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Veterinary surgeons training for laparoscopic surgeries could soon be able to perfect their skills in a virtual reality simulation before ever performing the procedures on live patients.
A dog with a portosystemic shunt now has a chance to live after a surgery performed by a WSU veterinarian. The shunt is a condition where toxins in the blood are not filtered by the liver and are sent directly back into the bloodstream. Dodger, the dog, was rescued from Puerto Rico when she was just 14-weeks. In an initial check-up, Dr. Boel Fransson told the owners that Dodger was living on borrowed time. Recognizing Dodger as an extremely rare case, the Petersons were referred to the largest veterinary referral center in the Pacific Northwest — WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
April 20, 2021 Small animal surgery veterinarian Dr. Boel Fransson checks in on Dodger the day before his second surgery. Dodger was diagnosed with a rare liver shunt that resulted in toxins in his blood. By placing two stents in the shunt Dr. Fransson is hopeful Dodger’s liver will begin to fully function. By Josh Babcock, College of Veterinary Medicine The Peterson family made a commitment to Dodger when they brought him into their home just more than a year ago as a small, 14-week-old puppy from Puerto Rico. So, when Washington State University soft tissue surgery veterinarian Dr. Boel F...