“As a generality, dogs do not have this thing in their brain that tells them they have a fracture and can’t move, so a dog never has an excuse,” said Sasha A. Foster, rehab coordinator at Colorado State University’s veterinary teaching hospital.
The endowment, given by a donor who wishes to remain anonymous, will be split evenly between two faculty positions: an interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery chair and an orthopedic medicine and mobility chair.
The $6 million gift will expand capacity for treatment, surgery and rehabilitation at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
"If want to take your dog for a couple of hours of hiking in cold conditions, be prepared," Dr. Ilan Frank says. "You need to carry food and water for the dog — even in winter conditions, they can get dehydrated."
Titled “Retrospective Multi-Center Analysis of Canine Socket Prostheses for Partial Limbs,” this retrospective study by Drs. Theresa Wendland, Felix Duerr and Bernard Seguin surveyed pet parents who purchased prosthetic devices for their dogs within the last ten years.
LISTEN: Kaitlin Sisk has found a way to get practical experience. "I have a cat and a dog so I can kind of like go through the video and pause it and palpate my dog and and then keep going," she said. "I think it is like a little bit more active learning, like you have to be motivated to do it."
According to Dr. Felix Duerr, assistant professor of small animal orthopedics and sports medicine at Colorado State University, one of the most common uses for smart collars is to track weight loss — such devices can monitor a dog’s daily exercise the same way people use a Fitbit to track their steps.