by NCCF Editor | Mar 15, 2017 | Canine Cancer Research
A multitude of potential advances are ON THE HORIZON in the field of cancer research, as reported by Susan Spencer: Meet Zoe. She’s eight years old, full of heart, and these days, does pretty well on only three legs. Yeah, that’s a good girl! Doctors had to amputate...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 13, 2017 | Dog Cancer Types
Big Ben was a 10-year-old neutered male golden retriever who Mom and Dad had noticed was drinking more for the past few weeks. His family veterinarian had run some laboratory tests to try and figure out why, and found an elevated calcium level. To normalize his...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 8, 2017 | Dog Stories
When Lauren Watt learned in 2015 that her best friend, Gizelle, had cancer and wouldn’t live much longer, she created a bucket list of all the things they wanted to do together before Gizelle passed away. “It was a silly thing,” said Watts, now 27, of her final plans...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 6, 2017 | Losing a Pet
When Aki Yamaguchi was diagnosed with breast cancer and went through a divorce, her border collie, Jazzy, helped her through her depression. Thankfully, six months after the completion of her treatment, Aki was given the all clear. But things weren’t all well and...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 2, 2017 | Losing a Pet
The loss of a pet can be hard, but an artist in Davis has found a way to ease that pain. He is bringing new life to old pet photographs with the stroke of a brush. Peter Shahrokh is a pet portrait artist, which means when pets pass away, he paints their photographs...
by NCCF Editor | Feb 28, 2017 | Support Dog Cancer Research
We all know the meme. With over 3 million shares, the internet fell in love with the ‘flower dog’. But how did the picture even come about and just who is that dog? You might be surprised. The dog in the meme has one heck of a story. Rigby was a rescue. He was from a...
by NCCF Editor | Feb 24, 2017 | Canine Cancer Research
A dog owner whose pet fought her way back to health from canine cancer has used her experiences to raise an incredible £100,000 for research into the disease. Animal lover Jayne May feared the worst when her beloved golden retriever Zoe was diagnosed with stage three...
by NCCF Editor | Feb 22, 2017 | Canine Cancer Research
Much of medical science derived for human treatment programs is based on earlier research involving animal models. A team of scientists at the College of Veterinary Medicine has received a grant to support studies applying human medical knowledge to dogs in the...
by NCCF Editor | Feb 20, 2017 | Dog Stories
To think someone else had a special dog with the same name is more than a coincidence to the Ottawa resident who summers in Pugwash. It was during a walk on the beach last summer that she came across a rock with a special inscription – one that made her shed tears of...
by NCCF Editor | Feb 16, 2017 | Dog Stories
I asked a question on our Facebook group the other day – What was the first sign you noticed, that made you take your dog to the vet and find our that they had cancer. There were so many good answers and stories. Today, I wanted to share with you Kali’s story!...
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