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Guillermo Couto DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, Professor at the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine. Dogs are Cesca and Aro (in the back) on Oct. 11, 2010.

Carboplatin (Chemotherapy) and Aminocaproic Acid
Unfortunately, retired racing greyhounds are among the large breeds that are most likely to get osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. Finding a cure is part of our mission, and while we work to find that cure we are offering our members free carboplatin* and epsilon aminocaproic acid (i.e., “Amicar™”). See the Programs page for details.

*Carboplatin is the best drug for the treatment of osteosarcoma in Greyhounds. Some vet’s like to use an alternating protocol of carboplatin and doxorubicin, but that is actually less effective in Greyhounds. Epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA) is the generic form of Amicar™ that is recommended for use for 5 days starting with any surgical procedure to prevent the post-operative bleeding that is common in Greyhounds.

Other Resources (including some financial aid)

1. 1. Big Hearts Fund
   2. The Dog and Cat Cancer Fund
   3. Frankie’s Friends
   4. Handicapped Pets Foundation
   5. In Memory of Magic
   6. The Mosby Foundation
   7. Paws 4 a Cure
   8. The Pet Fund
   9. Shakespeare Animal Fund
   10. The Magic Bullet Fund
   11. The Joshua Louis Animal Cancer Foundation
   12. Tripawds and their Amputation Surgery Assistance Program
   13. Vet Cancer Clinical Trials
   14. Comparative Oncology Trials Consortium
   15. Greyhounds Rock
   16. Bone Cancer Dogs

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Educational Material

Here are links to all of Dr. Couto’s published papers. Additional resource from other publishers will be added on a regular basis, so check back often.

• Arterial Blood Pressure, Proteinuria, and Renal Histopathology in Clinically Healthy Retired Racing Greyhounds
• Blood gas analysis and cooximetry in retired racing Greyhounds
• Blood gas analysis in a Spanish sighthound breed (Galgo Español)
• Characterization of Canine Osteosarcoma by ArrayComparative Genomic Hybridization and RT-qPCR: Signatures of Genomic Imbalance in Canine Osteosarcoma Parallel the Human Counterpart
• Clinical pathology of Greyhounds and other sighthounds
• Comparison of Glomerular Filtration Rate between Greyhounds and Non-Greyhound Dogs
• Effects of Blood Donation on Arterial Blood Pressure in Retired Racing Greyhounds
• Effects of racing on reticulocyte concentrations in Greyhounds
• Epsilon Aminocaproic Acid for the Prevention of Delayed Postoperative Bleeding in Retired Racing Greyhounds Undergoing Gonadectomy
• Evaluation of Hemostatic Activity of Canine Frozen Plasma for Transfusion by Thromboelastography
• Evaluation of Platelet Aggregation Using a Point-Of-Care Instrument in Retired Racing Greyhounds
• Genome-wide analyses implicate 33 loci inheritable dog osteosarcoma, including regulatory variants near CDKN2A/B
• Greyhounds under general veterinary care in the UK during 2016: demography and common disorders
• Haematological and biochemical values in North American Scottish deerhounds
• Haematological, blood gas and acid-base values in the Galgo Español (Spanish greyhound)
• Haptoglobin concentration in galgos and greyhounds
• Hematología del Galgo Español utilizando el analizador hematológico LaserCyte (IDEXX)
• Iron Status in Blood Donor Dogs
• Left Basilar Systolic Murmur in Retired Racing Greyhounds
• Markers of iron metabolism in retired racing Greyhounds with and without osteosarcoma
• Morphologic characterization of specific granules in Greyhound eosinophils
• Postoperative Adjuvant Combination Therapy with Doxorubicin and Noncytotoxic Suramin in Dogs with Appendicular Osteosarcoma
• Prevalence of dog erythrocyte antigens in retired racing Greyhounds
  
• Retrospective evaluation of the effectiveness of epsilon aminocaproic acid for the prevention of post-amputation bleeding in retired racing Greyhounds with appendicular bone tumors: 46 cases (2003–2008)
• Serum concentrations of IgG, IgA, and IgM in retired racing Greyhound dogs
• Serum Creatinine Concentrations in Retired Racing Greyhounds
  
• Serum protein electrophoresis in retired racing Greyhounds
• Structure of Greyhound hemoglobin: origin of high oxygen affinity
• Thromboelastographic changes after gonadectomy in retired racing greyhounds
  
• White-Coat Effect on Systemic Blood Pressure in Retired Racing Greyhounds
• Hyperkalemia during general anesthesia in two Greyhounds
• Combination Anthelmintic Treatment for Persistent Ancylostoma caninum (hookworms) Ova Shedding in Greyhounds
• Gastric dilation-volvulus (a.k.a., “gastric torsion” or “bloat”) in dogs attending UK emergency-care veterinary practices

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