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Meet the Class of 2023: Jordan Cretors

Jordan Cretors is a Scottsdale, Arizona, native, and when she graduates from #WSUVetMed four weeks from today, she’s headed home to complete the emergency care mentorship program at VCA McCormick Ranch, a small animal practice specializing in general practice and emergency care. SCUBA-certified since she was 10 years old, Jordan’s love for the ocean inspired […]

Jordan holding two very young puppies in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

A program to memorialize pets like Riley

A beautiful green hosta plant, full with bright and fragrant summer blooms, accentuates nine neatly placed stones in a corner of Jack Crossen’s backyard. The stones, Crossen says, represent the nine lives of cats and mark the final resting spot of his beloved ragdoll cat, Riley. “For weeks after he died, I would go out […]

A close-up photo of Riley's face set over a background of Hosta leaves.

Meet the Class of 2023: Kristen Dahlin

Kristen Dahlin’s main area of interest is exotics, so it’s no surprise that following graduation Saturday, May 6, she will be seeing small and exotic animals at Spanaway Veterinary Clinic in Spanaway, Washington. “I like being able to work with such a variety of species since they deserve just as much love as our dogs […]

Kristen in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and holding a ferret.