regulations for credentialing technicians.

Taylor Kleba (left), Zoetis equine specialist in Wisconsin, presents American Standardbred Adoption Program Director Susan Wellman with a $5,000 donation from Zoetis, on behalf of Purdue veterinary student Taylor Rietveld, of the DVM Class of 2019, who nominated the equine charity for the Zoetis Equine Charity Sweepstakes.

Zoetis Awards Equine Charity Sweepstakes Donation on behalf of PVM Student

February 15, 2018

A Purdue Veterinary Medicine third-year DVM student, Taylor Rietveld, had a special opportunity recently to help a favorite charity, courtesy of Zoetis. Taylor nominated the American Standardbred Adoption Program (ASAP), an equine charity in De Soto, Wisc., as the organization that was named the grand-prize winner in the Zoetis Equine Charity Sweepstakes.

Dr. S. Kathleen Salisbury Named 150th Anniversary Professor

January 26, 2018

Purdue Veterinary Medicine Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Small Animal Surgery S. Kathleen Salisbury has been named a 150th Anniversary Professor by the Office of the Provost to recognize her excellence in teaching at Purdue.

A young rider leads a horse out for exercise in the snow. Blanketing helps horses maintain their body temperature in the cold. Blankets also decrease hair coat production, and keep the majority of the coat mud-free.

Caring for Your Horse When it’s Cold Outside

January 26, 2018

When given the opportunity to acclimate to colder weather, horses are often happy to spend their days outdoors during winter time. By following a few key guidelines in grooming, exercise, and feeding, you can keep your horse healthy, happy, and handsome in the cold.

Fourth-year veterinary student Patrick Flaherty examines a red husky that he and fellow team members named “Swiss Miss” at the Humane Society for Greater Lafayette animal shelter.

A Spectrum of Care – Partnership with Humane Society for Greater Lafayette establishes satellite shelter medicine rotation facility

January 1, 0021

As three fourth-year veterinary students walk up to the newly opened Humane Society for Greater Lafayette (HS4GL), Dr. Jessica Snyder greets them at the door. “Good morning,” she says. “We have about 20 intakes for you to process today.” The students are the first cohort to participate in a three-week clinical rotation in shelter medicine […]