Canine Health Bytes

A free webinar series on canine health topics featuring experts in veterinary medicine brought to you by the AKC Canine Health Foundation. 

Pain sensitivity in dogs of different breeds
- What do we know, and what do we believe?

Margaret E. Gruen, DVM, MVPH, PhD, DACVB

August 10, 2022

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Cognitive and Emotional Development in Assistance Dog Puppies

Brian Hare, MA, PhD

October 5, 2022 

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Also available for Viewing On Demand:

• Cancer Attributable to Infection? What we know about the genus Bartonella and its role in the development of hemangiosarcoma in dogs
  Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM, DACVIM
  

• Improving outcomes in dogs recovering from TPLO for cranial cruciate ligament repair
  Dominique Sawyere Hansford, BVSc, MS, DACVS-SA
  
  
• How to establish THC toxicosis in emergency room
  Joel Green Weltman, DVM, DACVECC, PhD
  
  
• A novel non-surgical option to preserve limbs in canine osteosarcoma
  Joanne Tuohy, DVM, PhD, DACVS (Small Animal)
  
  
• Vector-borne disease diagnostics - From "ruff" to "purrfect"
  Pedro P. Diniz, DVM, PhD
  
  
• GDV - What we know, and what we wish we knew!
  Elizabeth Rozanski, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC
  
  
• PU - What's That? Golden Retriever Pigmentary Uveitis
  Wendy Townsend, DVM, MS, DACVO
  
  
• Norwich Terrier Upper Airway Syndrome: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study
  Bryden J. Stanley, BVMS, MVSc, MANZCVS, MRCVS, DACVS
  
  
• The Spay / Neuter Conundrum: Breed and Body Size-Specific Guidelines
  Ben Hart, DVM, PhD, DACVB and Lynette Hart, PhD
  
  
• Management and Antibiotic Considerations in Canine Pyometra
  Karen Von Dollen, DVM, MS, DACT
  
  
• Canine Chagas Disease: Studies of naturally infected dogs and kissing bug vectors
  Sarah Hamer, MS, PhD, DVM, Diplomate ACVPM
  
  
• Biomarkers of Canine Chronic Kidney Disease
  Mary Nabity, DVM, PhD, DACVP
  
  
• Recent Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy
  Steven Dow, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Oncology)
  

• Time to Get Tough & "Ruff" - Protecting Dogs from Infectious Diseases
  Jason Stull, VMD, MPVM, PhD, DACVPM
  

• New Research Insights Into Canine Addison's Disease
  Steven G. Friedenberg, DVM, PhD, DACVECC
  
  
• Canine Degenerative Myelopathy: From Gene Mutation Discovery to Clinical Trials
  Joan R. Coates, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
  
  
• What the Flu!  Protecting Dogs and Communities From
  Canine Influenza Virus
  Jason Stull, VMD, MPVM, PhD, DACVPM
  
  
• How Mothers Matter: The Influence of Early Maternal Interaction
  on Offspring Behavior and Development
  Emily Bray, PhD
  
  
• Update on the Science Behind CBD (Cannabidiol) Use for Pets
  Stephanie McGrath, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
  
  
• Understanding Steroid Responsive Meningitis-Arteritis
  and Other Inflammatory Neurological Disorders in Dogs
  Karen R. Muñana, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
  
  
• Crash, Boom, Bang: Updates on Canine Noise Phobia Treatments
  Julia (Julie) Albright, MA, DVM, DACVB
  
  
• Underlying Disease Screening in Dogs with Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA):
  What Should I Be Looking For?
  Linda Kidd, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
  
  
• The Increasing Threat of Canine Leptospirosis: Coming soon to a puddle near you?
  Keys to Diagnosis, Therapy and Prevention
  Jason Stull, VMD, MPVM, PhD, DACVPM and Michelle Evason, BSc, DVM, DACVIM
  
  
• A Clinical Genetics Approach to Understanding Genetic, Multiplex and Health Testing
  Jerold Bell, DVM
  
  
• What's Feeding Those Seizures? An Update on Refractory Epilepsy
  and the Potential Link to Gastrointestinal Health
  Karen R. Muñana, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
  
  
• Update on Canine Hemangiosarcoma
  Douglas H. Thamm, VMD, DACVIM (Oncology)
  
  
• Exercises to Keep a Dog's Mind and Body Fit at Any Age
  Cynthia Otto, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, DACVSMR (Canine Sports Medicine), CCRT
  
  
• From Leashes to Neurons: The Importance of Exercising Your Dog's Brain
• Karen Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, DACVB
  
  
• The Itchy Dog - What's Causing it and What Can You Do About It?
  Andrew Hillier, BVSc, MANCVS, DACVD
  
  
• Fleas, Ticks, What's the Difference? 
  Chris Adolph, DVM, MS, DACVM (Parasitology)
  
  
• Tick Borne Infectious Diseases in North America:  Clinical and Zoonotic Implications
  Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM, DACVIM
  
  
• Lymphoma - The State of This Disease in Dogs and How Epigenetics May Open Future Doors
  Jeffrey Bryan, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Oncology)
  
  
• Cancer Immunotherapy:  Basic Concepts and Strategies for Improving Treatment Outcomes
  Timothy Fan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Oncology)