National Canine Cancer Foundation 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Virus-like particle could lead to new cancer vaccine
Michigan State University scientists are engineering a virus-like particle, known as Qβ, that will generate anti-cancer immune responses in the body and potentially be used as a new vaccine for the treatment of cancer. The project, funded by a $2.4 ...
What is osteosarcoma? Terminally ill police dog receives a hero’s salute before being euthanized
In a heart-breaking incident, the entire team of the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office gathered in central Arkansas to bid a final goodbye to their beloved dog before he was euthanized. Patji received a hero’s salute on Wednesday, 24 January, when ...
Dog gives hope to pet owners
MIRACLE dog Cain may now be living on borrowed time, but his courage and determination is giving new hope to owners and their pets. Five years ago the Rhodesian Ridgeback cross was diagnosed with bone cancer in a front paw ...
Coping With Loss – Rocky’s Earthly Journey Has Come To An End
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 ...
‘Goodbye my brother’: A Marine’s loving sendoff for the cancer-stricken dog who saved him
The evening sky was thick with dark gray clouds. There were three volleys of rifle fire. Then silence. A bugler sounded the lonely notes to “Taps.” As friends and fellow patriots saluted, Jeff DeYoung carried his best friend Cena, a hardened Marine combat veteran ...
Eight years beating cancer Lilly Lemon making Lemonade Life
You might call Lilly a lemon. At least, her owners joke she is. “We were four days away from our first dog show when Lilly got sick,” said Barb Mason, owner of Lilly, a 9-year-old Great Pyrenees. “We started calling ...
Canine Bone Cancers: Understanding The Different Types
Having your vet tell you that your dog’s diagnosis is cancer of any form will of course be very shocking and distressing, but when it comes to bone cancers this can be even more so, as many dog owners don’t ...