Veterinary Medical Supplies

If a veterinary license or prescription is needed to purchase an item, please contact CAR veterinary staff for assistance at carvets@msu.edu.

Non-Controlled Substances and Veterinary Supplies

  • Vendors of Vet-Specific Supplies & Drugs:

    Campus Animal Resources veterinary approval is needed to purchase some items through
    off-campus private suppliers.

    Vendors of Vet-Specific Supplies & Drugs:

    • Covetrus Animal Health (https://northamerica.covetrus.com/)
      NOTE: A veterinary license is required for most order placement – please contact Campus Animal Resources for assistance
      • Contact to establish an account: 855-724-3461
    • Allivet® (https://www.allivet.com/)
      NOTE: Some items require a veterinary prescription to purchase (“Rx” next to product name). Researchers can place orders for most items.
      • Contact 1-877-500-9944 to establish an account
      • Orders can be placed using an MSU PCard
    • MWI Animal Health (https://www.mwiah.com/)
      NOTE: A veterinary license is required for most order placement – please contact Campus Animal Resources for assistance
      • Contact to establish an account: 888-562-3405
    • E-Z Systems, Inc. (https://www.ezsystemsinc.com/)
      Specializes in rodent anesthesia equipment and scavenging (ReFresh® carbon filters)
      • Contact to establish an account: 877-559-0159
    • MSU Health Care Pharmacy (https://pharmacy.msu.edu/contact-us)
      NOTE:  Non veterinary substances can be obtained. A veterinary prescription is required.  Please contact Campus Animal Resources for assistance.
    • University Stores: Spartan Marketplace (https://marketplace.msu.edu/)
      Spartan Marketplace is MSU’s online procurement system and is available to MSU employees to make departmental purchases from dedicated vendors using contracted pricing.  See the next accordion for additional information.  
      NOTE: Spartan Marketplace does not support the purchase of controlled substances.

     

    Items available for purchase from these vendors include:

    • Anesthesia supplies: anesthetics (e.g., isoflurane) and waste gas scavengers (e.g., AneSorb)
    • Surgical supplies: scrub agents (e.g., Betadine®,chlorhexidine), suture material, and surgical instruments
    • Analgesics: NSAIDS (e.g., meloxicam, ketoprofen) and topicals (e.g., lidocaine, bupivicaine)
    • Needles, syringes, IV catheters, and styptic powder
    • Ophthalmic ointment


    In urgent cases
    when veterinary supplies cannot be obtained through an outside supplier, CAR may have certain items available in stock on campus that can be provided until external supplies are made available. 

  • Scientific Items, Supplies - Spartan Marketplace (aka University Stores)

    Spartan Marketplace is MSU’s online procurement system and is available to MSU employees to make departmental purchases from dedicated vendors using contracted pricing. 

    Sources within Spartan Marketplace

    • Bio-Rad
    • DDot Scientific
    • Fisher Scientific
    • Life Technologies
    • Qiagen
    • Sigma-Aldrich 
    • VWR
    • USA Scientific

     

    Scientific items available for purchase include:

    • Anesthesia supplies: anesthetics (e.g., isoflurane ) and waste gas scavengers (e.g., f/air canisters and stands)
    • Sterile surgical gloves
    • Sharps containers 
    • Needles, syringes, and IV catheters 
    • Sample collection supplies (e.g., sterile vials, swabs, centrifuge and blood collection tubes)

    Spartan Marketplace does not support the purchase of controlled substances.

    Spartan Marketplace logoLog in to Spartan Marketplace through EBS.msu.edu.  This requires an MSU NetID and password, as well as two-factor authentication.

    Or visit the Spartan Marketplace at 166 Service Road, East Lansing weekdays. T: 517-884-6240 for assistance.

     

Controlled Substances

Printable version of information above: Obtaining Veterinary Medical Supplies (PDF)