Honestly, I’d really wish they’d have called it World Cancer Awareness Day. Somehow World Cancer Day just doesn’t sound very positive. Anyway, from the UICC: On the 4th of February, 2011, the Union for International Cancer Control and its partner organizations will run campaigns all over the world to raise awareness for a disease that causes millions of deaths every year [both human and...

Stewart’s Kitchen has an offer on the table (or in the bowl) we simply can’t refuse. They are donating 10% of the sale of their delicious Cancer Awareness Ribbon Treats to benefit 2 Million Dogs Foundation! Check out the ingredients in these specially made, USDA organic treats and we’re sure you and your pup will love them. Their treats have no animal by-products, no...

OK, NOVADog Magazine wrote this better than I could, so I have borrowed liberally (OK, totally) from their web page about this exciting upcoming event this February. Be there! It’s going to be a LOT of fun. Check it out … The Scoop: 8 AM Saturday, February 5th and running until 2 AM Sunday, February 6th, each of our 3 bloggers will post one...

A while ago I had the good fortune to speak with Lisa Spector, co-founder and pianist of the Through a Dog’s Ear CD series. Lisa collaborates with sound researcher, music producer, and educator Joshua Leeds, and together they have created a series of music CDs that uses the sciences of psychoacoustics , entrainment , and bioacoustics to positively influence behavior in dogs. When I...

A canine cancer is found to be able to repair itself by tapping the infected dogs’ own cells. By Jennifer Viegas Thu Jan 20, 2011 02:00 PM ET Dogs can suffer from a contagious form of cancer that has the ability to repair itself at the expense of its canine victims, according to a new study. The discovery could help to explain how this...

This blog is re-posted from Luke’s original post of January 4th, 2011. Don’t know where I left off last with Murphy’s condition but Christmas week we reached critical mass. He was struggling and I wasn’t sure if he’d make it. I didn’t think the massive radiation doses administered over three days would alleviate his airways quickly enough for him to breath sufficiently which is...

Hudson and Murphy are celebrating the New Year in Colorado at their friends’ Hope and Lily Lisle’s house. Along with Luke, Ginger has joined the festivities and brought her beautiful dog Buddy. Buddy is receiving treatment for cancer at the University of Missouri. Happy New Year,...

Luke’s latest update on Murphy, posted Thursday, December 23 From our 1pm meeting today… The team at Colorado State University is confident that Murphy will show signs of tumor regression by the two week mark before they consider pursuing some of my whacky ideas like implanting a stent or shunt to alleviate his breathing difficulties. I said something like, “Okay, but he sleeps for...

Thanks to Chase Away Cancer on Facebook for the link to this video article on the use of Palladia for the treatment of Mast Cell tumors in dogs. Please follow this link to the video on The Today Show. Like all treatments for cancer, Palladia is not without risks. If you are administering Palladia to your dog, please follow these precautions: Precautions Necessary When...