By  Reetika Maheshwary About 6,000 years ago, an unfortunate dog suffered from a relatively rare form of cancer. Since then, unlike any other cancer, its cancer cells were swiftly transmitted from one dog to another. Today, this age-old ailment has a name—Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour or CTVT. It is a common sexually-transmitted disease found in dogs around the world. Although such transmissible tumours are...

Arlo Guthrie Veterinary News A new app called What3words, which allows anyone to give their location using just three words, is being recommended by the emergency services for its potential to save lives. What3words divides the globe into a grid of 57 trillion squares measuring three metres by three metres and gives each one a unique, 3 word name. The app uses the GPS...

  By Morgan Krakow Parts of a Colorado wildlife refuge remained closed Sunday after plague-infected prairie dogs were discovered there in late July. Wildlife and nature areas near Denver have also been shut down as officials continue efforts to stem the spread of the disease. Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, a 15,000-acre nature area northeast of Denver, was able to partially reopen Sunday....

Dog owners in the Southeast are spreading the word about the dangers of contaminated water following the deaths of their beloved pets. In Wilmington, North Carolina, three dogs died after frolicking in a pond, while another succumbed after a swim in Lake Allatoona, Georgia. A common enemy likely led to the deaths of all four dogs: liver failure brought on by ingesting water contaminated with toxic blue-green...

This article is from the UK, and sounds like a great idea. Maybe we should try this in the US. People can enjoy temporary relief from work by caring for a waggy-tailed companion whilst their owners are away on holiday. Written by Lucy Callaway Edited by Sarah Leonard Everyone’s heard the phrase “man’s best friend” and will instantly think of a pet dog. But...

Every year on the third Saturday in August, we observe International Homeless Animals Day to celebrate how far we’ve come in taking care of our pets and to share knowledge on what more we can do. International Homeless Animals Day (IHAD) began in 1992 when the International Society for Animals Rights decided to dedicate a day to spread awareness about pet overpopulation. Since then,...

“The dog looked up in entreaty. Liquid brown eyes begged: Take me with you. I’ll be good. Oh, the lies that dog told.”  Courtney Milan. In This Issue: From The Founder; The I Heart Hudson Tour; CVM Study Explores New Way to Treat Rare Canine Cancer; The Curious Story Of A Dog’s Cell That Turned Into A Cancer;  Pup of the Month — Marley...

“We are writing the textbook here,” said Dr. Michael Blackwell, director of the Program for Pet Health Equity at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. “We are writing the book on what it means to improve access to veterinary care.” That book puts veterinarians, animal welfare advocates, and social workers at the forefront, working together, to find ways to provide veterinary care to underserved families. Veterinary...

Talia Kaplan Toxic algae killed three dogs in a matter of hours after they played in a North Carolina pond last week, their owner wrote on Facebook. Melissa Martin of Wilmington wrote that around noon on Thursday her three dogs, Abby, Izzy, and Harpo, “contracted blue green algae poisoning” after swimming in a local pond. “We are gutted,” she wrote in the post. “I wish I...