National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day

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National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day is observed annually on November 7. It is a day to educate and create awareness about canine lymphoma.

Well-known and respected dog agility trainer and competitor, Terry Simons, was devastated when his “heart and soul” dog was diagnosed with Lymphoma in 2011.  An educated dog owner, Terry did all he could for Reveille but soon discovered, even though lymphoma is one of the most common cancers in dogs, that accurate information regarding options and treatment can be elusive. Terry connected with professionals that helped him choose the best path for his beloved companion.

Reveille not only competed in dog agility throughout her treatment but thrived, having the best agility year of her career.  When Terry chose to let Reveille go, one year and a week after her diagnosis, he knew he was making the right decision for her.  Grief can do strange things, it can destroy, and it can inspire.  In the case of Reveille, the realization that he may lose Reveille at any time inspired Terry to form CLEAR (Canine Lymphoma Education Awareness and Research), a cancer foundation dedicated to providing information, resources, and research into the devastating disease.  Reveille’s legacy is to ensure that dog owners know their options, thereby being empowered advocates of their four-legged family members.

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Oldest evidence of horse veterinary care discovered in Mongolia

Credit William Taylor, Science Daily

A team of scholars, led by William Taylor of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, analyzed horse remains from an ancient Mongolian pastoral culture known as the Deer Stone-Khirigsuur Culture (ca. 1300-700 BC). Deer stones, with their beautiful deer carvings, and their accompanying stone mounds (khirigsuurs) are famous for the impressive horse burials that are found alongside them in the dozens, hundreds, or even thousands. Through careful study of skeletal remains from these burials, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and funded in part by a grant from the National Geographic Society, Taylor and colleagues found that Deer Stone-Khirigsuur people began using veterinary dental procedures to remove baby teeth that would have caused young horses pain or difficulty with feeding -- the world's oldest known evidence for veterinary dental care.

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