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A Purina survey, released today, found that while most puppy owners know dogs under a year old are considered puppies, the majority don’t realize breed size determines how long their dog is considered a puppy and ultimately how long they need to eat puppy food. “Puppies have specific nutritional requirements to help support their rapid growth and development. Similar [...]
August 24th, 2020 | Posted in Health & Training | Read More »
- Better Together Study from Purina and Mayo Clinic found people with fibromyalgia experienced a more positive emotional-physiologic state after single session with therapy dog – For condition with no known cure, researchers identify animal-assisted activity is an effective tool to help manage the physical and mental health of fibromyalgia patients – Therapy dogs studied [...]
August 20th, 2020 | Posted in Health & Training | Read More »
Zeb Carter adopted his pitbull mix, Saint, from a shelter when he was 6 months old. Seven months later, Saint had his first seizure. He was soon diagnosed with epilepsy. “Saint’s condition was very hard on us for the first few years. He was having dozens of seizures per month,” says Carter. “It was very draining [...]
August 13th, 2020 | Posted in Health & Training | Read More »
The Cornell Veterinary Biobank has received a $2.5 million federal grant to process, store and distribute biological samples for the Dog Aging Project, a massive national effort to study aging in dogs – and humans. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), a division of the National Institutes of Health, selected Cornell for the four-year grant due in [...]
August 7th, 2020 | Posted in Health & Training | Read More »
The American Kennel Club (AKC), AKC Canine Health Foundation (AKCCHF), and Theriogenology Foundation (TF) are pleased to announce that Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Florida have been selected through a competitive grant application process to receive residency program funding in 2021 through the AKC/AKCCHF/TF Small Animal Theriogenology Residency Program. The AKC, [...]
August 6th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,Featured,Health & Training | Read More »
Having pet insurance can positively change the life of an animal, like Luna, a 1-year-old Bernese mountain dog who had hip replacement surgery at the UC Davis veterinary hospital. Thanks to her owner’s pet insurance policy, 95 percent of the expenses associated with the surgery were covered, saving her family thousands of dollars. However, pet insurance [...]
August 4th, 2020 | Posted in Health & Training | Read More »
Morris Animal Foundation, a leader in advancing animal health, is kicking off its fourth annual National Dog Day campaign to raise funds for canine health research, helping dogs everywhere have healthier lives. National Dog Day is celebrated on August 26 but, thanks to the generosity of a dog-loving donor, donations received now through the end [...]
August 3rd, 2020 | Posted in Health & Training | Read More »
Morris Animal Foundation is now accepting proposals for pilot studies of Newfoundland forelimb anomaly, an often debilitating condition in the breed. The request is part of the Foundation’s Donor-Inspired Study program, which allows individual donors and foundations to directly support research topics for which they have a passion and there is a pressing need. Grant applications are due [...]
July 27th, 2020 | Posted in Health & Training | Read More »
Expansion of landmark study of dog coat colors finds new ASIP allele variant combinations, suggest chromosomal rearrangement may be responsible for atypical genotypes Wisdom Health Genetics, the world’s leader in pet genetics and makers of the WISDOM PANEL™ dog DNA tests, announced today the publication in Genes of a study conducted by Purdue University and Wisdom Health Genetics. In [...]
July 23rd, 2020 | Posted in Health & Training | Read More »
By mapping molecular changes in the genome over time, UC San Diego researchers developed a formula to more accurately compare dog age to human age — a tool that could also help them evaluate how well anti-aging products work
July 20th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,Featured,Health & Training | Read More »
