August 2021

MyVetCandy

Trinity Wood is an advocate not only for women’s health, but sexual health. The WSU senior, who is pursuing a basic medical sciences degree, dedicates her time educating her fellow Cougs as a peer health educator for Coug Health, as she works toward her dream of becoming an OB/GYN. “It is a topic that many […]

Kalyn Wees wanted to go to medical school, but after working in a human clinic as a scribe she realized she would rather help people in a different field of medicine. Come May, Kalyn will be a second-generation veterinarian, following in the footsteps of her mom. “I’ve always had veterinary medicine in my life and […]

A parasite may initially infect cattle with multiple strains of bovine Anaplasmosis.

Riley Butler (’23 DVM), a third-year veterinary student at WSU, is interested in small animal general practice and future practice ownership. She is originally from the Seattle area and grew up with an assortment of backyard pets, from cats to chickens and goats. Her passion for science and love of animals steered her toward a […]

Nicole Lommers, a third-year veterinary student at WSU, is studying small animal medicine and has a special interest in feline medicine. Nicole’s interest in veterinary medicine began at a young age when an injured kitten appeared on her family’s doorstep one cold December morning in 1998. That kitten eventually became her family’s first cat after receiving […]

Not many veterinarians are certified journeyman farriers with the American Farriers Association. This time next year, fourth-year veterinary student Sheldon Thomas hopes to be among the few after he earns his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from WSU. Sheldon grew up in Arizona with horses, cows, pigs, chickens, dogs, and cats. He plans to return to […]

The WSU College of Veterinary Medicine is one of the only veterinary colleges in the nation with undergraduate programs. Mondays this academic year we will share stories from our undergraduate students, starting with biochemistry student Evelyn Rowe! Evelyn was recently accepted into the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Honors College Pathway program, meaning she […]

Cody Lauritsen will be among first to work in $1.25B National Bio and Agro-defense Facility.

WSU veterinarians say if the air is not safe for you, it’s not safe for your pets either.