New Endowed Fund Helps Meet AHC Needs

MSU-CVM is pleased to announce the establishment of the T. Daniel and Rona Johnson-Belser Advancing Care Fund. The fund will help address many areas of need for animals, clinicians, and veterinary students, and will be used to upgrade equipment within the Animal Health Center. The Johnson-Belser family also chose to support the CVM Advancement Fund with a gift to support the college through student scholarships, travel support, speaker support, and marketing efforts.   

T. Daniel and Rona Johnson-Belser have been long –time supporters of the MSU College of Education and the College of Veterinary Medicine. Rona Johnson-Belser graduated from the College of Education and went on to have a career in special education in Oxford, MS. The Belsers are members of the MSU Alumni Chapter in Birmingham, AL.

Small Cat Hammocks - Home or Shelter Use

The MSU-CVM Shelter Club is making cat hammock frames that will be donated to comfort shelter cats in Mississippi. In order to help the shelters be able to use them with a little more ease, the hammocks themselves will be made out of t-shirts (this is where you come in). We are asking for donations of t-shirts of any size to be used for these awesome cat hammocks.
So if you have any old (or new) t-shirts you never get to wear, we hope you'll consider giving them to this good cause. Donations will be taken through Friday, February 5th, and can be placed in the marked box by the entrance to our cafeteria. For anyone outside of the college wishing to participate, please mail donations to: Katie Timmerman, Dean's Office, 240 Wise Center Drive, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Thank you! 

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New surgical procedure shows promise for pets

By Susan Collins-Smith
MSU Extension Service
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- A new technique developed by a Mississippi State University veterinarian may improve the long-term management of obstructive hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, in small animals by reducing the rate of surgical complications.
“A similar technique is now used in human infants because, with traditional shunt placement, they can experience a complication rate of about 35 percent within the first two years,” said Dr. Andy Shores, chief of neurosurgery at the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine. “In small animals, statistics show a complication rate of 25 to 50 percent for traditional shunts, and maybe even higher in very young dogs and cats that have much smaller heads. So we looked for a way to improve the procedure of removing excess fluid off the brain in puppies and kittens.”    Read more...

Jurasic Bark 2016 Open House

Mark your calendars and spread the word about this year’s MSU-CVM Open House event!

ASPCA grant assists MSU-CVM program

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has awarded the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine a grant to support the college’s Mobile Veterinary Clinics.
The $20,000 grant will help offset some of the expenses incurred as the Mobile Veterinary Clinics travel to 20 north Mississippi animal shelters, where students spay and neuter homeless animals. The program is funded solely by grants and donations.
“This is such an important program for our students and for our community,” said Jimmy Kight, director of development at the veterinary college. “This generous grant helps cover the many operational expenses it takes to keep the program successful.”  read more...