National Canine Cancer Foundation 
Love is the inspiration for fighting canine cancer
Several months ago, I received a contact form from Rexi, regarding her fur daughter, Girlfriend. She was interested in joining the fight against canine cancer so that she could honor Girlfriend’s life and her fight against Mast Cell cancer. We ...
The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Donates Supplies to Medical Center
The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) is donating thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to UC Davis Health to aid in their efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, the SVM has donated approximately 6,000 ...
Thank you to WeatherTech for putting the word out there in a BIG way for Canine Cancer
My Super Bowl enjoyment has always been in the commercials, not so much in the game. In the past several years, my interest in the commercials has diminished because there just have not been quite as many good ones as ...
Blessing of the Animals
Ever since the socks have come into the office my kids have had their eye on them and finally the day came that they could wear them. Their school was holding the annual Blessing of the Animals. The kids are always ...
Bark in the Park at Carson Park helps fight canine cancer
A night out at the ballpark helped raise money in the fight against canine cancer. Bark in the Park took place on Jun 10 at the Eau Claire Express baseball game, sponsored by dog training school emBARK. WEAU’s Danielle Wagner ...
CSU joins canine cancer research initiative
Stephen Johnston, the director of the Center for Innovations in Medicine, and his team at Arizona State University set out to find a cure for cancer 12 years ago. Now, the once out-of-reach dream is becoming a reality. Colorado State ...
Animal research saves people and their pets from cancer
In October, James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their groundbreaking cancer research. With the help of mice, they developed six revolutionary cancer treatments that target the immune system. Some patients who received just ...
Canine Cancer Lessons: 11 Tools For Prevention
When I was in veterinary school, cancer, in my experience, presented a lot of closed doors. I was in a position where I was supposed to be offering solutions to people for their sick pets, but none of the options ...
A cartoonist drew a touching tribute to his dying dog
Stephan Pastis ducked into an Arizona coffeehouse last September and began to grieve. He sketched and cried as he wrote the words, “We put our dog to sleep on Wednesday.” The plot twist was, about 800 miles away, Pastis’s dog ...
Scientists develop precision cancer treatment for dogs
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists at the University of Missouri have helped advance a patient-specific, precision medicine treatment for bone cancer in dogs. By creating a vaccine from a dog’s own tumor, scientists worked with ELIAS Animal Health to target ...