Flea bites may be more than an itchy annoyance to some dogs and cats. They can cause flea allergy dermatitis—an allergic reaction to proteins in flea saliva. And a pet’s constant scratching can cause permanent hair loss or other skin problems. Fleas feasting on your pet’s blood can lead to anemia and, in rare cases, [...]
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) is pleased to announce the funding of a landmark clinical trial to establish the evidence-based use of regenerative medicine to treat tendon injury in dogs. Funded as part of CHF’s Canine Athlete Initiative which seeks to fund research and provide education for dog owners in the rapidly expanding field of canine sports, this [...]
AVMA Press Release by Malinda Larkin The future is here as veterinarians explore the clinical applications of 3-D printers. The technology of 3-D printing, also called additive manufacturing, works like this: On the basis of instructions from computer-assisted design programs, layer after layer of material is laid down in specific shapes. 3-D printing can create [...]
Last week OptiGen announced that they are now offering Inherited Cataract tests for Staffrodshire bull Terriers, Boston Terriers, French Bulldogs, and Australian Shepherds. One mutation, HSF4-1, is found in Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Boston Terriers, and French Bulldogs. It is the mutation for juvenile cataracts. The cataracts are usually symmetrical in both eyes. Another mutation, HSF4-2, [...]
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) has taken a major step to better understand epilepsy in dogs with the launch of an Epilepsy Research Initiative. The goal of the Initiative is to provide dog owners and the veterinary community with improved methods for preventing and treating epilepsy in dogs. Epilepsy research has been articulated by dog [...]
Since 1995 the AKC Canine Health Foundation has awarded 188 oncology grants and funded nearly $10.7 million in canine cancer research. This would not be possible without your support. The scientific results that you made possible have helped move veterinary medicine forward, advancing the health of all dogs. While these are just a few of [...]
Sixty percent of dogs with osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer, die within one year of diagnosis. But thanks to groundbreaking cancer immunotherapy trials, Dr. Nicola Mason of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has helped to prevent metastatic disease and prolong overall survival of dogs suffering with this devastating disease. Because there is [...]
UC Davis Press Release When Krista DeZerega-Thomson and her family learned that Rohan, their beloved Labrador retriever, had melanoma — an aggressive cancer that affects both people and dogs — their hearts fell. Because it had already spread to Rohan’s lungs and lymph nodes, their veterinarian told them that with no conventional treatment options available, [...]
Engineering viruses to attack tumors is not strictly for human use, it is also being used in dogs. In research funded by the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), Dr. Bruce Smith, VMD, PhD of Auburn University uses biotechnology to convert adenovirus, a common human and canine virus, into a treatment for canine osteosarcoma. Dr. Smith’s research reprograms [...]
Oral surgeons at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine have recently increased the scope of their novel jawbone regrowth surgeries, taking the next step to advancing this procedure. The two dozen previous procedures have been on regenerating a variable size section of the side of the jawbone. UC Davis is now able to increase [...]
