FDA approves mast cell tumor therapy

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152760.php
Pfizer Animal Health today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first canine cancer therapy in the U.S. – PALLADIATM (toceranib phosphate) – which was developed by Pfizer to treat mast cell tumors in dogs. Pfizer made the announcement to veterinarians attending the 2009 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum and Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Convention. Continue reading FDA approves mast cell tumor therapy

FDA approves drug to treat cushing’s disease

May 11, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of Vetoryl (trilostane) Capsules, a new drug for the treatment of pituitary-dependent and adrenal-dependent hyperadrenocorticism, commonly known as Cushing’s disease.’  Vetoryl, a new molecular entity, is the first drug approved to treat both pituitary- and adrenal-dependent Cushing’s disease in dogs.’  Continue reading FDA approves drug to treat cushing’s disease

Canine link; gum disease & heart disease

“Our data shows a clear statistical link between gum disease and heart disease in dogs,” said Larry Glickman, a professor of epidemiology,…For his research, Glickman examined records of 59,296 dogs with gum disease and matched them to those of a similar number of dogs without gum problems. He followed the dogs over time to see which ones developed heart diseases and the type of heart disease that developed. He then did statistical tests to see if the incidence of heart disease would increase as the severity of the gum disease increased.”

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/146121.php

Low Cost rabies screen for veterinarians

05 Feb 2009
Dyne Immune, LLC announced their new, portable Rabies RAPIDâ„¢ (Rapid Antibody Portable Immunodetection) Screen, which can detect the presence of rabies in an animal saliva sample within 30 minutes, providing vital information much sooner than traditional testing methods.
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wintertime rabies bait drop

Texas DSHS To Resume Annual Wintertime Rabies Bait Drop Jan. 7

04 Jan 2009
The Texas Department of State Health Services’ annual airdrop of vaccine baits, credited with turning the tide against the spread of rabies strains carried by coyotes and gray foxes, will begin next week. Some 2.9 million baits will be dropped over parts of 41 Texas counties. Continue reading wintertime rabies bait drop

Canine epilepsy

Epilepsy is a neurologic brain disease which has seizure activity as its symptom. The seizure can be from mild to severe and may be proceeded by a sign (aura) from the dog, such as whining, pacing, or there may be no sign, or it may be missed by the owner. There are medications for treatment.

The very best articles on Epilepsy and its treatment options are at :

http://www.labbies.com/epilepsy.htm

Dr Dodds  questions on the implication of frequent vaccination on seizure activity :

http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/chang_vac.htm