January 22, 2020
Bartonella bacteria found in canine HSA tumors
The authors of a new study say their findings further support the connection between persistent infecton and some types of cancer.
January 22, 2020
The authors of a new study say their findings further support the connection between persistent infecton and some types of cancer.
February 14, 2019
The surge in exotic diseases such as Ebola and SARS in people is proving to be a boon for cats. Both diseases have prompted intensive research into drugs that will cure or inhibit them. One of the most promising is Remdesiver (GS-5734), which, in studies, has proven effective in preventing Ebola in rhesus monkeys and inhibiting coronaviruses in infection models of mice.
September 16, 2008
Turkish researchers released a study in which they concluded that a xenograft bone plate and screw system – similar to a metal plate-screw (MPS) system except made of machined cow bone – is effective for stabilizing a dog’s spine after the facets and lamina were removed. Stiffness of cadaver dog vertebrae with varying degrees of stabilization was measured with a tensile compression testing machine to determine the stability of five test groups. The groups were tested under five types of load: flexion, extension, left and right bending and rotation. Despite the group’s findings, however, academics and practitioners are skeptical, with one specialist calling it “a horrible idea.”
March 06, 2007
Dogs Get Vomiting Drug of Their Own: Cerenia Works in Emetic Center of the Brain to Suppress Vomitin
February 17, 2021
This week: A bigger, better dog genome, a Boston hospital uses buttons to help a cat heal, and dogs know when you’re watching them play.
November 21, 2010
Injuries in children due to metal landscape edging (metal strips half-buried in the ground to edge lawns) have been previously documented. A 2001 study showed that over a two-year period, 126 children were admitted to the Children’s Hospital in Denver for lacerations caused by metal lawn edging, mostly to the feet and knees. But what about the risk to pets? The danger of metal landscape edging to animals has not been documented until now. A new study shows that the sharp-edged landscaping tool also poses a risk of injury to dogs. Amanda Duffy, DVM, DACVECC, led the study while at Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH). Her team looked at the frequency and severity of limb injuries in dogs resulting from contact with metal edging. Over a 10 year period, the VTH admitted 60 dogs that fit the conditions for the study. These 60 dogs accounted for nearly one-third of all paw injuries at the VTH’s emergency service, according to the study.
November 25, 2008
New research could change the way post-operative analgesia is administered in dogs, enabling patients to go home sooner and spend less time in the hospital. A study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine looked at the effectiveness of injecting dogs with extended-release opioids to provide long-term pain relief. The group of scientists, headed by UW veterinary anesthesiologist Lesley Smith, DVM, DACVA, used liposome-encapsulated hydromorphone made with dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine and cholesterol (DPPC-C hydromorphone) for the study. Different concentrations of the formulation, created at the university, were subcutaneously injected into healthy beagles. The concentration of hydromorphone in the dog’s blood serum was then measured at various intervals to determine whether the drug was working. “We extrapolated that certain serum levels (as shown in human studies) are correlated with surgical analgesia,” Smith said.
July 09, 2020
Aerosolization could explain the alarming spike in COVID cases. Is your hospital's ventilation system up to the challenge?
June 27, 2018
Despite tramadol’s popularity as an oral analgesic in veterinary medicine, experts have debated it’s efficacy for years. And a new study has added fuel to the fire. Researchers at the University of Georgia found that tramadol was ineffective in relieving pain associated with osteoarthritis in dogs. The researchers compared the use of tramadol with both placebo and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in 35 dogs with osteoarthritis of the elbow or knee in a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled crossover study.
September 24, 2012
Watching a dog complete the seemingly rapid transition from puppy with boundless energy to adult hobbled by arthritis is a tough experience, just as it is when the dog’s owner experiences the gradual onset of knee pain and one day thinks, “Guess I can’t do the things I used to do when I was younger.” The desire to spare both pets and owners from gradual decline due to osteoarthritis led James Cook, DVM, PhD, to start the Comparative Orthopaedic Lab at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The lab emphasizes the crossover between human and veterinary medicine, working to find orthopedic solutions that help people and animals. One of the most talked-about research projects in progress at the lab is joint replacement using living tissue instead of metal and plastic. Cook says the lab’s research could pave the way for durable, all-natural implants that turn back the clock on the body’s joints.