by Gary Thompson Occasionally people will ask me about a connection between bone cancer and the placement of a bone plate. Bone plates and screws are used in the repair of broken bones and commonly with a procedure in larger dogs for a torn ACL called a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO). The most common bone cancer is a type of aggressive tumor called...
LEAH Labs is curing cancer in dogs with gene editing and CAR-T cell therapy
Disclaimer The Puppy Up Foundation does not endorse nor recommend any particular product, service, or treatment. We offer information strictly for educational and/or informational purposes. We believe it is the pet owner’s responsibility to do the research and draw his or her own conclusions. Tell us the story of how and why you started your company. LEAH Labs was founded to cure cancer...
There’s a growing debate over spaying and neutering dogs
We’ve posted articles on this subject before, but when new or differing opinions arise, we feel it’s important to keep our readers informed. As with all articles we publish, the Puppy Up Foundation does not endorse nor recommend any particular product, service, or treatment. We offer information strictly for educational and/or informational purposes. We believe it is the pet owner’s responsibility to do the...
Veterinary Technician Appreciation Week October 13-19, 2019
First celebrated in 1993, National Veterinary Technician Week takes place in the third week of October each year. We all know how important it is to have veterinary technicians everywhere in the world. They have a very crucial responsibility of looking after animals and their welfare. Thus, showing veterinary technicians how much we appreciate them is crucial. So, for everyone wondering when it might...
Owning a dog tied to lowering your risk of dying early by 24%, says science
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Need an excellent reason to add a dog to your life? How about living longer? “Our analysis found having a dog is actually protective against dying of any cause,” said Mount Sinai endocrinologist Dr. Caroline Kramer, lead author of a new systematic review of nearly 70 years of global research published Tuesday in “Circulation,” a journal of the American Heart...
Don’t Let Your Vet Bill Dog You Forever
Tips to prevent your pet’s vet costs from becoming unmanageable debt. By MELISSA LAMBARENA, NerdWallet On a normal car ride, Grace the brown-white Chihuahua might have been happily “singing” along in traffic with her owner, Ellen Ross. But this wasn’t a normal ride. Ross, author of the lifestyle blog Ask Away, was driving her 9-year-old dog to the veterinary specialist’s office in September 2016...
Puppy Up Newsletter — October 10, 2019
“Every dog deserves a home, but not every home deserves a dog.” In This Issue: Premier Podcast for 2 Dead Dogs is Launched!; Upcoming PuppyUp Walks for October and November; Puppy Up Calendars are Ready To Order; October is National Animal Safety and Prevention Month; Pup of the Month ― Luke Marino The Premier Podcast for 2 Dead Dogs is Launched Luke Robinson has...
Can Dogs Smell Cancer on Other Dogs?
Introduction You’ve probably heard of dogs detecting cancer in people before, right? If you haven’t, it’s time to learn something new. Dogs’ noses are so powerful that they’re able to sniff out the changes in certain cells when people develop illnesses like cancer. So, it should be no surprise that dogs can sniff out cancer in other pups, too. Because dogs’ noses are so...
The dogs showing sick kids how to go through medical procedures
A group of therapy dogs is helping to ease the nerves of sick children going through medical procedures. Milo, Hattie, Quinn, Jessie, Leo and Archie are part of a volunteer-run group affectionally known as the ‘dog-tors’ and are completing rounds at Southampton Children’s Hospital in the UK. The six golden retrievers not only provide plenty of cuddles and smiles for the young patients staying...
