John Hickenlooper: Get to know Skye, our rescue from Fort Collins
She was brought in by Colorado State University veterinary school, and Dr. Michael Lappin put me together with Skye, and she's just amazing.
She was brought in by Colorado State University veterinary school, and Dr. Michael Lappin put me together with Skye, and she's just amazing.
'Colorado’ is another song I really like, what’s the story to that? "I wrote this one about my dog believe it or not. There isn’t a cure for mitral valve disease in dogs. But, I wasn’t willing to accept that. So I did a bunch of research and found a veterinary cardiologist at CSU who was conducting clinical trials on a prosthetic mitral valve replacement."
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.
"Experiences from this time will shape your personal and professional life, and I know that you will contribute to our profession in unique and powerful ways.” -Dr. Melinda Frye
"I'm just so grateful for everything everyone has done for us at the VTH, and it's so great to see all my classmates. I just want to say thank you," said Melissa Sandate.
Faculty and staff gathered to send off recent graduates of CSU's Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program Monday. The grads had a message of their own.
LISTEN: Dr. Michael Lappin with CSU’s Veterinary Hospital discusses social distancing for pets.
The hospital is open, providing care to large and small animal patients for emergencies, critical follow-up appointments, and pharmacy orders.
"Our work shows that CBD has the potential to provide an effective, synergistic glioblastoma therapy option and that it should continue to be vigorously studied," said Chase Gross, a student in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine/Master of Science program at CSU.
“Our students have worked for most of their lives to get here. We tell them they can relax a bit now, but they’ve never done that. There’s a lot of support for them here... In Healer’s Art, students get to learn about and see each other in a way that is not offered anywhere else in the curriculum.” -Laurie Fonken