In July 2008 the American Heartworm Society (AHS) announced intentions to conduct the most comprehensive heartworm incidence survey to record canine heartworm disease cases in the United States. The survey, made possible through corporate sponsorship, was distributed to more than 40,000 veterinary clinics and hospitals over the summer of 2008. Clinics, hospitals and shelters submitted [...]

This week on Genome Barks, we welcome Dr. Heather Flaherty of Iowa State University.  A veterinary pathology specialist, Dr. Flaherty discusses various tests used to aid in the diagnosis of Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia and Leukemia.
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Canine Bone Marrow Transplant
Canine lymphoma is one of the most common types of cancer in dogs. While the survival rate with current treatments is extremely low (about 0 to 2 percent) the cure rate for dogs that have received a bone marrow transplant is at least 30 percent.  
The relatively new procedure involves the use [...]

Congratulations to FC AFC Wolf Creek CR Skeeter handled by owner Robby Bickley for his Doubleheader win at the Lone Star Retriever Club’s Spring Trial on March 20!
Skeeter not yet five years old is out of AFC Hawkeye’s Viking owned by Bill and Mary Hillmann and GRHRCH UH Wolfcreek’s First Yellow Elly MH also a [...]