Friday, March 06, 2009

Kansas State University Trivia

"At Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine waterbeds for horses are used in surgery." The El Dorado Times, January 29, 2009, Page 1B.

While a waterbed for a horse may sound extravagant, what better way to secure the animal during surgery? The suspension of a sedated animal on a fluid table that flexes and molds to the horse's body is quite ingenuous. Actually, a surgical foundation, involving both water and a bed-like appearance, for working on an animal under anaesthesia is not the same waterbed that humans use for sleeping. The base for horse surgery can be seen on the K-State Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital equine surgery Web page. It is ironic that the cost of using the proper equipment for equine surgery: lifts, platforms, lighting, environmental controls, etc. can cause the cost of the procedure to exceed the monetary value of the animal being treated. Of course, I suppose the same could be said of some hospital equipment for treating humans. The horse is treated regardless of value for reasons both sentimental and scientific, and I guess the same could be said for humans.

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