One of the fundamental goals of the Whippet Health Foundation is to develop and
make available information about the proper care, breeding, health and
development of Whippets. On this page you will find documents, links to
articles and other resources you may use to further your understanding of of
diseases, genetic anomalies, injuries and other ailments that affect dogs in
general and the Whippet in particular.
We welcome your comments and suggestions regarding the articles or contents of
this page. Please forward these on to Lisa Costello at
mtncow100@gmail.com.
Investigation into Diet-Associated Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dogs
Dr. Darcy Adin at the University of Florida has an update on her research into Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
The Whippet Health Foundation contributed $12,000 toward her grant for this research. Please click the links
here to see the updates.
Genetic and Proteomic Drivers of Severe Myxomatous Mitral Valve Degeneration
Joshua Stern, DVM, PhD; North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Understanding the Immune Landscape of Canine Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease
Vicky Yang, DVM, PhD. DACVIM; Tufts University
Adoptive Natural Killer (NK) Cell Immunotherapy for Canine Lymphoma
William Kisseberth, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM; The Ohio State University
Health Information Documents and Links
Older Studies that have concluded