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You can take a horse to water but you can t make him drink. A new study says adding a little flavor to the water may solve that problem.
Tessa Van Diest, a second-year veterinary student at Washington State University s Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and Dr. Jamie Kopper, associate professor at Iowa State University, were concerned that hospitalized horses that did not consume enough water could develop colic, a potentially life-threatening condition.
Traditionally, horses hospitalized at Washington State that don t voluntarily drink are offered water flavored with peppermint, sweet feed, or apple electrolytes. Until this study, no one had documented the horses response.
Washington State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital is now the only veterinary teaching facility in the west and one of just a handful in the country to be certified as a Level I facility by the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society.
According to the society, a Level I emergency and critical care facility provides small animal emergency care to patients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital is the largest veterinary referral center in the Pacific Northwest. On average, 10-12 emergency cases are brought to WSU daily, adding up to about 4,000 to 5,000 emergency cases each year. The hospital has offered uninterrupted 24-hour care to animals in need of emergency care every day since opening its doors in 1996.
April 21, 2021
A dog receives an ultrasound inside the Intensive Care Unit at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital. On average, the hospital sees 10-12 emergency cases daily, or about 4,000 to 5,000 per year.
By Josh Babcock, College of Veterinary Medicine
Washington State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital is now the only veterinary teaching facility in the west and one of just a handful in the country to be certified as a Level I facility by the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (VECCS).
According to the VECCS, a Level I emergency and critical care facility provides small animal emergency care to patients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and always has a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care employed full time and available for consultation on-site or by phone.
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March 16, 2021
Mater, an 8-year-old German wire-haired pointer, was hunting every weekend alongside his owner until he suddenly fell paralyzed as a result of coonhound paralysis disease.
By Devin Rokyta, College of Veterinary Medicine
The doorbell rings, shattering a moment of rare silence in a home enlivened by two young boys and a pair of hunting dogs.
Mater, a German wire-haired pointer, startles from his slumber on the sofa and with a sleepy bark, alerts his family to the potential but highly unlikely threat. He gingerly hops down to the floor and limps toward the front door like an arthritic 15-year-old dog who long ago put his best hunting days behind him.