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Bleeding and Clotting Issues in Greyhounds: Dos and Don’ts

With the increasing popularity of retired racing Greyhounds and other sighthounds as pets, veterinarians are likely to evaluate dogs of...

Are Greyhounds Really Dogs?

The dog was likely domesticated between 15,000 and as many as 30,000years ago. Due to both natural and human selection,...

Retrospective analysis of canine fecal flotation and coproantigen immunoassay hookworm positive results in Greyhounds and other dog breeds

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Haematological and biochemical values in North American Scottish deerhounds

Sighthounds, including deerhounds, have unique physiological traits that result in laboratory test results that may lie outside reference intervals for...

Serum Symmetric Dimethylarginine Concentration in Greyhound Pups and Adults

Greyhounds have developed numerous physiologic and hematologic adaptations specific to the breed. Adult Greyhounds have significantly higher serum creatinine (sCr)...

Outcome and treatments of dogs with aortic thrombosis:100 cases (1997-2014)

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Hyperkalemia during general anesthesia in two Greyhounds

A 36-kg (79-lb) castrated male Greyhound (dog 1) and a 25-kg (55 lb) spayed female Greyhound (dog 2) underwent general...

Risk-modeling of dog osteosarcoma genome scans shows individuals with Mendelian-level polygenic risk are common

Abstract Background Despite the tremendous therapeutic advances that have stemmed from somatic oncogenetics, survival of some cancers has not improved...

SETD2 Is Recurrently Mutated in Whole-Exome Sequenced Canine Osteosarcoma

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 in Greyhounds and Non-Greyhound Dogs

The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) regulates blood pressure, electrolyte homeostasis, and renal function. Blood pressure, serum sodium concentrations, and urinary albumin...

Comparative genomics of canine hemoglobin genes reveals primacy of beta subunit delta in adult carnivores

Background The main function of hemoglobin (Hb) is to transport oxygen in the circulation. It is among the most highly...

Hyperhomocysteinemia in Greyhounds and its Association with Hypofolatemia and Other Clinicopathologic Variables

Background Folate and cobalamin are essential cofactors for homocysteine (HCY) metabolism. Hyperhomocysteinemia, a multifactorial condition, may reflect B vitamin deficiency...

Plasma Vasoprotective Eicosanoid Concentrations in Healthy Greyhounds and Non-Greyhound Dogs

Background Hypertension and albuminuria often coexist in Greyhounds, suggesting generalized vascular dysfunction that could contribute to the development of a...

Effect of ascorbic acid on storage of Greyhound erythrocytes

Abstract OBJECTIVE To assess changes in biochemical and biophysical properties of canine RBCs during cold (1° to 6°C) storage in...

Plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide concentration in healthy retired racing Greyhounds

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Cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy as a cause of acute kidney injury in dogs in the UK

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Effects of racing on reticulocyte concentrations in Greyhounds

Greyhounds have several hematologic variables that are outside of the respective reference intervals of other dog breeds. In addition, increases...

Postoperative Adjuvant Combination Therapy with Doxorubicin and Noncytotoxic Suramin in Dogs with Appendicular Osteosarcoma

Although conventional treatment of dogs with osteosarcoma (OSA) by amputation and chemotherapy results in reported survival times (STs) of 262–413...

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