Dr. Casey Gaunt
CAHF Research Grants: 2014-15
August 03rd, 2014
-
Metformin: a new potential cancer drug for dogs? Drs. M. Casey Gaunt, Charlotte Johnson, Valerie MacDonald Dickinson and Trisha Dowling, WCVM; and Ryan Dickinson, Prairie Diagnostic Services Metformin is a drug that has been used to manage type-2 diabetes mellitus in humans. Recent studies have shown that the drug may also have the ability to decrease the incidence of — …
-
New clinical tool helps vets save lives
A $20,000 gift from Dr. David Stark — a Saskatoon-based dental specialist in endodontics — has allowed the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Medical Centre (VMC) to purchase a clinical tool that provides critical data about blood coagulation. It’s vital information that can mean life or death for an animal, says Dr. Casey Gaunt, an assistant professor in the veterinary …
October 02nd, 2013 Full story »
-
Living with canine lymphoma: it’s possible
While dog owners may be shocked and dismayed to hear that their seemingly healthy pet has been diagnosed with canine lymphoma, veterinary medical oncologist Dr. Valerie MacDonald has encouraging news for them. “Canine lymphoma is one of the most rewarding cancers to treat because so many of the patients – 85 to 90 percent of them – respond to chemotherapy. …
February 01st, 2013 Full story »
-
Tracheal collapse focus for WCVM event
Tracheal collapse, a condition that often affects small breed or overweight dogs, is the focus of an upcoming continuing education event at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM). The evening seminar, which will touch on current issues and management of tracheal collapse in canine patients, will take place in Room 2115 from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening, …
October 10th, 2012 Full story »
-
A pancreatitis primer for cat owners
Pancreatitis is an increasingly important pancreatic disorder in cats, but what exactly is it? What happens when a cat becomes ill due to pancreatitis? The pancreas is glandular organ has two main functions: to produce metabolic hormones that control blood sugar and to produce enzymes that aid in food digestion. Normally, due to their destructive nature, the protein-digesting enzymes trypsin …
September 19th, 2012 Full story »
-
Study explores EPEC and parvoviral enteritis
When a puppy comes into a veterinary clinic with clinical signs of vomiting and diarrhea, one of the top diagnoses on a veterinarian’s mind is parvoviral enteritis – a viral infection affecting the gastrointestinal tract. But what about other pathogens that may look like parvoviral enteritis? One such infectious agent is the bacteria known as enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), which …
August 04th, 2012 Full story »
-
Specialized success
Several WCVM residents and faculty members have recently achieved success in their respective specialties. Congratulations to the following veterinarians: • Dr. Fiona Tam, who completed her Master of Veterinary Science (MVetSc) degree and small animal internal medicine residency at the WCVM in 2011, passed the certifying examination of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM). Tam is now practising …
December 05th, 2011 Full story »
