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Here you’ll find articles and research on Greyhound medicine, sighthound health, veterinary oncology consults and blood diseases in dogs and cats.
With the increasing popularity of retired racing Greyhounds and other sighthounds as pets, veterinarians are likely to evaluate dogs of...
The dog was likely domesticated between 15,000 and as many as 30,000years ago. Due to both natural and human selection,...
Sighthounds, including deerhounds, have unique physiological traits that result in laboratory test results that may lie outside reference intervals for...
Greyhounds have developed numerous physiologic and hematologic adaptations specific to the breed. Adult Greyhounds have significantly higher serum creatinine (sCr)...
A 36-kg (79-lb) castrated male Greyhound (dog 1) and a 25-kg (55 lb) spayed female Greyhound (dog 2) underwent general...
Abstract Background Despite the tremendous therapeutic advances that have stemmed from somatic oncogenetics, survival of some cancers has not improved...
Abstract Osteosarcoma is a debilitating bone cancer that affects humans, especially children and adolescents. A homologous form of osteosarcoma spontaneously...
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) regulates blood pressure, electrolyte homeostasis, and renal function. Blood pressure, serum sodium concentrations, and urinary albumin...
Background The main function of hemoglobin (Hb) is to transport oxygen in the circulation. It is among the most highly...
Background Folate and cobalamin are essential cofactors for homocysteine (HCY) metabolism. Hyperhomocysteinemia, a multifactorial condition, may reflect B vitamin deficiency...
Background Hypertension and albuminuria often coexist in Greyhounds, suggesting generalized vascular dysfunction that could contribute to the development of a...
Abstract OBJECTIVE To assess changes in biochemical and biophysical properties of canine RBCs during cold (1° to 6°C) storage in...
Greyhounds have several hematologic variables that are outside of the respective reference intervals of other dog breeds. In addition, increases...
Although conventional treatment of dogs with osteosarcoma (OSA) by amputation and chemotherapy results in reported survival times (STs) of 262–413...
