by NCCF Editor | Oct 30, 2017 | Support Dog Cancer Research
Do you remember how it feels to have to live with the canine cancer diagnosis every day? I remember a myriad of emotions from great sadness to concern to anger and great worry. We are not even the ones who feel the pain of cancer, physically, but as good pet parents,...
by NCCF Editor | Oct 26, 2017 | Support Dog Cancer Research
Death is not the end for our four-legged buddies … but a transition to the next journey. They’ve taught us what we need to learn, their work is done, and they move on to lazier days in the sun. But, they leave huge holes in our hearts, for their love is...
by NCCF Editor | Oct 25, 2017 | Dog Stories
As I was checking in on our Facebook feed I was excited to see the first post from one of our CORE Members who had received this year’s ornament. Kathy’s post about the ornament and her reason for becoming a CORE Member drew me in to reading her entire...
by NCCF Editor | Oct 14, 2017 | Support Dog Cancer Research
In 2015, Dr. Kyle Stevenson lost her best friend, Potter, to cancer. Stevenson is a veterinary specialist at The Animal Doctors in Watertown, New York and spends her time nursing animals back to health. Now, Stevenson is taking a stand to bring awareness to canine...
by NCCF Editor | Oct 2, 2017 | Losing a Pet
Mark Sullivan of Argentine Township remembers very well the last day on earth that he was able to spend with his dog, Brandy, a German shepherd who was 10½ years old at the time and riddled with cancer and arthritis. “I stayed home from work and called the vet in the...
by NCCF Editor | Sep 25, 2017 | Losing a Pet
A dog owner has been left heartbroken after her beloved pooch died of canine cancer after months of treatment. Delphi McWilliam was forced to say goodbye to Penny, her six-year-old labradoodle, after she stopped responding to chemotherapy in April. Penny underwent...
by NCCF Editor | Sep 13, 2017 | Canine Cancer Treatment
Scientists have developed a new cancer antibody that could go a long way towards helping dogs with malignant cancers. Chimeric anti-PD-L 1 is a new antibody that has recently been developed to help treat dogs with malignant cancer. The number of dogs suffering from...
by NCCF Editor | Sep 6, 2017 | Losing a Pet
Just after 4 CDT of Sunday morning, Rocky decided he had better things to do than continue fighting stupid cancer, so he took his Wings and went to the Bridge. A quick recap those unaware of his story: Osteosarcoma in his right front leg led to it being amputated Feb....
by NCCF Editor | Aug 31, 2017 | Losing a Pet
He was there, and then he wasn’t. The whole thing was like a wisp of a breeze brushing past me on a frisky, spring day. Yet the relationship lasted nearly 12 years. That’s what it felt like when Darby, my sweet-beyond-words Lhasa Apso, passed from life in my arms last...
by NCCF Editor | Aug 17, 2017 | Dog Cancer Types
We hate the thought of our pups becoming ill, but being educated is key to keeping our dogs as healthy as possible. Everyone knows that the quicker cancer is found and diagnosed, the better the chances are of fighting it off and prolonging your dog’s life. While...
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