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Ongoing Studies

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Center for Endocrine and Metabolism Research SkinVet UTCVM Blood Bank

Bearded Dragons



• Contact: Dr. C. Greenacre

Mycology



• Treatment of systemic aspergillosis with a new antifungal drug, posaconazole. Contact: Dr. Al Legendre

Neurology



• The benefit of hearing tests (i.e., brainstem-auditory evoked response/BAER) in dogs with vestibular disease. Contact: Dr. Christina Wolf or Dr. William Thomas
• New drug for initial treatment of idiopathic epilepsy in dogs. Contact: Dr. William Thomas

Nutrition



• Body composition and caloric needs in extremely obese dogs (financial incentive for clients. Contact: Dr. Claudia Kirk

Oncology



• The UTCVM Comparative Oncology Program tumor tissue and DNA bank. Contact: Dr. Jeffrey Phillips, Dr. Amy LeBlanc, or Dr. Al Legendre
• Treatment with tyrosine kinase and chemotherapy of advanced malignancies. Contact: Dr. Al Legendre.
• Identifying risk factors for the development of canine osteosarcoma. Contact: Dr. Jeffrey Phillips
• Evaluation of cryobiopsy instrumentation and Cellsave blood collections in dogs with untreated lymphoma. (Financial incentive for participating clients) Contact: Dr. Jeffrey Phillips or Dr. Amy LeBlanc

Orthopedics



• NSAID for cats with osteoarthritis. Contact: Dr. Darryl Millis

Physical Rehabilitation / CARES



• Clinical evaluation of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for management of canine osteoarthritis of the elbow joints (financial incentive for clients). Contact Dr. Marti Drum or Dr. Darryl Millis.
• The effect of diet on muscle atrophy following surgery for cranial cruciate ligament rupture. Contact: Dr. Marti Drum.

Soft Tissue Surgery



• Silicon footpad implants in greyhounds with corns. Contact: Dr. Mark Bohling
• Evaluation of intratracheal stenting in dogs with collapsing trachea. Contact: Drs. DJ Krahwinkel, Mark Bohling, or Patricia Sura.

Urinary Studies



• Contact Dr. Joe Bartges or see www.vet.utk.edu/bartges/urinary/
• Evaluation of an alternative method for dissolving infection-induced struvite stones in dogs.
• Cats with calcium oxalate bladder stones and idiopathic hypercalcemia (high blood calcium level)
• Evaluation of a new diet for managing Dalmatians that have had urate bladder stones.
• Kidney stones in Dalmatians
• Bichon frisse's with calcium oxalate stones
• Miniature schnauzers with calcium oxalate stones.
• Evaluation of cats with chronic kidney failure and calcium oxalate stones.
• Cats with lower urinary tract disease.
• Lithotripsy of kidney and ureteral stones in dogs and ureteral stones in cats - Contact: Drs. India Lane or Joe Bartges; Mot Daughtridge

Virology

• The Clinical Virology Laboratory is investigating the ability of current parvovirus ELISA's to detect different circulating strains of canine parvovirus-2, including the newer variant, CPV-2c. For submission information for this study, go to http://www.vet.utk.edu/diagnostic/virology/cpv-study.php