UF vets use novel treatment
to save Louie, the trailblazing seahorse
Louie the seahorse is shown in the plastic canister his owner used to transport him to the UF Small Animal Hospital for care in October. This photo was taken prior to Louie’s successful treatment in the hospital’s hyperbaric chamber for gas bubble disease. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Tatiana Weisbrod)
December 2020
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UF vets use novel treatment to save Louie, the trailblazing seahorse
Hyperbaric treatment is an emerging medical modality within the field of aquatic animal medicine, UF veterinarians said.
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