Approximately 30 retirees and guests attended an overview of the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine and then toured the Large Animal and Small Animal Teaching Hospitals on April 2. The tour was sponsored by PURA's Campus and Community Activities Committee.

Included in the Large Animal Hospital tour was a demonstration of the high-speed equine treadmill in the Equine Sports Center under the direction of Laurent Couetil, professor of veterinary clinical sciences. This equipment is used to evaluate client-owned horses for various physical problems including lameness, and cardiovascular and respiratory ailments. 

Visitors were able to observe the advanced diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical equipment and suites in the Small Animal Hospital, comparable to that in human hospitals, with an overview of applications for teaching, research and treatment of client animals. 

Students, veterinarians of the state and the animal-owning public are the benefactors of the School of Veterinary Medicine. 

Our sincere thanks to Kevin Doerr, director of alumni relations and public affairs, and Kathleen Salisbury, assistant dean for academic affairs and professor of small animal surgery, for arranging and conducting this comprehensive tour.