Animal Emergency & Referral Center

02/03/2024

01/22/2024

Did you know that MSU CVM veterinarians are providing care for animals in multiple areas of our state?

TheAnimal Emergency & Referral Center , located in Flowood, Mississippi, provides 24/7 emergency and specialty veterinary care to the Jackson-metro area. The AERC is an extension of the primary care veterinarian, working as a team to provide the most comprehensive and advanced care possible.

12/11/2023

Veterinarians, veterinary technicians, hospital admissions staff, researchers, and students – these are all people that typically come to mind when you think of personnel at Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

11/21/2023

Boz, a six-year-old male Boston terrier adopted by Dr. Suzanne Marrs and her sister LuAnn, was experiencing some redness, pain, and mucoid discharge in his right eye when he first became a member of the Marrs family.

Their veterinarian, Dr. Susan Thrash, diagnosed Boz with dry eye disease and began medical therapy; however, after several months, Boz’s eye was still giving him a lot of trouble so Dr. Thrash referred him to the MSU CVM ophthalmology service.

During their monthly clinic at the AERC, Dr. Caroline Betbeze and her team evaluated Boz and made some changes to his medical therapy to try and improve his clinical signs with medications but were uncertain how successful the new regimen would be, because they determined that Boz was likely born with congenital alacrima (or the lack of tear ducts) in his right eye.

After three months on the new medications and little to no improvement in Boz’s eye, Dr. Betbeze met with the Marrs family to discuss performing a parotid duct transposition surgery which moves a salivary duct from another area in the body to the eye in order for it to deliver saliva onto the eye as a replacement for tears. The surgery is reserved for non-responsive cases, and since Boz still had good vision, he was a candidate in order to preserve his vision and remain comfortable.

In January 2023, Boz underwent the procedure. He came through surgery fine, healed well, and has responded very well. At his recheck appointment, Dr. Betbeze saw that Boz’s vision was still intact, his eye was comfortable, and he was producing a small amount of saliva throughout the day to keep the eye moist—a perfect outcome!

When dry eye disease is severe, it’s very painful and can lead to vision loss due to corneal scar tissue and pigmentation. Thanks to Dr. Betbeze and her team, that is not the case for Boz Marrs.

10/31/2023

10/26/2023

We are excited to welcome Dr. Darrell Phillips back to the CVM as Director of the Animal Emergency and Referral Center (AERC) in Flowood. Dr. Phillips will officially provide on-site leadership at the AERC. The AERC team will undertake a strategic planning process to develop a plan for building upon the strong foundation they already have in place.

09/19/2023

Today we're sharing Moe's story!

Moe is a 2-year-old male neutered American Pit Bull Terrier who presented to AERC ER in March for unknown trauma and was diagnosed with an open comminuted fracture of the right radius and ulna. He was surrendered to AERC and hospitalized with a splint. The Slaughter family visited Moe in hospital and immediately fell in love with him. They adopted him in mid-April and elected to proceed with surgery. Dr. Kettleman performed Mo'e's right forelimb amputation and neuter on April 18th. Two days later, Moe was discharged to go home with his new family!

Moe returned to AERC for a recheck visit in May, at which time he was deemed completely healed and cleared to return to normal activity.

09/01/2023

Today marks the beginning of a new era at MSU CVM!

Please join us in officially welcoming the sixth dean of Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Nick Frank!

08/29/2023

Happy tales and wagging tails are two of our favorite things! Be on the lookout for Minnie, Boz, Sophie, and Moe's stories in the next issue of Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine's Pegasus Press magazine!

08/22/2023

Our surgery team is officially open for business!

Dr. Seth Kettleman, DACVS-SA, and his team are officially moved in to their surgery suite and ready to tend to your pet’s surgical needs. We’re excited to be able to offer soft tissue and orthopedic surgical options to the pet owners of the Jackson-metro area!

08/17/2023

Today we're celebrating the renovation and expansion of our College of Veterinary Medicine’s Animal Emergency & Referral Center in Flowood. With the new facilities, we'll be able to provide better patient care and teaching.

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07/25/2023

We've been quiet on here as we worked towards our renovations and expansion, and now we're excited to share the finished project! Please make plans to join us if you are able!