In Memory: Dr. John Martin Colburn
Kremmling native and long-time veterinarian, John Martin Colburn passed away on March 31, 2023. He earned a bachelor’s in animal production in 1962 and a DVM in 1967 from CSU.
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Ag Daily: Equine infectious anemia reported in horse brought to Colorado
The Colorado Department of Agriculture’s State Veterinarians Office was notified on March 28, 2023 that a horse residing in Garfield County had tested presumptive positive for Equine Infectious Anemia. The initial test was completed at Colorado State University’s Western Slope Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory with the confirmatory test completed at the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, on April 4, 2023.
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Coloradoan: Fort Collins 2nd-graders’ best questions about space, answered by a real astronaut
CSU alum astronaut Kjell Lindgren visited the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery on Thursday morning to speak to second-graders from Putnam and Laurel elementary schools, along with dozens of community members who showed up to watch.
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New York Times: Why Dead Birds Are Falling From the Sky
CSU alum Dr. Nicole Nemeth, a wildlife pathologist at the University of Georgia and her colleagues found a high rate of bald eagle nest failure (no surviving chicks) and adult deaths, with dead birds brought to the lab and confirmed to be ravaged by the H.P.A.I. virus. “It was very sad and alarming,” Dr. Nemeth said.
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Knowable Magazine: Inside the brains of aging dogs
Veterinary neurologist Stephanie McGrath at Colorado State University performs MRI scans on participants in the Dog Aging Project, looking for features that may connect brain shrinkage and other physical changes to dementia in older dogs. Most exciting, she says, is that her work suggests MRI might one day be used as an early detection tool.
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Denver7: Moose at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo recovering after toe amputation
Zoo staff and Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital members operated on Atka on Tuesday to remove the toe. As of 4:30 p.m., Atka was doing well and had even stood up.
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Forbes: How Much Does Cataract Surgery For Dogs Cost?
Prolonged inflammation can lead to complications like retinal detachment or glaucoma, which is not only blinding but painful, according to the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University. It notes that the success rate of cataract surgery is 85% to 90%.
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NPR: A new flu is spilling over from cows to people in the U.S. How worried should we be?
These studies indicate influenza D is likely what’s called an emerging virus. It’s jumping into people who work with animals, such as dairy farmers, but it’s not likely spreading much beyond that. Study authors include Stephen Reynolds, Josh Schaeffer, and James Seidel of the High Plains Center for Agricultural Health and Safety.
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AVMA News: Catalyzing the field of canine comparative oncology, benefiting researchers far and wide
Dr. Steven Dow said he thinks the biggest impact of the Comparative Oncology Program over the past two decades has been to increase the visibility of dogs with cancer as a translational model for humans with cancer, benefiting researchers whether or not they work directly with the program.
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In Memory: Dr. Edward A. Hoover
Edward “Ed” A. Hoover passed away peacefully on March 1, with family at his side. Ed was named one of twelve University Distinguished Professors at Colorado State University in 2004, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2014, National Academy of Inventors in 2017, and received numerous other awards. Ed considered his most treasured accomplishment to be mentoring 27 graduate students, mostly DVM-PhDs, whose inquisitiveness and creativity he nurtured.