{"id":4747,"date":"2019-05-03T16:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T20:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=4747"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:10:57","slug":"open-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/open-house.php","title":{"rendered":"Open House Celebrates the Human-Animal Bond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A young scientist-in-training learns all about the science of veterinary medicine with the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at the 2019 Open House.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The exotic animal display was another popular Open House destination.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Visitors from near and far came to Lynn Hall for the Purdue Veterinary Medicine Open House as part of Purdue\u2019s Spring Fest on April 6. The annual event promotes education about all the different aspects of veterinary medicine and helped celebrate the College of Veterinary Medicine\u2019s 60th<\/sup> Anniversary year. With the theme, \u201cThe Human-Animal Bond: Better Together,\u201d the student-organized event focused on the influential relationship between animals and people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants learned all about the many roles veterinarians and veterinary nurses play in the veterinary medical profession through a variety of activities and events. Displays organized by students in the Purdue Veterinary Nursing Program were among the popular components of this year\u2019s Open House and included activities where participants viewed radiographs and guessed the foreign object inside the patient and a station where children could practice bandaging stuffed animals.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Activities, events, and displays at this year\u2019s PVM Open House revolved around the theme \u201cThe Human-Animal Bond: Better Together.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Other Open House favorites included the ever-popular petting zoo as well as the equine treadmill demonstrations, which enabled visitors to view the high-speed treadmill in action and learn how it helps in the diagnosis of lameness, respiratory, and cardiovascular issues in horses. \u00a0Additionally, Open House visitors were able to view a live narrated spay surgery that was performed on a pet that needed the procedure prior to being adopted. Also, those who were interested in seeing the inside of the\u00a0Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital<\/a>\u00a0were able to take guided tours. Other special events included a \u201cmini zoo\u201d put on by Lafayette\u2019s Columbian Park Zoo, an admissions talk, interactive exhibits created by first-, second-, and third-year veterinary students, a demonstration involving a specially trained detection dog, and a special visit by a Lafayette Police Department K9 unit.\u00a0 Open House guests also took advantage of the opportunity to recharge in the Food Tent where they could purchase food and drinks in support of the Food Animal and Equine Clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on the event, PVM Open House Co-chair Katrina\nFrerichs, of the DVM Class of 2020, said, \u201cOpen House was a great success this\nyear and we have our dedicated committee to thank for that! I received several\ncomments throughout the day that people really enjoyed all of the interactive\nactivities at the event!\u201d  Katrina added, \u201cAs a student, I love that we\nwere able to show off all that Purdue\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine has to\noffer. The human-animal bond is so important to everyone at our college, and\nI\u2019m so glad we were able to portray that at this year\u2019s Open House.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-chair Ashley Hopkins added, \u201cWith the beautiful weather, the\nOpen House drew a fantastic turnout and proved to be a lot of fun.  We\nwould like to thank our entire Open House Committee, the administration,\nfaculty and staff, and all of the students involved for all their\nhard-work.  It\u2019s great to see how the creative displays and activities\neducate visitors, generate awareness and support for our College, and inspire\nchildren who dream of becoming veterinarians and veterinary nurses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to\nview photos and highlights from the 2019 PVM Open House.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Veterinary student Chad Van Koot, of the DVM Class of 2020, helps a young visitor at the Teddy Bear Suture Clinic, which was organized by the third-year class.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Greyhounds that help other animals as blood donor dogs enjoyed interacting with young visitors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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