Jan 4, 2016 Sharon Seltzer in Dog Health Issues The Yale School of Medicine and The Veterinary Cancer Center in Norwalk, Connecticut, are working together to test and evaluate a cancer vaccine for dogs with certain types of cancerous tumors. If the clinical trial is successful, researchers believe the vaccine will change the way cancer treatment is delivered to animals and people. The Veterinary...

Article reprinted from WRAL.com Duke University and North Carolina State University have long been sports rivals, but they are now officially joining forces in an effort to fight cancer in dogs. Dr. Michael Nolan, an assistant professor of radiation oncology at N.C. State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says cancer is common in canines. “Cancer affects about half of dogs, and it’s a major cause...

Thursday, January 21, 2016 | By Arlene Weintraub Mark Olcott was the veterinarian on duty at an emergency clinic when a small dog came in with wounds from a tussle with another dog. Olcott needed to sedate the patient to treat his wounds, but he didn’t know that the dog had once had a bad reaction to the anesthetic he planned to use. The...

(By Morgan Choi) September 8, 2003 – July 2, 2015 After a 2.5 year battle with cancer, Foog left this world and flew into the waiting arms of Papa to go on his next journey. Foog is greatly missed and forever will be. He was the most loyal, loving and fun friend and companion that anyone could ask for and his loss will be...

[partial] Abstract from Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(1), 3; doi:10.3390/vetsci3010003 Jyotika Varshney, Milch C. Scott, David A. Largaespada, and Subbaya Subramanian Osteosarcoma is an aggressive primary bone tumor in humans and is among the most common cancer afflicting dogs. Despite surgical advancements and intensification of chemo- and targeted therapies, the survival outcome for osteosarcoma patients is, as of yet, suboptimal. The presence of metastatic disease...

(By Valerie Mackett) Lily lost her battle with liver cancer on November 15, 2015.  She was the love of my life and best friend. In memory of my precious girl, Lily Love.  You have left my life, but will never leave my heart. Night, night bug. Mama loves...

(By Joyce Otto Prapuolenis) Donna Ostrowski has loved and supported dogs her entire life.  She has fostered, rescued, and owned many, including her best friend, ‘Snowy,’ the Great Pyrenees.  She has been a sponsor and spokesperson for the ‘Two Million Dogs’ Foundation, as well as a participant in many of their ‘Puppy Up’ walks.  Donna’s generosity and compassion for dogs and their owners has been profound...

By Lisa Spector (reprinted with permission) When we think of New Year’s resolutions, we often think of changes in our lives we’ve been trying to make for years. Often they are massive changes. But, in reality, sometimes the smallest changes can make the biggest difference over time. The same can be said for changes we make in our dog’s lives. These five resolutions are...