Hospitals

Ruby’s Road to Stability: Purdue Veterinary Hospital Provides Collaborative Approach to Complex Care

May 16, 2025

Today we continue a series of articles about animals and their owners who’ve found help and healing at the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital as we share the story of a dog named Ruby.


How do landscape architects design spaces for animals?

May 16, 2025

With help from the Purdue Veterinary Hospital, a graduating senior in the Purdue College of Agriculture mastered the answer to that question through practical experience.
The Purdue University Veterinary Hospital offers specialized medical care to both small and large animals often using outdoor areas like paddocks and dog runs. At first glance, these areas might seem like just a fence and a patch of grass.
Over the past semester, Mary Schultz, a senior in horticulture and landscape architecture, has worked with the veterinary hospital to reimagine its outdoor spaces and brainstorm solutions for the landscape’s technical, maintenance and aesthetic issues.


PVM’s Oncology Team Buoys Purdue Institute for Cancer Research 5K Fundraising Run

May 2, 2025

It is no surprise that the members of Purdue’s Werling Comparative Oncology Research Center (WCORC) in the College of Veterinary Medicine would not back down from a challenge, especially when it comes to supporting innovative cancer research. So, true to form, about two-dozen representatives of the center could be found out on the course Saturday, April 12, participating in the 17th annual 5K Challenge fundraising run to support the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research.


Comfort for Koda

April 25, 2025

Today we continue a series of stories about animals and their owners who’ve found help and healing at the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital as we share the tale of a dog named Koda, a young poodle mix that had experienced ongoing bladder issues early in life, and whose family was referred to the Purdue University Small Animal Hospital for answers.


“Paws Up” – brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee

April 18, 2025

We’d like to give a big “paws up” to Dr. Rachel Illgen, who is a small animal rotating intern in the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital.


Cat Care, Comfort, and Extra Time

April 18, 2025

Today we begin a Vet Gazette series about animals and their owners who’ve found help and healing at the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital. Periodically we will share heartwarming tributes from hospital clients who wanted to highlight the vital care and treatment their animal companions received from the hospital’s caring team of clinicians, veterinary nurses, staff and students. The first is the tale of a cat named Gabby.


Lucy’s Story

April 11, 2025

When an eight-year-old shepherd-mix dog named Lucy was injured after tragically getting struck by a car, co-parents Matt and Gretchen Walker were told that she would likely never walk again. That was over three years ago, in May of 2021. The Walkers, of Brookston, Indiana, had raised Lucy since she was a puppy, and knew that her life was nothing short of worth fighting for. “If she was willing to live, I was willing to do whatever it took,” Matt said as he recounted the story recently.


“Paws Up” – brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee

April 4, 2025

Today we are highlighting Dr. Heather Bornheim, who is a farm animal medicine and surgery clinician in the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital.


“Paws Up” – brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee

March 28, 2025

Today we congratulate Dr. George Munguia, a resident in Emergency and Critical Care for being appreciated by his trainees.


2024-2025 Sports Season Cast Spotlight on Purdue Comparative Oncology Program

March 28, 2025

The Boilermakers’ Sweet 16 contest tonight in the NCAA tournament provides a great opportunity to reflect on a basketball season that included a special focus on the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Comparative Oncology Program. During the football and basketball season, a BIG Impact Research video spotlighting Purdue canine cancer research and treatment aired during Purdue games on the Big Ten Network.