Evergreen Veterinary Clinic

04/06/2025

Happy Birthday to our Manager, Hanna! She’s the behind-the-scenes superstar who keeps everything running smoothly between our clinics. Whether it's organizing schedules, ensuring the team has what they need, or solving problems before they even happen! We hope you have a great day and an even better year. 🥳

03/07/2025

We are closing at 4pm today, Friday 3.7.25 at the Lansing Clinic. We will be open again on Monday, 3.10.25 at 8am! Have a great weekend!

03/01/2025

Happy March! 🌸 🌷🌿 That means Spring is almost here! As we welcome the season of blooming flowers and warmer days though, here are some reminders to help keep our furry friends safe. 💚

02/23/2025

Happy Birthday, Dr. Jess – the woman who can heal both our pets AND our bad days, all while juggling a million things at once! Here’s to another year of saving lives, making us laugh, and being all-around amazing. Thanks for all you do!

02/19/2025

A national pet microchip company has shut down. Please see important information to make sure your pet's microchip is registered with your information in the event they are lost.

More info:
https://www.avma.org/news/microchip-companys-closure-means-pet-owners-will-need-reregister-their-pets-microchips

02/17/2025

Happy Birthday to the one and only Rachel!
Bookworm 🐛, animal whisperer 🐾, and all-around clinic superhero! May your day be filled with all the things you love (including a little time to curl up with a little dog, a few cats, and a good book, of course 📚). Here's to another year of making the world a better, funnier, and fluffier place! 🥳🎈

02/12/2025

Out of an abundance of caution, we will be closing both clinics early today Wednesday, February 12th at 3:00pm. We will open again tomorrow, Thursday, February 13 at noon! Stay Safe!

02/06/2025

Send unique animal valentines and support Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter ❤️

Send a Wild Valentine & Support a Great Cause!

This Valentine’s Day, surprise your loved one with a special video from one of Potter Park Zoo’s animals! Choose from cows, okapi, lynx, lemurs, penguins, or tegu, and we’ll send your Valentine a heartwarming (or hilarious!) message straight from their favorite animal on Valentine's Day.

This fundraiser is hosted by the Potter Park Zoo AAZK chapter, with 100% of proceeds benefiting Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter! This is one Valentine’s surprise you won’t want to miss!

Learn More: https://bit.ly/3Cx4tXf

02/03/2025

Celebrating Dr. Lila Miller who was known as “the Mother of Shelter Medicine." 💚

In celebration of Black History Month, CAHS would like to recognize the contributions made by Dr. Lila Miller, known as “the Mother of Shelter Medicine” to the animal sheltering community. Much of the success CAHS has had in placing animals in loving homes can be credited to improvements in sheltering developed and advocated by Dr. Miller.

As one of the first Black women to graduate from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1977, Dr. Miller has devoted her career to aiding homeless animals.

When she graduated, life for pets in animal shelters was very different from today. Annual euthanasia rates were in the multi-millions, with animals often put down due to a lack of space, minor temperament issues, or treatable illnesses.

Back then, Dr. Miller notes, caring for those animals wasn’t widely seen as a promising career path. “There was a real stigma attached to veterinarians working in shelters,” she recalls. “The perception was that the only vets who worked there were at the end of their careers, or they couldn’t hack it in the real world.”

Today, thanks in large part to Dr. Miller’s efforts, shelter medicine is its own recognized specialty. It’s essentially a hybrid of two fields, combining the practices of large-animal veterinarians (managing the health of creatures living closely together in large groups, like herds of dairy cows) with that of companion animal vets, who care for individual dogs, cats, and other household pets.

Shelter medicine also addresses how the stress and logistics of living in a shelter can impact both mental and physical wellbeing. “One of the things we’ve implemented, that I’m very proud of, is understanding the importance of environmental and behavioral enrichment,” Dr. Miller says. “In the past, you’d put an animal in a cage and give them food and water, and that was it. Now, we recognize that the animal needs so much more.”

Throughout her career, Dr. Miller has helped countless shelters and at-risk animals. In the late seventies, as an animal care supervisor for the ASPCA—which then operated five full-service shelters in NYC—she developed and implemented new animal care and triage training programs for staff and created new adoptability criteria to move animals out of shelters quickly to prevent the spread of disease.

Dr. Miller also co-taught the first shelter medicine class at Cornell. She co-founded the Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV) and co-authored ASV’s 2010 Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters, the first scientific document by veterinarians that addresses the care and welfare of shelter animals. Dr. Miller also co-edited four shelter medicine textbooks that are widely used today, and she lectures at veterinary colleges and conferences around the world.

01/20/2025

May we all remember the values and love that Dr. King taught us about, every day. 💚

01/17/2025

Happy Friday! Dr. Eric has an extra big smile today because of this boy. Did you know he has a sweet spot for Brittanies? His family had them when he was growing up! This ol’ Buddy is so so sweet 💚

01/14/2025

We are deeply grateful to receive such kind words from some of our wonderful clients, especially from a very painful time.

We don't take it lightly that we are in a position to provide comfort and care to both pets and humans during the final moments of a pet's life.

Thank you. We are here for you always. 💚

12/31/2024

Happy 2025 to all of you! ✨

12/23/2024

"Happy Birthday to the office jokester with the kindest heart! 🎉 Maresa, your humor makes every day brighter, and your kindness makes our team stronger. Wishing you a year as amazing as you are!