Dates to Remember OCTOBER Adopt a Dog Month – by American Humane Association Adopt a Shelter Dog Month – by ASPCA National Animal Safety and Protection Month – by Emergency Animal Rescue Service National Pet Wellness Month 1st week of October – National Walk Your Dog Week 1st week of October – Animal Welfare Week […]
October 2015 The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) had approved a drug to treat Cushing’s Disease in dogs in 2008. The FDA states that Vetoryl (trilostane) is the only drug approved by them to treat both pituitary-and-adrenal dependent Cushing’s in dogs. Vetoryl stops the production of cortisol in the adrenal glands. Cushing’s Disease occurs when […]
Resiniferatoxin is made from the sap of a Moroccan cactus-like plant. It is a plant that contains the chemical that makes chile peppers hot. Researchers have tested resiniferatoxin (RTX) on dogs suffering with the severe pain of osteosarcoma. The chemical destroyed the pain-sensing nerves that control a type of heat-related inflammatory pain although it has […]
