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Missouri Veterinary Medical Association 2500 Country Club Drive Jefferson City, MO 65109

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The little museum that’s big on learning. The Veterinary Museum of Missouri

Kid’s Interactive Area

Hairballs & Things 1870s Surgery What strange objects does a veterinarian find in a cow’s stomach? In 1929, what did a veterinarian use to give Fido his medicine? Discover the answers to these questions, and see other strange and unusual objects at the Veterinary Museum of Missouri. The Museum has over 2,500 artifacts dating from the 16th century to the present, including: • manuscripts instructing Missouri’s first settlers how to care for their horses; • a steamer trunk filled with instruments used by a late 19th century horse doctor; • an 1870s wooden operating table for small animals • 19th century instruments, such as a wooden balling gun, a hog catcher, a

Swiss trocar and farrier tools • a variety of strange and curious objects (horse pills, huge hairballs, kidney stones) Visitors touch and explore bones, animal skins, hairballs, veterinarian tools, etc., and view specimens showing the stages of a calf embryo and animal diseases. It’s a great place for children and adults to get a glimpse of the past. Visit us in Jefferson City, Mo. Take Highway 50 west to Highway 179. Exit and turn right. Take first right onto Country Club Drive. Go about one mile and look for us on the left. We’re open 9-4 Monday-Friday. Call 573-659-7175 for more information. MVMF Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation