Texas A&M, Vet Valor Fund Help Get ‘Lieutenant Dan’ Back On His Feet With Hip Surgery
Lieutenant Dan, a three-legged mixed breed dog, wears a tag that says, “Got no leg,” but his lack of a limb doesn’t slow him down. Like his namesake from “Forrest Gump,” this Lieutenant Dan faced a life-altering challenge when he lost one of his hind legs; unlike the character Lt. Dan, however, the canine Lieutenant […]
Aggie Animal Lovers Donate Lead Gift For Texas A&M’s New Small Animal Teaching, Research Hospital
Linda and Dennis Clark were driving through Scottsdale, Arizona, when an idea the couple had been considering for about a decade came up in the form of a question. “So, how do you feel about giving away $20 million?” Dennis asked his wife. “Linda and I had been considering this gift for some time and […]
Texas A&M Veterinarians Use 3D Printing Technology To Assist In Double Hip Replacement Surgery
A Labrador retriever named Ava is back to running and playing with her family after her second double hip replacement, courtesy of Texas A&M University veterinarians, computerized tomography (CT)-guided planning, and 3D-printing technology. When the two replacement hips Ava received as a puppy wore out in 2020, Texas A&M veterinarians were able to remove the […]
Exploring Treatment Options For Osteochondrosis
In both veterinary and human medicine, artificial joint replacements have become more common as technology has advanced. Animals may receive an artificial joint for a variety of reasons, one of which is osteochondrosis. Dr. Brian Saunders, a veterinary orthopedic surgeon and associate professor at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, discusses […]
Texas A&M’s Newly Offered Knee Replacement Surgery Provides Canine Patient With Renewed Life
Like any other young dog, Delilah, a black Labrador Retriever-Great Pyrenees mix, loves to run and play. She wouldn’t be able to, however, if not for the knee replacement surgery she received at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Small Animal Teaching Hospital (SATH). Although knee replacements have existed in […]
Retired Military Canine Finds Hope At Texas A&M Veterinary Hospital
From the moment Jack Price was first assigned to work with Viki, a German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix, he knew she was more than just another canine partner. “Viki and I relied on each other in both a working capacity and an emotionally supportive one,” said Price, who served on contract under the U.S. Department of […]
