While the majority of Americans brush their teeth at least twice every day, most of them do far less to prevent dental disease in their pets. Fido or Fluffy’s bad breath could signify a serious health risk with the potential to damage not only your pet’s teeth and gums, but its internal organs as well. [...]
January 2020 The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs and their owners through sound scientific research and dissemination of health information, reports that two separate CHF-funded research teams have just published their important findings for canine health in high-impact, open access scientific journals. Years of [...]
Geneticists at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine now have an answer for why some dogs have more intense coat colors than others. While their wolf ancestors are muted in color, domestic dogs have been bred into a variety of hues from white and golden through brown to black. Similarly to other mammals, canine [...]
Morris Animal Foundation is now accepting proposals for grants focused on feline health research and canine health research. Grant applications are due by Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 4:59 p.m. EST, and will be funded in the 2021 fiscal year. The Foundation is one of the largest nonprofit organizations worldwide that funds health studies benefiting cats, dogs, horses, [...]
A new cancer imaging technique could significantly improve the ability to diagnose the disease’s spread to lymph nodes in dogs with head and neck tumors. The technique, which involves injecting iron nanoparticles into a dog then using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect the particles, is being tested by Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at Colorado State University. [...]
by J. Edward Anthony Healthy cells, as part of their regular lifecycle, sustain damage to their DNA. To grow and thrive, cells maintain a DNA damage response network, composed of particular signaling pathways that work together to detect and repair damaged DNA. Compromising this damage response network would seem to put anyone, or any living [...]
In a golden opportunity for researchers, Morris Animal Foundation has launched Data Commons, a new database rich with research opportunities built on data from the Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study. The open-access, free database is available to researchers affiliated with universities, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. “We are sharing Study data based on the philosophy that the greatest possible [...]
It’s tragic that a disease as preventable as rabies continues to do so much damage around the world. Perhaps the oldest recognized infectious disease, and quite possibly the first known disease transmissible from animals to people, rabies in humans can be eliminated but still kills around 59,000 people each year worldwide. That’s why veterinarians and [...]
Cancer can be a devastating diagnosis for any pet owner. But now, thanks to new advanced imaging equipment known as the Mini Explorer II, UC Davis veterinarians can diagnose and treat disease earlier, with greater precision. This imaging system—part positron emission tomography (PET) and part computed tomography (CT) scanner—is the first of its kind in [...]
We all get those calls from puppy owners in the middle of the night: “I think Cleo may be sick.” To which we respond, what’s the temperature? “I don’t know.” We ask about her gum color. “I don’t know.” Is she retching? “She’s outside.” It’s like playing a game of 20 questions. That’s why I prefer my puppy owners to have a check sheet, ideally filled out when the dog is well, so we can quickly pinpoint what is, and is not, the problem–and whether they need to race to the vet.
