Veterinary Specialty Hospital Success With Its First Bone Marrow Transplant In Dog With Lymphoma
Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego (VSH) has successfully performed a hematopoietic cell transplant (better known as bone marrow transplant) for a dog with lymphoma. Cody, an otherwise active and healthy 7-year old male Golden Retriever completed his treatment and is thriving with no complications 4 months after his discharge from the hospital. Continue reading Bone Marrow Transplant in Dog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 17, 2011 – Blackman Industries, Inc. of Kansas City, KS is recalling all PrimeTime brand 2 ct. and 5 ct. Premium Pig Ears and all KC Beefhide brand 20 ct. Premium Pig Ears because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products. People handling the recalled pig ears can potentially become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after giving them to their pet. Continue reading Primetime & KC Pig Ear Recall
.. for Pet Treats Because Of Possible Salmonella Health Risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 3, 2011 – Keys Manufacturing Company, Inc. of Paris, IL is recalling Pig Ears for Pet Treats because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products. People handling dry pet food and/or treats can become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the chews or any surfaces exposed to these products. Continue reading Keys Mfg Co. Recalls Pig Ears
Around mid-February [2011], Dr Stacee Santi, managing veterinarian at Riverview Animal Hospital in Durango started seeing a “skyrocketing” number of dogs presenting with a cough much thicker than those suffering from kennel cough and some that had progressed to pneumonia. Continue reading Local Colorado Dog illness; unknown cause
26 Apr 2011
Studies show the incidence of diabetes in dogs has increased 200 percent over the past 30 years. Now, University of Missouri veterinarians have changed the way a vet treats diabetes in animals by adapting a device used to monitor glucose in humans.
Continue reading New Way to Treat Diabetes In Animals
26 Apr 2011
Indiana University scientists have found chemical flame retardants in the blood of pet dogs at concentrations five to 10 times higher than in humans, but lower than levels found in a previous study of cats. Continue reading High Levels Of Flame Retardants Found In Pet Dogs
In a recent study, 75 percent of OTC venison diets were contaminated with soy, poultry and/or beef, although their labels listed none of these ingredients.
Abstract Continue reading Over-the-counter hypoallergenic diets contaminated with proteins from other meats