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Entries for August 2014
Posted on August 17, 2014 16:01
Recent study has found that owners smell better to dogs than other people or dogs. Brain scans showed that an owner’s scent may affect the dog’s brain in a way a loved one’s fragrance causes a reaction in humans. This study’s results may help improve service dogs’ selection and training process. Brain scans were done on 12 dogs, which were given fi...
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Posted on August 17, 2014 16:01
A new study has suggested that jealously in dogs may be a basic emotion that evolved to protect social relationships from external threats. This jealously seems to stem from a desire to protect their owner-dog relationship. The researchers included Caroline Prouvost, a former honors student at University of California-San Diego (UCSD) and Christine...
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Posted on August 06, 2014 16:01
Recent data on dogs in the US indicate that middle-aged overweight dogs live shorter than normal-weight dogs. The research was done by the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, and it showed that life expectancy lowers when a dog is overweight. More specifically, the life expectancy of overweight dogs reduced up to ten months as compared to normal-weig...
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Posted on August 06, 2014 16:01
The US FDA has called Easter, Tiger, Japanese Show and Asiatic lilies a possible culprit for kidney failure. Easter lilies are popular but deadly for cats, according to veterinarian. This is also true for the other above-mentioned lilies, according to US FDA veterinarian Dr Melanie McLean.The lily plant is completely poisonous to cats and eating a ...
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Posted on August 06, 2014 16:01
A Parsemus Foundation-sponsored study has identified a non-invasive treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia in dogs. The study was led by Dr. Raffaella Leoci, and the treatment being tested provided highly effective in reducing the prostate gland size of dogs. This may prove relevant to humans as well. Benign prostate hyperplasia is condition wh...
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