Zoo staff and Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital members operated on Atka on Tuesday to remove the toe. As of 4:30 p.m., Atka was doing well and had even stood up.
Prolonged inflammation can lead to complications like retinal detachment or glaucoma, which is not only blinding but painful, according to the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University. It notes that the success rate of cataract surgery is 85% to 90%.
These studies indicate influenza D is likely what's called an emerging virus. It's jumping into people who work with animals, such as dairy farmers, but it's not likely spreading much beyond that. Study authors include Stephen Reynolds, Josh Schaeffer, and James Seidel of the High Plains Center for Agricultural Health and Safety.
Dr. Steven Dow said he thinks the biggest impact of the Comparative Oncology Program over the past two decades has been to increase the visibility of dogs with cancer as a translational model for humans with cancer, benefiting researchers whether or not they work directly with the program.
Edward “Ed” A. Hoover passed away peacefully on March 1, with family at his side. Ed was named one of twelve University Distinguished Professors at Colorado State University in 2004, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2014, National Academy of Inventors in 2017, and received numerous other awards. Ed considered his most treasured accomplishment to be mentoring 27 graduate students, mostly DVM-PhDs, whose inquisitiveness and creativity he nurtured.
Colorado State University’s annual Women in Science Symposium brought together a breadth of people from different disciplines to discuss multicultural aspects of One Health.
Dr. Brian Scansen is a professor and service head of the cardiology and cardiac surgery section at Colorado State University. He recently led several sessions on heart disease in dogs and cats at WVC 2023 in Las Vegas.
Students rotated through each station in small groups, learning more about each career option along the way, including classroom presentations from CSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where students used microscopes and virtual-reality goggles to get a feel for its educational and career options
As an integrative veterinarian, she is on a mission to provide a balanced approach of both science-based medical practice and the art of healing. For this University of Hawai’i and CSU veterinary school graduate, making animals feel better includes things like acupuncture, rehabilitation, bodywork, real food, and so much more.
Given that the next potential pandemic will likely originate from animals, it’s important to understand how and why spillover occurs – and what can be done to stop it. Treana Mayer, a postdoctoral fellow in microbiology from CSU, authored this piece for The Conversation.