Please read below to find out about all the exciting displays we have planned for this year's Open House!

We hope you'll join us for a day filled with animal friends, fun and information. If you have special needs or have questions during your tour of the College of Veterinary Medicine, ask the people identified as Tour Guides. If you need first-aid or emergency help, ask a Tour Guide or anyone working the booths.

Due to certain health risks:

Tour Stop 1: The tour starts here! Maps are available at the information booth. Please request the alternate elevator access route if needed. The first-aid station and any lost kids can be found here. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine.

Tour Stop 2: Visit with admissions officers, committee members and students. Sponsored by the Student Services Office and the NC State PreVet Club. Watch research in action! Visit the CVM Graduate Students and see how research is applied clinically to improve the health of animals and humans!

Tour Stop 3: Discover SART's responses during animal emergencies. Meet representatives from REINS - Regional Equine Information Network System. PHP Department has an exhibit of freshwater mussels.

Tour Stop 4: Visit the NC Puppy Raising Program for Guiding Eyes for the Blind and speak with volunteers who coordinate the early training of these puppies to learn how you can get involved. COPE (Canines Offering Pawsitive Enrichment). Visit with dogs and their people to learn about Animal Assisted Activities/Therapy in the Triangle area.

Tour Stop 5: The Student Chapter of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) features information on pet identification and the annual Dog Olympics. VETS (Veterinary Educational Textbooks and Supplies) will show you the costs involved in being a veterinary student.

Tour Stop 6: Bring your teddy bear or stuffed animal to the Teddy Bear Suture Clinic for a health exam and/or minor surgical repair by the second-year students.

Tour Stop 7:
Visit Second Chance Pet Adoptions, Wake County’s largest all-volunteer stray rescue service. The Student Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (SVECCS) presents the “ER Vet!” Get information on emergencies, first aid, and critical care.

Tour Stop 8:
NCDA–Learn more about Avian Flu and what it might mean for you. Sponsored by NCDA & USDA. Volunteers from the Veterinary Behavior Club discuss animal behavior issues and training opportunities. Learn about AnimalKind's spay/neuter program for low-income pet owners.

Tour Stop 9: Student Chapter of the American Association of Feline Practitioners (SCAAFP) sponsors an exhibition on cat care, heartworm prevention, obesity, declawing and vaccine associated fibrosarcoma awareness. Learn about Operation Catnip, a non-profit spay/neuter program for feral cats in NC. Meet Feral Cat Friends.

Tour Stop 10a: The Christian Veterinary Fellowship will talk about their missions to Navajo Mountain, AZ, and the world.

Tour Stop 10b: Time for refreshments! Proceeds benefit the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA).

Tour Stop 11: Discover the anatomy of many species and just how much they differ! Come visit the first-year students in the anatomy laboratory for an exciting, in-depth tour.

Tour Stop 12: What do Veterinary Technicians do? Techs from the North Carolina Association of Veterinary Technicians will be on hand to answer your questions using photos and literature.

Tour Stop 13: LIVE Surgical Demonstration. Watch as adoptable dogs are spayed. See posted schedule for times. (Remote viewing will be shown concurrently in North and South Theaters, see map at right). For those not interested, a detour route around the surgery is provided.

Tour Stop 14: Visit the Student Pathology Club and discover why veterinary pathology is a crucial part of medicine and biomedical research. Understand the role of animals in research laboratories with the Lab Animal Club (SCASLAP). Learn about alternative therapies with the Holistic Medicine Club.

Tour Stop 15: Learn about the Hyperthyroid Cat Clinic at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. See 3rd-and 4th-year students' display of poisonous plants and products which may be in your pets reach. Meet members of Ashley's Angel Fund.

Tour Stop 16: Find out about conservation, wildlife, international and exotic pet medicine, and meet volunteers from the Turtle Rescue Team, Carolina Waterfowl Rescue, Piedmont Wildlife Center, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Sabrina's House Rabbit ResQ and students from the Wildlife, Avian, Aquatic and Zoo Medicine Club (WAAZM), the Invertebrate Medicine Club, and the International Veterinary Student Association (IVSA).

Tour Stop 17: Learn about the care of livestock and food safety from the Student Chapters of the Bovine Club, Equine Club, Theriogenology Club, Small Ruminant Club, and Swine Club, and the Poultry Club. Learn about new advances in Sports Medicine, Ophthalmology, Reproduction and Colic and Digestive Diseases in horses from the Equine Health Program. Meet representatives from REINS - Regional Equine Information Network System.

Tour Stop 18: Learn about the CVM's new linear accelerator which is used to treat cancer in dogs and cats.

Tour Stop 19: Remember Open House 2007 with Gifts for you and your pets from the student organizations! T-Shirts, and much more!

Tour Stop 20: MILK A COW and/or SIT ON A PONY! No experience necessary. Help support students from the Bovine Club and the Equine Club. A photo of the moment will be available.

Tour Stop 21:
Visit the Iams Pet Imaging Center and see how the Iams company has partnered with the CVM to help improve the well being of animals.