SDCA Health and Genetics Committee
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
Here is the slide presentation from the health seminar on osteosarcoma at the 2015 National Specialty. Our presenter was Dr. Marlene Hauck, who is an oncologist at North Carolina State University Veterinary School and who has been researching osteosarcoma in Deerhounds. Read more
Reprinted from the January/February 2014 Claymore.
While there haven’t been any earth-shattering discoveries this year, research into the health problems that affect Deerhounds has made some slow and steady progress on several fronts. There are also a couple of new projects. Read more
Interesting study coming out of Penn on pain management for dogs with osteo: