Veterinary student volunteers organize the college’s annual Open House. During Open House, more than 2,000 people tour the college and attend educational presentations to learn about the scope and depth of veterinary medicine and the college’s admissions requirements. They also enjoy entertainment such as agility dog shows, horse shows and presentations about raptors, reptiles and rabbits. Students handle logistics, marketing, media relations, crowd control and coordinating with outside vendors.

Saturday, May 4th | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. | 1520 East Rollins St, Columbia, MO 65211

Event Map | Event Brochure

Events and Activities:

• Face painting
• Practice Surgery on Teddy Bears
• Photo Booth
• Ballon animals from ” The Antidote!”
• Trowbridge will have lots of animals including a cow you can milk.
• Budweiser Clydesdales
• Agility shows from the Purina dogs
• Boone County Fire and Large Animal Rescue Demonstrations
• Demonstrations from Police K-9’s
• Tours of the Veterinary Health Center (Clydesdale Hall)
• Mule rides
• Petropolis Dog Shows
• Raptor Rehab Presentations
  • This year is Raptor Rehabilitation’s 50^th Anniversary
• Sidewalk Chalk and Coloring Activities
• Pin the tail on the animal
• Smooch the pooch booth
• A variety of other kid’s games: ring toss, bags toss, pin the tail on the animal, rubber ducky game
• Histology’s Diagnostic detectives!
  • Will demonstrate how to use a microscope and what pathologist look at to diagnose diseases
  • Also includes activities for kids
• House of rabbits
  • Will be bringing rabbits that people can interact with

Hospital Tours: Tours of  Clydesdale Hall given by CVM Ambassadors. There will be interactions and Demonstrations though out all parts of the hospital. Stops include:

• Small Animal:
  • Community Practice
  • Emergency and Critical Care
  •  Internal Medicine
  • Ophthalmology,
  • Oncology
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Research
  • Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Small Animal Surgery 
• Equine:
  •  Main and Ambulatory
  •  Lameness Demonstration
• Food Animal:
  • Main

Presentations:

• Michele Zelaya, RVT:
  • Oncology
  • Library 9:45 am- 10:15am
• Ophthalmology Residents
  • Ophthalmology
  • Library 10:30 am-11:00 am
• Mary McFillen, RVT:
  • “Preventative Care: The Key to Living the Best Life”
  • Library 11:15 am- 11:45am
• Student Pannel
  • Answering questions on their Veterinary School Experience
  • Auditorium 11:00am-11:45am
• Kathy Seay
  • Admissions Process
  • Auditorium 12:00pm- 1:00pm
• Tim Evans “The Antidote” DVM, PhD
  • Pet toxins with Children
  • Library 12:15pm-12:45 pm
• Bess Peirce, DVM, DABVP, DACVIM, DACVSMR
  • Sports Rehabilitation
  • Library 1:15 pmm-1:45 pm
• Leslie Lyons, PhD
  • “Precision Veterinary Medicine – using genetics for your cat’s health care!”
  • Library 2:00-2:30 pm

*Raffle for a prize basket will be available to those who attend lectures. Must be present to win *

MU CVM Clubs in Attendance:

• Nutrition Club
• Christian Veterinary Fellowship
• Dental Club
• Theriogenology Club
• VetaHumanz
• SCVECCS

Food Trucks

• The Big Cheese
• Big Daddy’s BBQ
• Kona Ice
• The Patty Wagon
• Popcorn provided by the CVM

Exhibitors

• Barnie’s place
  • Barnies place will have kitties in attendance as well!
• Bear River Ranch
  • Will have animals in attendance such as a wallaby, tortoise, snakes and more!
• Boone County Fire and Rescue/Large Animal Rescue- they will have demonstrations
• BVST Tech Program
• Central Missouri Humane Society
• CityVet
• CVM Clinical pathology and Comparative medicine
• Dechra
• Dickerson Park Zoo
• Goat Yoga
• Hills
• Homes for Animal Heroes
  • Will have dogs that are up for adoption
• House Rabbit Rescue of Missouri
  • House of Rabbit Rescues will be bringing Rabbits
• MedVet
• Missouri Department of Ag
• MO Department of Conservation
• MU College of Health Sciences and Public health
• MU Department of Animal Sciences
• MU Department of Biomedical Sciences
• NextGen
  • Will have interactive activities!
• Oxbow
• Petco Vet Hospital
• Petropolis
  • Will have a dog show!
• Stover Animal Rescue
• THRIVE
• Treats Unleashed
• Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP)
• Veterinary Research Scholars Program
• Warm Springs Ranch

Thank you to our Generous Sponsors: 

• Commerce Bank, Kansas City
• CityVet
• Dechra
• Hawthorne Animal Hospital 
• Hills / SAVMA
• MedVet
• NVA
• THRIVE
• Veterinary Specialty Services  STL
• Purina
• Sydenstricker-Nobbe   
• Boone Electric

*Please check back for updates and finalized schedule.