Research – Deerhound Health

26Apr202118Apr2021

NIH Partners Need Samples for Body Size Study

Miranda Levin Research

Photo by Betty Stephenson

We have worked with the Ostrander Lab at the National Institutes of Health on a few projects now, and they have been very helpful to us—they did whole genome sequencing for our osteosarcoma research, have supplied data from whole genome sequences to all of our researchers, and published some research on the Deerhound hairless mutation (an article about that will be published soon). We would like to help them out with this project. If you can provide a sample (or samples), we would greatly appreciate it!

06Apr202113Apr2021

Health Research in 2020: Annual Report

Miranda Levin Claymore Columns, Research

Photo by Louise Laing

John Dillberger, DVM, Ph.D., & Miranda Levin, ONB

Reprinted from the January/February 2021 issue of The Claymore.

Like everything else this year, our research was impacted by COVID. Many projects were delayed, but we did manage to make some progress on a few fronts.

22Mar202113Apr2021

CHF Webinar on GDV

Miranda Levin Research Bloat, gastric dilatation volvulus, GDV, torsion

Photo by Verena von Eichborn

The SDCA has supported the Canine Health Foundation’s Bloat Initiative for years. On March 24, a webinar covered much of what they have learned. If you missed it, Health & Genetics Committee member Mary Ann Rose, MD, wrote a summary of it below. If you want to listen to it yourself, the webinars are archived here.

17Jan202016Mar2021

Progress Made on Slow Drug Metabolism Research

inthering2013 Research Dr. Michael Court, sighthound anesthesia sensitivity

Research by Dr. Michael Court at Washington State University is studying the genetic causes of several anesthesia-related health problems in Deerhounds, including hyperfibrinolysis (delayed post-operative bleeding), hyperthermia (anesthesia and/or stress related), and slow drug metabolism (anesthesia and sedative sensitivity). We have supported Dr. Court both with a direct grant as well as with some of our CHF funds to support this project.

25Sep201816Mar2021

Progress on Gastric Torsion Mystery

inthering2013 Research Canine Health Foundation, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, gastric dilatation volvulus, gastric torsion, GDV, Michael Harkey, PhD

This article is the latest information in exciting research that looks like it is finally cracking the mystery of gastric dilatation-volvulus (gastric torsion/bloat), at least in Great Danes.

Read the article here.

The Canine Health Foundation has funded this team to look into whether the situation is similar or not in German Shepherd Dogs. Here is their update as of the end of last year: Read more →

05Feb201816Mar2021

New Treatment for Osteosarcoma Receives Conditional License!

inthering2013 Research Nicola Mason, osteosarcoma

One of the worst things about osteosarcoma, which is awful for both dog and owner in every respect, is there have not been any new treatments for the disease in decades.

Until now. We have been following Dr. Nicola Mason’s work at the University of Pennsylvania on a new immunotherapy treatment for osteosarcoma patients, and now, finally, it has been granted a conditional license by the FDA and will be available around the country. Read more →

27Mar201709Apr2021

New Fibrinolysis Research: Samples Needed!

inthering2013 Research Dr. Michael Court, fibrinolysis, Post-operative bleeding

If someone you know who has had a dog that bled or a first-degree relative of a dog that bled, and fibrinolysis was suspected (as opposed to Factor VII), please send them this blog post so they can be included. We are really having a hard time finding samples from affected dogs, so we need everyone to spread the word! Read more →

19Mar201717Mar2021

New Article on Osteosarcoma Inheritance in Deerhounds

inthering2013 Research John Dillberger DVM, osteosarcoma

An article co-written by SDCA Health and Genetics Chair John Dillberger, DVM PhD, has just been published in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. Entitled “Osteosarcoma Inheritance in Two Families of Scottish Deerhounds,” you can read the entire article here, or here is the plain English summary: Read more →

12Nov201617Mar2021

New Osteosarcoma Project

inthering2013 Research bone cancer, osteosarcoma 1 Comment

The Health & Genetics Committee is very excited to announce a new osteosarcoma project!

This project undertakes the very important task of seeing whether Deerhounds have any of the mutations found to date in two close relatives, the Greyhound and Irish Wolfhound, as well as Rottweilers, and lays the groundwork for future studies. Read more →

11Jul201609Apr2021

Deerhound Neck Survey

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

Deerhound Neck

by David J. Brunarski, DC, MSc, FCCS(C)^1,2

¹Brunarski Chiropractic. Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. ²McMaster University Chiropractic Working Group, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

ABSTRACT

Study Design: Questionnaire survey.

Background: “Deerhound neck” is a term coined by owners and breeders of Scottish Deerhounds to describe a syndrome characterized by the sudden onset of pain in the cervical region. Read more →