Dr. Elisabeth Snead
Joint disease hidden concern for aging cats
January 11th, 2016
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Think your senior kitty no longer moves around or plays because it’s simply growing older? Think again. Inactivity is a common clue that your cat may have degenerative joint disease (DJD). According to a research study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) cats over 12 years old have a 90 per cent chance of developing …
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CAHF Research Grants: 2014-15
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 — …
August 03rd, 2014 Full story »
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Managing kitty’s chronic kidney disease
When my cat Bailey was first diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), she was only five years old. At the time, I didn’t know very much about the condition. I truly thought it was over for her and had prepared to say good-bye. Fortunately, my precious Bailey lived a long and happy life for another 13 years. It’s unknown what …
August 13th, 2012 Full story »