Leading with heart: Cardiology operating suite a first in veterinary medicine
CSU's new operating room is a first in international veterinary medicine.
CSU's new operating room is a first in international veterinary medicine.
Dr. Rebecca Ruch-Gallie, the service chief for community practice at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, recommends investing in childproofing gear to ensure your home is safe for your dog.
Stephanie McGrath, a veterinary neurologist at Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, is one of the only researchers currently studying the effects of CBD on dogs.
"Opioids allow us to substantially decrease the dose of those (inhalant) drugs in a cardiovascularly safe manner. There's no other drug class that can do that," explained Dr. Khursheed Mama, a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia.
If real-life scientists do succeed in bringing dinosaurs back to life, hospital director Dr. Tim Hackett and his trusty sidekick Dr. Matt Johnston, chief of the Avian, Exotic, and Zoological Medicine service, will be ready to care for them.
When Fozzie entered the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital on Tuesday, she was adept at hopping on her front two legs, pulling her paralyzed back legs behind her as she moved. When the young dog left an hour later, she sped out the door on two legs and two wheels.
With hot summer months upon us, many of us are eager to take our four-legged buddies with us while we are out and about. Here's how to keep them safe.
A condition called virulent Newcastle disease that affects wild birds and domestic poultry is back in the United States and poses a potentially fatal risk to Colorado coops, according to veterinary experts at Colorado State University.
Three sites—Colorado State University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of California, Davis—plan to inoculate 800 middle-aged dogs for Johnston’s new study.
“If the dog truly stops breathing, it can be lifesaving,” Dr. Hackett says. Just make sure your pet actually needs this and isn't just, you know, sleeping. Otherwise they might try to bite you when you’re attempting to “save” their life, he says.