"We’re testing something that is really cutting edge that, if successful, really has the potential to change a lot in terms of human and animal health," said Dr. Doug Thamm, director of clinical research at Flint Animal Cancer Center.
Putting your dog on a raw food diet comes with risks to both the dog and the people living in your household, says Alison Meindl, DVM, a veterinarian and professor at Colorado State University.
Animals provide companionship and can offer unconditional affection, which people don’t always get from other humans, said Lori Kogan, chair of the Human-Animal Interaction Section of the American Psychological Association and a professor at Colorado State University.
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“We need a treatment that stops the progression of osteoarthritis; that decreases the long-term inflammation in the joints,” says Felix Duerr, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, DECVS, DACVSMR, assistant professor of small animal orthopedics and sports medicine at CSU.
A study by Colorado State University researchers recently published in the journal GeoHealth compared the health impacts from nearby and distant fires over two recent summers and found the haze from far-away blazes resulted in more hospitalizations for asthma and increased risk of death from cardiovascular causes.
Doug Thamm, a veterinary oncologist at the animal hospital, is conducting the Vaccination Against Canine Cancer Study, VACCS. The trial is the largest clinical study of canine cancer to date. Pet patients are being enrolled now.
As human companions, dogs are subject to many of the same environmental factors that may contribute to cancer development. “They’re breathing the same air, they’re walking on lawns treated with the same chemicals, they’re drinking the same water,” says Douglas Thamm, a professor of veterinary oncology at Colorado State University.