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
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
Release Date: 04/19/2011
A study recently released by the University of Georgia provides a comprehensive look at the causes of death in more than 80 dog breeds. Continue reading Univ. of Georgia study of causes of dog deaths offers insight into breed-specific problems
A Mutation Causing Wrinkled Skin Of Shar-Pei Dogs Is Linked To Periodic Fever Disorder
An international investigation has uncovered the genetics of the Shar-Pei dog’s characteristic wrinkled skin. The researchers, led by scientists at Uppsala University and the Broad Institute, have connected this mutation to a periodic fever disorder and they propose that the findings could have important human health implications. Details appear on March 17 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. Continue reading Shar-Pei: Genetics & Periodic Fever Disorder