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Center for Feline Health and Well-being at MSU CVM
Welcome to the Center for Feline Health and Well-being. College Of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University.
The Center for Feline Health and Well-being is located at Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan.
The center is our effort to return something to cats for the pleasure and companionship they provide. By focusing the college's considerable intellectual and technological resources into a cohesive unit dedicated to feline health, we are poised to make significant contributions to improving the health and well-being of cats.
Areas of study in Feline Health:
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Treatment of idiopathic cystitis
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The causative role of caliciviruses in idiopathic cystitis
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The effect of nephrotomy on renal function in cats
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Improving detection of bacterial urinary tract infections
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Feline mammary tumors
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Feline asthma
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Feline genetics
The Feline Health Studies Team is a collection of professional clinicians, diagnosticians, scientists and educators who individually and collectively work to improve the health and well-being of cats by promoting basic and applied research to discover and understand mechanisms of feline disease, by promoting the clinical application of newly discovered diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative strategies, by providing professional learning experiences for DVM students, interns, residents, and graduate students, and by disseminating new knowledge through public and professional educational and training programs.
The Feline Health Studies Team is composed of the following 55 faculty members representing 7 university departments and 3 service units (Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Microbiology/Molecular Genetics, Pathobiology/Diagnostic Investigation, Medicine, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Animal Science, the Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and the Center for Comparative Oncology):
