FDA Approves First Drug to Treat Urinary Incontinence in Female Dogs
July 27, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration today announced the approval of Incurin (estriol), the first drug approved for urinary incontinence in dogs. Incurin is indicated for the control of estrogen-responsive urinary incontinence in spayed female dogs. Continue reading FDA Approves First Drug to Treat Urinary Incontinence in Female Dogs
Effects of probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus strain DSM13241 in healthy adult dogs
Abstract
American Journal of Veterinary Research
March 2004, Vol. 65, No. 3, Pages 338-343
Objective—To evaluate viability of a probiotic strain of Lactobacillus acidophilusin a dry dog food, determine its ability to survive transit through the gastrointestinal tract and populate the colon, and assess its effects on intestinal and systemic parameters. Continue reading Effects of probiotic Lactobacillus in dry dog food
Medical News Today Lymphoma Drug Shrinks Tumors In Dogs, Could Lead To Human Treatment
18 Jul 2011
There are many kinds of cancers of the immune system, but one, Activated B-Cell Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, or ABC-DLBCL, is particularly common and pernicious. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine have shown for the first time that dogs that develop this disease spontaneously share the same aberrant activation of a critical intracellular pathway with humans. They also found that a drug designed to disrupt this pathway helps to kill tumor cells in the dogs’ cancerous lymph nodes.
Continue reading Lymphoma Drug Shrinks Tumors In Dogs
When U.S. President Barack Obama went to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, for a highly-publicized but very private meeting with the commando team that killed Osama bin Laden, only one member of the super-secret SEAL team was identified by name: “Cairo, the War Dog.”
Cairo is a Belgian Malinois, a breed similar to German shepherds but smaller and more compact. An adult male weighs in the 65 pound range. German shepherds and Labrador retrievers are still used as war dogs, but the Malinois is considered better for tandem parachute jumping and rappelling operations. The dogs parachute solo when the landing is on water. Continue reading Military Working Dogs returning home
No Scientific Basis For Hypoallergenic Dogs Having Less Allergen
10 Jul 2011
Contrary to popular belief, so-called hypoallergenic dogs do not have lower household allergen levels than other dogs.
That’s the conclusion of a study by Henry Ford Hospital researchers who sought to evaluate whether hypoallergenic dogs have a lower dog allergen in the home than other dogs. Hypoallergenic dogs are believed to produce less dander and saliva and shed less fur. Continue reading No Scientific Basis For Hypoallergenic Dogs Having Less Allergen
Gould LH, Pape J, Ettestad P, Griffith KS, Mead PS.
Source
Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Fort Collins, CO, USA. lgould@cdc.gov
Abstract
Plague is a rare but often fatal zoonosis endemic to the western United States. Previous studies have identified contact with pets as a potential risk factor for infection. We conducted a matched case-control study to better define the risks associated with pets at both the household and individual levels. Continue reading Dog-associated risk factors for human plague
State health dept. confirms plague case in Rio Rancho dog
Alamogordo Daily News http://www.alamogordonews.com/ci_18373276
Daily News Report
Posted: 06/28/2011 10:01:36 PM MDT
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health’s Scientific Laboratory Division confirmed plague this week in a dog in Rio Rancho.
The dog was most likely infected when running in open fields on the north end of the city and encountering sick or dead rabbits and other rodents, health officials said. Continue reading New Mexico: plague in Dog confirmed