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Articles for Your Veterinarian

17Jan202217Jan2022

Thrombotic Disease in Deerhounds—A “New” Blood Clotting Disorder

Miranda Levin Articles for Your Veterinarian, Claymore Columns, Emergency Information Thrombotic Disease
Thrombotic Disease in Deerhounds—A “New” Blood Clotting Disorder

Emerging information in Greyhounds suggests that Deerhounds may experience a third type of clotting disorder called thrombotic disease, in which a blood clot forms in the wrong place or at the wrong time.

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20Dec202110Jan2022

The Genetics of Anesthesia Sensitivity and Post-Operative Bleeding in Scottish Deerhounds

Miranda Levin Articles for Your Veterinarian, Claymore Columns, Research delayed-bleeding, hyperfibrinolysis, hyperthermia, slow-drug metabolism
The Genetics of Anesthesia Sensitivity and Post-Operative Bleeding in Scottish Deerhounds

Photo by Heather Hart.

Dr. Michael’s Court 2021 National Specialty health seminar presentation as well as a written summary.

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18Dec202109Jan2022

Delayed Post-operative Bleeding – An Update on Tranexamic Acid

Miranda Levin Articles for Your Veterinarian, Claymore Columns Post-operative bleeding
Delayed Post-operative Bleeding – An Update on Tranexamic Acid

Photo by Rich Paice.

by John Dillberger, DVM, PhD

Reprinted from the March/April 2019 issue of The Claymore.

Using tranexamic acid to treat Delayed Bleeding Syndrome in Deerhounds.

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29Mar202107Apr2021

Percutaneous Coil Embolization for Liver Shunt: One Owner’s Experience

Miranda Levin Articles for Your Veterinarian, Emergency Information, Recommended Health Tests bile-acid test, liver shunt, percutaneous transvenous coil embolization
Percutaneous Coil Embolization for Liver Shunt: One Owner’s Experience

We have written about percutaneous coil embolization before; here is a first-hand report from the owner of a Deerhound who has undergone this procedure.

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08Mar202106Mar2021

HELP! My Deerhound is having trouble peeing!

Miranda Levin Articles for Your Veterinarian, Emergency Information cystinuria, liver shunt
HELP! My Deerhound is having trouble peeing!

by Miranda Levin, Betty Stephenson, DVM, and John Dillberger, DVM, Ph.D.

The Health & Genetics Committee gets several emails like this a year, so we thought it would be helpful to post this article for owners and their veterinarians, many of whom might not have dealt with cystinuria before.

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11Mar201711Jan2022

Lethal Weapons: Trimethoprim-sulfa Antibiotics

inthering2013 Articles for Your Veterinarian, Claymore Columns Trimethoprim-sulfa Antibiotics
Photo of Deerhound Matylda on the Isle of Skye by Barbara Slezakova.

Trimethoprim-sulfa antibiotics are widely used because they’re inexpensive, effective against all kinds of bacteria, and considered very safe. Unfortunately, they aren’t without side-effects. Deerhounds have more than their share of serious consequences from these drugs.

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11Jul201618Jan2022

Deerhound Neck Survey

inthering2013 Articles for Your Veterinarian, Research canine neck pain, Deerhound Neck 2 Comments
Deerhound Neck Survey

This study solicited feedback from Deerhound breeders and owners in a search for answers and commonalities that could direct future research into etiology, diagnosis and treatment of neck pain in Scottish Deerhounds.

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28Jul201524Jan2022

Using the Bile Acid Test for Liver (Portosystemic) Shunt Testing

inthering2013 Articles for Your Veterinarian, Recommended Health Tests liver shunt, portosystemic shunt
Photo of Deerhounds by Andrea Moulas

Deerhounds, like many other breeds, can have congenital liver shunts. Here is more information about that condition.

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17Feb201518Jan2022

Follow-up on Post-Operative Bleeding in Greyhounds and What It May Mean for Deerhounds

inthering2013 Articles for Your Veterinarian, Claymore Columns, Emergency Information, Research Amicar, Aminocaproic acid, delayed-bleeding syndrome, fibrinolysis, Post-operative bleeding
Photo of Deerhound puppies taken by Miranda Levin

A report on Ohio State University research on post-operative bleeding in Greyhounds and what it means for Deerhounds.

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21Nov201418Jan2022

Deerhound Anesthesia

inthering2013 Articles for Your Veterinarian, Claymore Columns, Emergency Information Aminocaproic acid, Deerhound, Deerhound anesthesia, Factor VII
Photo by Verena von Eichborn of Deerhounds.

Suggestions for anesthetizing your Deerhound from Deerhound-owning veterinarians.

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