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Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital announced today that PetSmart Charities has offered a gift of $75,000 to extend the tenure of Professor Bunsen Honeydew the hospital’s first of three facility dogs, through October 2020.

Channels: All Journal News, Children's Health, Healthcare, In the Workplace, Pain, Pets, Psychology and Psychiatry, Grant Funded News,

Keywords: Pediactrics, Pet Therapy, Animal Assisted Therapy, pain management

Canines are widely used by law enforcement agencies and first responders to protect the homeland in various ways. DHS S&T is studying how they might be used in new, non-traditional ways, like in active shooter scenarios, to detect potential explosive threats – clearing the way for responders to quickly engage hostile adversaries or administer aid to those who need it.

Channels: All Journal News, Pets,

Keywords: active shooter, Canine, Science And Technology, First Responder, Training

What do you do when your best friend is diagnosed with a cancer that kills most of its patients within a few months? A few brave dog owners turned to Johns Hopkins, where veterinarians, radiologists and physicists have teamed up to conduct an experimental trial of a therapy they hope will extend the lives of their beloved pets.

Channels: Cancer, Neuro, Pets, Veterinary Medicine, Embargoed Feed - hidden, Medical Meetings,

Keywords: Glioblastoma, Y90, Cancer, Dog

Dr. Jared Baum from the Cornell University Hospital for Animals took a recent late-night road trip east to help save the life of Mabel, a 16-year-old Chihuahua, whose owners run a shelter for aging dogs.

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Keywords: Veterinary Medicine, Veterinarians, Dogs

Innovators, researchers and canine training experts are invited to learn about funding opportunities in the detection canine field on December 10, 2019.

Channels: All Journal News, Education, Ethics and Research Methods, Pets, Technology,

Keywords: canine detection, Canine, parthership, Science And Technology, Research

Making end-of-life decisions for your pet or coping with the loss of an animal is something that no pet owner wants to think about. A program at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center recognizes the importance of human-animal bonds and provides grief support for pet owners facing tough decisions for their animal.

Channels: All Journal News, Pets, Veterinary Medicine, Embargoed Feed - hidden,

Keywords: PET, Social Work, Grief, grief and loss, Pet Care, Vet College, vet med, Vet, Ohio State

Essential oils are often presented as a naturalistic approach to personal care and home fragrance. However, just because these oils are derived from plants doesn’t make them healthy, or even safe, for your cat.

Channels: All Journal News, Pets, Respiratory Diseases and Disorders,

Keywords: pets, Cats, essential oils, Homeopathic, Poisons

Everyone who loves a dog wants the animal, whether pet or work companion, to enjoy as many years as possible. Learning the whys behind the length and strength of dogs’ lifespans has become the impetus for the largest research data-gathering program of its kind, the Dog Aging Project.

Channels: Aging, All Journal News, Pets, Grant Funded News,

Keywords: Dogs, Aging, pets, Animal Health, NIH, National Institutes of Health

Research is looking at how having a pet can help seniors

Channels: Aging, All Journal News, Behavioral Science, Pets, Seniors, Staff Picks,

Keywords: cat, Cats, Seniors, Gerentology, Loneliness, Loneliness and Aging , Loneliness and seniors