Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital

It’s been a year since we brought our oldest furkid here after being injured. She has always been healthy which was very much in her favor during all of this. We get to celebrate her 12th birthday next week because of CSU. The staff is extremely kind, very helpful, knowledgeable and they have the latest and greatest in veterinary medicine. Considering everything that had to be done, I also found their bill to be very reasonable and after this experience, I don’t want to take any of our dogs anywhere else.

posted: 09/14/2024

My father in law took our sweet boy, Owen in after going to a few different vets, after never getting any clear answers on his sudden health problems. Unfortunately, Owen had severe cardiac problems, but Dr. Brian Scansen, Dr. Marta Karn, and resident (I think) Zach E, kept us in the loop and did everything they possibly could to save our sweet boy. They ran multiple tests, dealt with many questions and phone calls for family discussions, and offered us different treatment options. When our family made the decision that it was finally time to say goodbye to Owen, they were with us every step of the way. They reassured us, and comforted the whole family in what felt like the hardest goodbye. Dr. Karn honestly went above and beyond, and it truly felt like we weren’t just “patients”, but that we were family. She shed tears with us, she sat with us, hugged us, kept asking if we needed anything, walked the family out, and gave us one last hug goodbye. I would also like to recognize the support staff, for making sure we were taken care of, and being there for us as well, but I didn’t catch their names. I will be recommending Dr. Karn, Dr. Scansen, and the CSU vet teaching hospital to anyone and everyone.

posted: 05/22/2024

Made us feel welcome, comforted and at home during our emergency visit with our sick dog. Our regular vet could not accommodate the emergency request. They referred us to an emergency clinic nearby. When we arrived we were told that the wait would be up to four hours. We tried CSU. They were slammed too but the staff is so large the wait was brief before they took her back for an initial exam. We were then told that the time needed to run a battery of tests would be a relatively short two hours. Our dog is fine (was vomiting blood) and is resting comfortably at home. Cost? A whopping $1,000 but this is par. It costs more to treat pets today than people. All-in-all, a very good experience. Everything was explained clearly upfront including what would be done, the cost estimate, the process. The staff is friendly, professional and caring.

posted: 06/18/2024

I brought in my 7 year old dog today because he hasn't been feeling well. He's very... eccentric. He didn't want to walk through the doors or down the hall. They were so kind and didn't rush him. They were nice to me as well. If I didn't live so far, I would go here whenever needed. I appreciate how well they cared for him and adjusted to how strange he can be. He's one of a kind. So I'm also glad that it seems like he's already doing better. I was genuinely worried that I wouldn't be leaving with my baby today. But he is home and eating again. So far so good. They even worked to stay within the money I have right now. That was a huge help and less stress. The "students" here are wonderful, caring, and kind veterinarians. Thank you to the wonderful staff for your kindness and care for Tallahassee!

posted: 04/02/2024

I've been extremely happy with the care my animals have received here, including identifying an incredibly rare medical condition (FGESF) in my kitty and saving her life twice, once when she developed severe neurologicsl toxoplasmosis, to the point where she couldn't stand and her head was turned all the way to the right (with their treatment, she is now neurological almost normal.) Some of the things I really appreciate are: knowing that they are not trying to make money off of me and getting very honest and reasonably priced care; great communication before and after visits; them having all the equipment in house so not having to pay high external fees (another place in town was going to charge $120 to send an xray out for a radiologist to read!); cutting edge care since it's a teaching hospital and they read a ton of research to stay up-to-date and their willingness to spend time researching if they don't know much about rare conditions; the 20% discount CSU students and staff receive; the availability of urgent/ER care and being able to keep animals in their hospital overnight to monitor/ treat them; having a whole team work on my animal (students, supervising staff, faculty consultants); and them doing a great job explaining conditions, treatment recommendations, and collaborating with and supporting owners in decisions. Most recently, they saved our dog's life after a community vet "ruled out" eclampsia (because she didn't instantly respond to calcium IV and because their blood test wasn't capable of measuring elemental calcium levels), which it actually was. I will never take my pets anywhere else. Thanks so much CSU Vet School Teaching Hospital!

posted: 12/29/2023