A new experimental drug offered at Quakertown Veterinary Clinic aims to help dogs live longer and have better lives, report ...

By August they had the first conclusive results: when they gave the material extracted from the islets of Langerhans (called "insulin," from the Latin for "island") to diabetic dogs, their ...

Forget about witches and zombies; a seemingly innocuous bag of candy can be one of the scariest things that enters a dog ...

Together, Banting and Best conducted experiments on dogs, leading to the successful isolation of insulin from the islets of Langerhans. James Collip, a biochemist, played another important role in the ...

Some common human foods can be harmful to dogs, posing health risks such as vomiting and diarrhea. Chocolate contains ...

Because the dog had been healthy prior to the surgery ... it was Banting and MacLeod who established that the mysterious substance was insulin and began to put it to use as the first truly ...

Combined with Zomedica's eACTH assay, equine veterinarians get same day answers for their PPID and EMS patients ...

Pudgy pets are a problem in America. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, a shocking 56% of dogs and 60% ...

She was forced to leave her home in Richmond, Virginia, to find a new job in Washington DC to ensure she could pay for insulin. "I sold everything, including my car, and had to give up my dog - he ...

Samson is a dog. I can’t explain to him that these two seconds of unpleasantness are for his own good, or that insulin for dogs is $74 a vial so let’s stop accidentally injecting it onto the ...

Dogs absorb xylitol much faster than humans and it causes them to secrete large amounts of insulin quickly, often within a half hour, which can lead to their blood sugar crashing down to ...

Adopting a healthy diet and engaging in regular physical activity are essential for preventing weight gain. Small steps can ...