With the official start of summer just around the corner, veterinarians at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital offer the following tips to keep pets healthy and cool during the hot days ahead: Do not leave your pet alone in your car. Vehicles heat up quickly in the sun, and animals left in them can succumb to heat [...]
By Rob Warren As the communications officer for the UC Davis veterinary hospital, I write most of the articles about the animals we treat. However, I do so from a third person point of view and never step out from behind the curtain, so to speak. Until now, because of a dog named Harvey who [...]
Evžen Korec, MSc., Ph.D. would like to ask you for your help with our worldwide monitoring of long-lived male and female dogs of Cane Corso dog breed (more than 12 years). Our aim is a prolongation of age at death of Cane Corso dog breed using appropriate breeding. My team is focusing on a research in this field. [...]
On June 1st, Dr. Cynda Crawford from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine spoke about the Canine Influenza Virus in a question and answer session. Dr. Crawford is the Maddie’s Clinical Assistant Professor of Shelter Medicine at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine. She answered questions concerning the more than one dozen confirmed [...]
Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (GDV, or bloat) is a serious problem for many canine breeds, but little is truly known about the causes of this deadly disease. While any larger dog can be affected, targeted breed-specific research can help advance understanding of potential genetic factors that may predispose dogs to developing bloat. The AKC Canine Health [...]
Here is some additional information about Canine Influenza Virus and tips for how to minimize the risk and reduce the spread of the disease:
This is the same strain responsible for the severe outbreak of canine influenza in Chicago in 2015.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in coordination with the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, announced today that the University of Florida has confirmed seven cases of H3N2 canine influenza virus, a.k.a. “dog flu.” Six additional results for the virus are pending. All dogs being treated are in stable condition. There is no evidence that H3N2 canine influenza virus infects people.
A new test identifying dogs most likely to be affected by Shar-Pei Autoinflammatory Disease (SPAID) is now available at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC). SPAID is the first spontaneously occurring autoinflammatory disease to be described in animals. Severe cases are characterized by recurrent symptoms of inflammation: fever; swollen, [...]
Often a doctor’s bedside manner is as impactful in a patient’s treatment as the medicine prescribed. This proved true with fourth-year veterinary student Karly Hicks, of Niceville, Fla., and her work on a particularly challenging and puzzling case at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Hicks was recognized in March during the CVM Clinical Student [...]
