Cofan the mountain tapir recovering from kidney removal surgery
Dr. Matt Johnston, associate professor of avian, exotic and zoological medicine, led the CSU team.
Dr. Matt Johnston, associate professor of avian, exotic and zoological medicine, led the CSU team.
When Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order allowing various health care professionals to give COVID-19 vaccines to people, veterinarians at CSU answered the call.
Throughout spring and early summer, the emergency and urgent care service sees on average two to four cases per week of puppies with parvovirus, a virus that can be easily avoided by regularly vaccinating your dog.
The Flint Animal Cancer Center acquired a small animal irradiator, which shows promise for helping treat cancer in small companion animals, including hedgehogs, guinea pigs, parrots, and ferrets.
While Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital goes above and beyond to help all kinds of animals (even chickens), the practice is often recognized for its work with dogs and cats. However, the hospital has had an unusual patient as of late: Nala the Lioness.
Putting your dog on a raw food diet comes with risks to both the dog and the people living in your household, says Alison Meindl, DVM, a veterinarian and professor at Colorado State University.
It's been a year. We made it!
“We need a treatment that stops the progression of osteoarthritis; that decreases the long-term inflammation in the joints,” says Felix Duerr, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, DECVS, DACVSMR, assistant professor of small animal orthopedics and sports medicine at CSU.
Doug Thamm, a veterinary oncologist at the animal hospital, is conducting the Vaccination Against Canine Cancer Study, VACCS. The trial is the largest clinical study of canine cancer to date. Pet patients are being enrolled now.
Firefighters, police officers, paramedics and others worked to warm the horse, while a Colorado State University (CSU) veterinarian attended to it. The horse was stabilized and taken to the CSU Vet Hospital for further care.