Wildcat Veterinarian magazine
Spring 2025
Volume 7 Issue 1
What's inside this issue
Triumphant Trio
Friendship helps third-year students naviagte their way through veterinary school. By Joe Montgomery Veterinary medicine, music, meals — and memories. These are some of the pursuits that have brought together a trio of third-year veterinary students. While the three students had not met before attending the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine, it seemed inevitable that their roads would lead to Manhattan for new adventures together ... |
Prime InvestigationVeterinary students recieve hands-on training in onee of the college's most popular rotational classes.
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Meet Rosa BlaskeBy Wendy Barnes
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Dilemma in the Dairy
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Crushin' ItHow canine blood donors save lives and inspire hope.
Just like humans, animals sometimes face medical emergencies that require blood transfusions. Whether the need arises from a disease, injury or surgery, access to canine blood products can mean the difference between life and death. Unlike human blood banks, canine blood supplies rely on the generosity of the dog owners who enroll their pets in blood donor ... programs. |
Caring for Every Heart
How veterinary social work supports mental health and human-animal bonds
The deep bond between humans and animals can provide comfort in some of life’s most challenging moments. For Cassidy Moreau, veterinary social worker at the Veterinary Health Center, this connection has been a cornerstone of her career. With a background in social work, Cassidy has held various roles that placed her at ... |
Every Horse an AthleteThe Equine Preformance Testing Center provides opportunties for advanced healing and paves the path for expansion.
Without looking back at the photos, it’s hard to remember when equine lameness evaluations were completed in the parking lot to the east of Mosier Hall at the Veterinary Health Center. With the addition of the Equine Performance Testing Center (EPTC) in 2017, the possibilities expanded— and so did the caseload for equine surgery and performance medicine ... |
First Line of DefenseThe KSVDL is the state's front line defense against devastating animal dieseases.
Blood and tissue samples that could determine the fate of Kansas’ economy come to a small backroom at the back of the College of Veterinary Medicine at dusk and dawn, as they do at midday and midnight. The samples come hand-delivered by courier or in nondescript packages and United States Postal Services mailers ... |
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At Home on the Range
A swale is an impression that is formed in the ground by the constant movement of bison across a preferred path. For Dr. Tom Bragg, there was not exactly a swale nor a preferred path, but instead, there was an unexpected journey that led him to work with bison ...
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A Life of Compassion & Service
For many, the trajectory from nursing to animal rescue to philanthropy might seem like an unexpected leap, but for Cheryl Mellenthin, the transition was not only natural, but deeply fulfilling. From her start as a nursing student at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh to her transformative work rescuing animals ... |
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A field disease investigation class has become a favorite of Veterinary Training Program for Rural Kansas (VTPRK) students – and this should be a good sign for production animal owners in rural Kansas as these future veterinarians will be coming to statistically underserved areas ...
A small-town farm girl, Rosa Blaske developed a love for all things related to animals at a young age. Her experiences on the farm taught her many life lessons and fostered a sense of respect and compassion for both people and animals that she carries with her into her role as the admissions recruitment coordinator ...
