Sherry A. Johnson, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVSMR, a PhD student at Colorado State University (CSU), in Fort Collins, has been announced as the EQUUS Foundation Research Fellow for her investigation into new approaches to tendon injury rehabilitation in horses.
Dr. Lynn Griffin started the study last year with an internal grant from CSU to fund the tests with six dogs. This year, the Morris Animal Foundation provided a $100,000 grant for her to continue the study in at least 30 other dogs.
A new cancer imaging technique is expected to significantly improve the ability to diagnose the disease’s spread to lymph nodes in dogs with head and neck tumors.
Serving as a standard for researchers to follow, Dr. Tim Holt was named the recipient of the Tomhave Industry Achievement Award on Nov. 2 at the 2019 Angus Convention in Reno, Nevada.
Bailey, a well-known social media dog, visits the Veterinary Teaching Hospital for CCL surgery.
Three staff members from the CSU Todos Santos Center in Baja California Sur, Mexico, traveled to Colorado to meet and exchange knowledge with their U.S. colleagues.
“This is the first trial ever conducted with the intent of trying to prevent a bunch of different kinds of cancer simultaneously,” said Dr. Douglas Thamm, director of clinical research at the Flint Animal Cancer at CSU’s James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
During his recent stay at CSU, he had three teeth extracted — one molar on the left and two molars on the right — during a procedure that lasted four hours.