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Cat & Dog Scan

Published November 22, 2012 6:28 PM by June Ammirati
In Canada, CT scans will now be more readily available to four legged patients. Charlottetown’s Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island is testing a new CT machine that will be used to diagnose animals. In the past, only the critical cases were taken to a local human hospital under sedation and scanned. This new machine will be available for all animals that need it.
 
X-ray machines are already used in most vets’ offices. It is great to see that the advanced technology of CT will help save even more lives. “We’ll be able to use it as a day-to-day tool that I’m sure in six months from now we’ll look back and wonder how we ever got along without it," said Dr. Tracy Matthews, the AVC hospital director. 
 
There is no value that can be placed on human or animal life, and the best medical care should be available to all. 

4 comments

Animals have feelings, that is true, but that doesn't make them equal to homo sapiens. Feelings are part of life, but as you also know our acts should be based on reason, intellect, philosophy, science, beliefs and feelings. Animals act are based on instincts, feelings, 6th sense and their environment.

Animals are beings which are to be respected, human should use them with respect. For example I know one guy whose dog saved his life. It is really beautiful thing and that dog is good friend, but that dog will live for 5-10 years and it is not intended to be substitution for human friend of that guy. You get my point, animals are animals and have their purpose and place in our lives. We should love them and take care of them. But, first of all we should do that to our human friend, brother, man, wife, child, poor people. They are first on our list. Animals second.

CT is built by homo sapiens and for example Aix galericulata will never built even wheel, therefore we are not equal.

Life is spectacular in one form (humans) and less spectacular in other form (Monachus monachus). Humas have much much much n x much greater value than animals.

Gengo Jungo December 5, 2012 2:42 AM

Life is life...bet you don't believe that animals have feelings, right?

S. December 4, 2012 10:33 AM

"There is no value that can be placed on human or animal life, and the best medical care should be available to all."

Humans are humans. Animals are animals. You can't equal that.

Gengo December 4, 2012 9:01 AM

Great article, saw something about healing nerve damage by transferring cells from a dog's nose to their back legs too. Not really radiology but very cool stuff.

Michael Gill November 28, 2012 8:39 AM

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