Press Releases - (1st Quarter 2007)
Mar. 02, 2007
Denver’s Deer Creek Animal Hospital Sponsors Nationally-Acclaimed Trainers at The Colorado Family Pet Expo
Hospital Will Raffle-Off Prizes Worth Up To $100
March 2, 2007 (DENVER) -- Deer Creek Animal Hospital (DCAH), a leader in laparoscopic and orthopedic surgery, is sponsoring pet-teaching demonstrations at the Family Pet Expo, March 10th -11th in the Colorado Convention Center. (Hall A) 7. From 11a.m. to 4 p.m., Deer Creek will host speaker Bob “Muttmaster” Warren, a renowned leader in canine training.
Deer Creek Animal Hospital will also raffle one round of annual vaccines ($60,) two nights of boarding in DCAH’s luxury kennels ($80,) or a complete wellness or senior wellness exam including blood profile ($100). DCAH’s booth is #736.
At one of four main stages, Deer Creek will sponsor two trainers in their demonstrations. The director of MuttMasters Canine Academy, Bob Warren will deliver tips and techniques useful to owners of all ages and breeds, including segments on “Creating the Perfect Pup,” “How to Make a Good Dog Better,” and “Rehabilitating the Aggressive and Difficult Dog”.
Also performing onstage and sponsored by Deer Creek, Carol Volleberg of the Rocwind Canine Center will demonstrate the Canine Good Citizen Test, an example of the popular Best in Show contest, which describes the criteria judges search for when evaluating a dog at an AKC competition. Carol’s behavior-modification segment, “Mistakes Made When Playing With and Training Your Dog,” will illustrate how to raise a polite dog and also speak to concerns with breed specific legislation.
Your coverage is invited.
Feb. 13, 2007
Denver’s Deer Creek Animal Hospital Announces it will Only Perform Spays Using Laparoscopy
Revolutionary Procedure Reduces Dog’s Pain by up to 65 Percent
Deer Creek Animal Hospital (DCAH), one of Denver’s leaders in advanced veterinary medicine, surgery and pain management for 25 years, has pioneered a new laparoscopic ovariohysterectomy (spay) procedure that diminishes pain and recovery time for female dogs by up to 65 percent compared to traditional methods. Deer Creek Animal Hospital announced that starting in January, 2007, it will only perform laparoscopic ovariohysterectomies from now on.
“It is precarious to do ovariohysterectomies (OHEs) the old-fashioned way, where the ovarian ligaments are torn blindly prior to tying off the blood vessels,” said DCAH’s Dr. Markee Kuschel, who is a leading expert in laparoscopic ovariohysterectomies. “With traditional OHEs, you don’t always know whether the ligament, a blood vessel, or the inside body wall is torn until after it is done. Traditional ovariohysterectomy incisions can be large, causing increased pain for the animal.”
Laparoscopic ovariohysterectomies are minimally invasive and safer because the entire procedure is performed through a dime-size incision and, while doctors view the organs via a state-of-the-art camera system, the ovaries and uterus are removed by cauterizing the blood vessels and ligaments. The laparoscopic procedure eliminates tearing of the ligaments, potential tearing of the body wall and possible hemorrhage by the main arteries that supply the ovaries.
“Similar to the evolution of human surgery, minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy) is the way of the future for pets because it provides a safer surgery as well as a truly diminished level of pain suffered by the animal,” Dr. Kuschel explained. “It costs a little bit more than a traditional ovariohysterectomy, but this method is the most advanced option available to minimize pain and maximize safety.”
As with conventional spays, Deer Creek Animal Hospital still provides overnight nursing care to ensure the comfort of the post-operative patients. Veterinary technicians report that the laparoscopic patients rest more comfortably than traditional-surgery patients.
The veterinarians at DCAH have performed hundreds of laparoscopic ovariohysterectomies to date, making these doctors some of the country’s most proficient experts in the technique. DCAH veterinarians travel the United States teaching other doctors how to perform this promising technique.
DCAH doctors enlisted the help of BioVision, a medical engineering firm in Golden, Colo. to custom design small, rigid endoscopic tools amenable to single-port-entry procedures. Deer Creek Animal Hospital is also pioneering the use of laparoscopy for biopsies and gastropexy procedures (a means of preventing a twisted stomach, which usually occurs in large breed dogs). TOP
