Ask a vet: Does my dog really need heartworm medication?

Heartworm disease is a common and life-threatening cardiovascular disease caused by a worm parasite — Dirofilaria immitis, which is spread by more than two dozen mosquito species. Vets in the ...
Medscape

Dog Sniffs Out Lung Cancer, but Something’s Fishy

TORONTO — A trained dog can distinguish between malignant and benign pulmonary nodules in exhaled breath samples from patients with and those without pulmonary nodules virtually 100% of the time, new ...
The Conversation

Flat faces and difficulty breathing: how pet trends have harmed animal health – and what we can we do about it

Jacqueline Boyd is affiliated with The Kennel Club (UK) through membership, as Chair of the Activities Health and Welfare Subgroup and member of the Dog Health Group. Jacqueline is a full member of ...