Coloradoan: These formerly bald dogs had a reunion with the CSU vets who helped
Dr. Elena Contreras and Dr. Clarissa Souza organized a reunion for shelter dogs that were treated for demodex and later adopted.
Dr. Elena Contreras and Dr. Clarissa Souza organized a reunion for shelter dogs that were treated for demodex and later adopted.
This month's expert: Diana Hassel, DVM, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Equine Emergency Surgery and Critical Care and the Equine Section Chief at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University.
Driver Jay Howard’s car is sporting a green-and-black paint scheme, with the familiar Rams’ head Colorado State University logo prominently displayed on the front and along both sides. It’s part of a sponsorship deal, arranged and paid for by an anonymous donor, to promote the university’s One Cure project for cancer research
CSU researcher Jesse Wilson is accelerating research to improve imaging and detection of melanoma, and his Young Investigator Award from the Melanoma Research Alliance will open the door to partnering with the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to test new imaging applications on canine patients.
Barfield said the calf was in good health for a year and her death doesn’t detract from her success.
The Rocky Mountain Regional Biocontainment Laboratory is located in the Judson Harper Research Complex on the Colorado State University Foothills Campus. There is also a Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory at CSU, which is part of the CDC Laboratory Response Network and the USDA National Animal Health Laboratory Network, which is part of the Fort Collins Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Dr. Stephanie McGrath is now in her second study of CBD in dogs with epilepsy. She’s currently enrolling 60 dogs into the new study.
“She was the first, and I was really looking forward to watching her grow and then contribute to the herd herself by having calves,” Barfield said. “But we will try again this breeding season, and hopefully we’ll have success again and can continue to use this method of bringing new genetics into the herd.”
“We’re finding they’re useful on many conditions, including many that we didn’t expect. It’s incredibly exciting because we’re finding many more uses for the stem cells than we initially thought possible,” said CSU veterinarian Dr. Valerie Johnson.
Stem cells already help people with osteoarthritis and big open wounds. In the future, doctors might be able to use Dr. Valerie Johnson’s research to treat folks with infections caused by implanted medical devices.