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Bunsen’s Story: Gastric Dilatation and Volvulous & Diaphragmatic Hernia

Bunsen, a 3-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog, presented to CASE ER for a distended abdomen and appearing extremely uncomfortable. His heart rate was elevated and his abdomen was extremely firm on palpation. Radiographs of Bunsen’s chest and abdomen showed two ...

Olive’s Story: Percutaneous Transvenous Coil Embolization (PTCE)

Olive is an 8-month-old Golden Retriever who started showing vague signs of low appetite and lethargy at 4 months. Her clinical signs progressed, and she became disoriented and ataxic. She was rushed to the ER ...

Sully’s Story: Puppy battles leptospirosis

Meet Sully, a two-and-a-half-month-old Golden Retriever puppy that joined his family with the assistance of the Foothills Kiwanis of Boulder Valley through their Alert Service Dogs for Kids program. Unfortunately, after only a few weeks ...

Hemodialysis at CASE

Hemodialysis is a therapeutic option utilized more frequently in veterinary medicine to support animals in kidney failure and in some toxicities.  This article will briefly describe normal kidney function, kidney disease and provide introductory information ...

Approach to Hemangiosarcoma

Hemangiosarcoma is a tumor that arises from the vascular endothelium. It occurs in dogs more frequently than any other species, and unlike most neoplasia it is one tumor that has shown true genetic predilection for ...

Laryngeal Paralysis

It is a warm, sunny summer day. You are hiking with your long time, furry friend, Duke, a 9 year old Labrador Retriever. He has been your hiking buddy for years, but recently his breathing ...

Your New Puppy and Parvo

Having a new puppy is such a fun time for a family. Showing them off to friends and family, teaching them to walk on a leash, and socializing with other dogs are important steps to ...