Dr Janet Henderson

09/16/2021

More than a dozen Whiskas dry cat food products are being voluntarily recalled by the parent company because the raw ingredients didn’t meet their quality standards.

09/04/2021

More information on diet related DCM

https://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2021/09/diet-associated-dcm-research-update/?fbclid=IwAR3UKMbpxikAbgZ3lu5HPQVOD5p2J1ys69xqeAnlwL81A_gOqFce5kdimKM

Recently published research studies are shedding light on diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs.

12/07/2020

07/08/2020

Neutering (including spaying) of male and female dogs in the first year after birth has become routine in the U.S. and much of Europe, but recent research reveals that for some dog breeds, neutering may be associated with increased risks of debilitating joint disorders and some cancers, complicating...

03/14/2020

The latest on COVID-19 and animals.

It's pretty much full time COVID-19 around here and I've gotten behind in posting. I figured it might be useful to recap some of the more common

01/13/2019

It wasn’t just the postpartum depression. It was all the other things that piled on, all the ways my brain betrayed me as I grew more and more overwhelmed. What hurt was also the thing that brought me back.

11/02/2018

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05/29/2018

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers found that treating mice with a single spinal injection of a protein called AIBP — and thus switching “off” TLR4, a pro-inflammatory molecule — prevented and reversed inflammation and cellular events associated with pain processing. As reported May...

03/13/2018

Neuropathic pain is a chronic illness affecting 7-10 percent of the population in France and for which there is no effective treatment. Researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier (INSERM/Université de Montpellier) and the Laboratory for Therapeutic Innovation (CNRS/Université de...

02/23/2018

Can you help cats live longer, happier, healthier lives with NSAID treatment, even in the face of renal disease?

02/16/2018

It’s important to think about all kinds of pain as we treat dogs and cats.

Disorders of the somatosensory system such as neuropathic pain are common in people with chronic neurologic and musculoskeletal diseases, yet these conditions remain an underappreciated morbidity in veterinary patients. This is likely because assessment ...

02/03/2018

N Engl J Med. 2010 Aug 19;363(8):733-42. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1000678. Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

11/15/2016

When the chips are down, these vital things are the first to be bypassed in order to accumulate more stress. You’ve got one life to live.

06/30/2016

A large rabies outbreak impacting Hamilton, Ont. appears to be moving east, with the Halton Region Health Department confirming a bat tested positive for rabies in Oakville, Ont. on June 17. Meanwhile, scientists say the province's largest rabies outbreak in a decade can be linked back to a raccoon…

06/26/2016

A look at the latest evidence.

04/17/2016

This is very exciting news!

Researchers from Kansas State University have developed an antiviral compound for feline coronavirus associated with feline infectious peritonitis.