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Is Canine Open Heart Surgery Becoming More Available?
By Christy Drackett

East Lansing, MI—Michigan State University – College of Veterinary Medicine cardiac surgeon, Dr. Augusta Pelosi, and her team of veterinary and human health professionals performed the Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s (VTH) first open-heart surgery on a 1 ½ year-old Australian Shepherd named Leo in mid-October.

Exciting!!!