Bynx’s Intra-Arterial Chemo By Lisa November 2013, we were crushed to find out our big loveable dog had prostate cancer.  Bynx, our 96 pound German Shorthaired Pointer was the big baby of our family.  He was a big German Shorthaired Pointer, but his size was nothing compared to the loveable dog that he was. Our family vet, Dr. Bill Whittaker, referred us to Dr....

By Bridgit Bowden April 11, 2015   If you have cancer – and your dog has cancer – it turns out you may be treated with the exact same drugs. Dr. Carolyn Henry, a veterinary oncologist at the University of Missouri veterinary school, says that, unlike lab mice, dogs get cancer naturally, just like humans. So their cancers are more likely to behave like...

Injections of bacteria reduced or eliminated tumors in pet dogs This article is reprinted from AAAS.org August 13 2014 By Mitch Leslie 13 August 2014 2:30 pm A syringe full of noxious bacteria sounds like the last thing a cancer patient needs. But a new study of dogs with tumors, and even one human cancer patient, reveals that injecting certain bacteria directly into the...

This is our Jack.  We adopted him from the local corgi rescue near Seattle in August 2014. They thought he was 4-6 years old, and had been removed by the court from an animal hoarder.  Once the court case for animal neglect was prosecuted, he was released for adoption and we were so happy to have him join our family.  Unfortunately, we found out...

(by Jerry Shevick, CEO of Peaceful Pets Aquamation, Inc.) This is a tough topic, but stick with me – it’s something that we all need to pay attention to!  To tell the truth, we actually stumbled onto the whole topic of animal aftercare a few years back.   One day, my wife and I happened to be in a shopping center where a vet’s office...

I found my forever home as a matted mess when I was about a year old. I was at an adoption event on a hot August day in 2006, just hoping someone would fall in love with me. I had kennel cough and had to be shaved since my knots were so bad. My moms let me try agility 6 months later and I...

A big “WOOF” to everyone at PuppyUp. My name is Julia and I’m a thirteen year old sheltie. You may know some things about me already, or perhaps, not. I was diagnosed with a fatal disease fourteen months ago, but as the folks at PuppyUp like to say, “Cancer can’t keep a good dog down!” I’ve spent my fourteen months writing and then publishing...

Bynx was a wonderful dog! Many people might have been intimidated by his 96 pounds of muscle, but he was the biggest love bug…our gentle giant! We all miss him terribly!  In November 2013 Bynx was diagnosed with prostate cancer.  He was given only 3 months to live if we did no type of treatment at all.  Dr. Clifford at Hope Veterinary Specialists spoke...

Reprinted from Luke’s Blog “The Journey Continues” (by Luke Robinson) Thursday, February 26, 2015 Recently my good friend, sous chef (she hates it when I call her that), and the princess of pastries –  Valerie – her dog Sydney went from seemingly happy, healthy, full of life and love to lethargic with loss of appetite. An ultrasound Tuesday revealed a 17 cm mass in...