Levetiracetam as supplemental treatment in dogs with cluster seizures.
Treatment options for at-home management of cluster seizures and status epilepticus are limited. The study evaluated the use of levetiracetam for at home therapy in epileptic dogs.
Relationship between periodontal and systemic disease
Periodontal disease is one of the most common diseases of dogs. Study found systemic consequences can occur secondary to dental plaque-associated bacteremia.
New study suggests yorkies need tooth brushing at young age
The study evaluated the extent of periodontal disease in a population of Yorkshire terrier dogs with and without a tooth brushing regimen.
Retrospective evaluation of pericardial catheter placement
The study evaluates 18 cases involving the use of pericardial catheters in dogs with pericardial effusion.
Dog flu reported at Oregon Humane
Dog flu reported continue to be noted in the West coast.
UW Shelter Medicine assists with cases of influenza in shelter dogs
Nine dogs in two Oakland, California, animal shelters have tested positive for canine influenza
Dog flu hits shelter in California
Five dogs confirmed positive for dog flu in a shelter in Oakland, California.
Health Canada warns Canadians of potential cancer risk associated with gentian violet
Given the seriousness of this risk, Health Canada is advising Canadians to stop using all human and veterinary drug products containing gentian violet.
Opportunities of immunotherapy in dogs with B-cell lymphoma
The addition of immunotherapy to a traditional protocol is associated with improved outcome in dogs with B-cell lymphoma.
The prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in Cavalier King Charles spaniels
In this study, development of pulmonary hypertension was associated with worse prognosis.
Sildenafil and pimobendan in four dogs with intracardiac heartworm infections
Study suggests that medical management may be a safe option fordogs with intracardiac heartworms without clinical signs of caval syndrome
Characteristics of dogs with acute steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis.
Study evaluated breed differences exist in clinical features, treatment response, and relapse in a population of North American dogs with steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis.
Presumptive tick paralysis in two miniature horses
This is the first time tick paralysis has been reported in horses in the United States.
Changes in saliva analytes in equine acute abdominal disease: a sialochemistry approach.
The biochemical components of saliva can change in certain pathologies in horses, including acute abdominal disease.
How early life events affect later life for cats
More than twelve hundred owners of kittens 16 weeks of age or younger completed a questionnaire.
New study finds dogs mirror stress level of their owners
Study shows that long term stress levels are syncrhonized in dogs and their owners.
Neuropathology of hypertensive encephalopathy in cats.
Study demonstrates the typical histologic manifestation of spontaneous hypertensive encephalopathy in cats is bilaterally symmetrical edema of the subcortical cerebral white matter.
New York State will be first state to ban declawing in cats
Declawing a cat is already illegal in much of Europe and in several Canadian provinces, as well as in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Denver, but no other U.S. state has voted to ban the procedure, yet.
Ultrasound characteristics of feline transitional cell carcinomas
Based on this sample of 20 cats, feline TCC was most commonly a singular, broad-based mass within the mid-body or apex of the urinary bladder.

