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OSU Tests New Canine Cancer Treatment
Doctors at the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital (part of the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University) are testing a new treatment for mammary cancer in dogs, involving nanoparticles designed to cling to cancerous cells once ...
Every pet owner knows that ‘the day’ will come
There’s a day in every pet owner’s life that we know is coming but try our best not to acknowledge until it finally arrives. May 14 was that day for my wife and me. Lucy, the half Labrador-half golden retriever ...
Bark in the Park raises money in the fight against Canine Cancer
Barking and baseball, a night out at the ballpark helped raise money in the fight against canine cancer. WEAU’s Danielle Wagner and her dog Missy led the Bark in the Park Dog Parade around the baseball field at Carson Park ...
Ancient Canine Cancer Still Around After 10,000 Years
Dogs have been man’s best friend for more than 10,000 years, but a new study shows it has been a doggone tough road to get here: their ancestors in the Americas likely came from Siberia, and these early dog populations ...
A golden heart remembered
This is a story of friendship, a story of love, of heartbreak, of a dog that brought a bunch of sassy ladies across the country together and changed our lives. When my Golden Retriever, Bailey, passed over Rainbow Bridge in ...
Family dog has terminal cancer and how they chose to spend his final months is a lesson for us all
Who said bucket lists were just for people? When the Ledford family adopted a St. Bernard named Odin in November 2017, they were overjoyed to welcome him into their family. But months later their feelings turned to sadness when they were ...
Why the Loss of Your Pet Could Be the Hardest to Bear
Whoever said diamonds are a girl’s best friend never owned a dog. If you’ve ever lost a beloved pet, you know just how true that old adage is. From dogs to cats to canaries to lizards, we humans form unbreakable ...
Dog becomes first to survive clinical trial for one of the most deadly pet cancers – Hemangiosarcoma
Josie, a terrier mix from Owings Mills, Md., was the first dog to survive a clinical trial at Johns Hopkins Hospital aimed at finding a treatment for hemangiosarcoma, one of the most deadly cancers for pets. Josie was diagnosed in December 2017 ...
It’s not easy saying goodbye to our beloved pets
It was day three, and I knew it was time. Three days earlier, my beautiful dog Molly refused to eat. It was unheard of for a dog who spent the first few months of her life as a stray foraging ...
Canine Cancer Vaccines: What Are They and What Do They Do?
If your pet has recently been diagnosed with a canine cancer, you have probably been doing your own research about the array of treatment options available. Through your research, you may have come across cancer vaccines for dogs either in ...