Tuesday 26 February 2013

Ailing pets getting hyperbaric chamber treatment

In this photo made Jan. 25, 2013, a dachshund named Maggie awaits treatment in the hyperbaric chamber at the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine, in Gainesville, Fla. Vets at the university here have used the chamber on dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits and one monkey. UF veterinarian and professor Justin Shmalberg said the chamber is used to treat animals who have been bitten by rattlesnakes, hit by cars and who have infected wounds. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hyperbaric chambers have been used for decades to treat divers with the bends, burn victims and people with traumatic injuries, but in Florida and a handful of other states they're increasingly being used on ailing pets.



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