Author: Marie Hatcher

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Advancing care for dogs with arthritis

After being diagnosed with elbow arthritis, Daisy’s vet recommended she participate in one of CSU’s Orthopedic Medicine and Mobility clinical trials to treat her joint pain.

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Collaborative care leads to a miniature horse’s full recovery

Spice is a miniature horse and patient at the CSU Veterinary Health System’s Johnson Family Equine Hospital. She arrived at CSU’s Equine Emergency and Critical Care service in early 2025 with a history of colic and acute laminitis that had developed in her front feet. While treating the laminitis, Spice was diagnosed with equine Cushing’s […]

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How CSU clinical trials are giving dogs more time and a renewed hope

“We have historically been unable to cure many cancer types in pets, but today’s advancements now give us hope. The clinical trials program at the CSU Flint Animal Cancer Center enrolls client-owned pets into studies to evaluate the effectiveness of new drugs, find novel uses of old drugs, and investigate new approaches to surgery and/or […]