'Colorado’ is another song I really like, what’s the story to that? "I wrote this one about my dog believe it or not. There isn’t a cure for mitral valve disease in dogs. But, I wasn’t willing to accept that. So I did a bunch of research and found a veterinary cardiologist at CSU who was conducting clinical trials on a prosthetic mitral valve replacement."
"The other place that I’ve recently become involved with is 'Colorado State University of Veterinary Medicine' in Fort Collins. I happened to be there visiting friends on the way to California and my dog Kona, my Golden Retriever, would have died, because he had cancer in his heart. But they took him in and saved his life." -Tanya Tucker
Earlier this week Tanya Tucker performed at the venue and managed to stay in the area to utilize the veterinarian skills of Colorado State University for her dog.
The medical team performed a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, which is often used in humans.
VIDEO: A collaboration between Colorado surgeons from two different disciplines leads to a breakthrough surgery and one lucky pup. That means it’s a learning experience for the medical community and less invasive for the patient.
VIDEO: A 7-year-old dog from California became the first dog to undergo a transcatheter aortic valve replacement surgery at Colorado State University. The university's veterinary program teamed up with cardiologists at UCHealth to perform the four-hour operation.