The Dumb Friends League Veterinary Hospital at CSU Spur, near the Stockyards Events Center, offers a wide variety of donor-subsidized services — everything from urgent care to surgery to spay and neuter procedures ... Part of the reason the DFL set up the facility here is that it sits in the midst of a “veterinary desert,” says Rachel Heatley, director of advocacy for the organization.
Within the halls of CSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences several veterinarians tackled challenges surrounding the practice of podiatry inside equine veterinary medicine. “We’ve taken great strides in bridging the gap between veterinarians and farriers; the two groups have really begun to come together and, in the end, it’s the horse that benefits.” -Dr. Luke Bass, Colorado State University
For a simple gut check, it can help to ask: Am I uncomfortable right now? If so, your pet probably is, too, said Dr. Rebecca Ruch-Gallie, an associate professor at Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. “Where we get into difficulties is with that dog that loves to go out and play in the snow,” she said, and “all of a sudden, they realize they can’t feel their feet anymore.”
At Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital, 18 dogs with CPV have received Canine Parvovirus Monoclonal Antibody, says Dr. Kristin Zersen, assistant professor of emergency and critical care at CSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. CPMA is given in addition to supportive care, such as IV fluids and anti-nausea medication. “It’s a little too soon to tell overall benefits, but there have been no concerns or side effects that I’ve noticed. It’s very well tolerated and easy to implement,” she says.
Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke into the sky. When that smoke blows into southwestern Idaho’s Treasure Valley, it blankets Boise-area residents in dirty air. “An astonishing amount of smoke gets inside these facilities,” said Luke Montrose, an environmental toxicologist and researcher at Colorado State University.
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"An astonishing amount of smoke gets inside these facilities," said Luke Montrose, an environmental toxicologist and researcher at Colorado State University. Data from monitors Montrose installed in four Idaho long-term care facilities in 2020 showed that large amounts of smoke pollution recorded outside during wildfire season seeped into the facilities.
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“There’s a raw honesty you can have with your dog that you can’t always have with other people,” says Lori Kogan, a counseling psychologist and a professor in the clinical sciences department at Colorado State University. “We accept them so completely as they are—and they do the same for us and they’re consistent about it.”
The program has 105 courses scheduled for 2024, with public courses representing nearly half. These courses are primarily designed for general practitioners, but CSUVetCE also has several options designed specifically for residents and diplomates.