Here are some current clinical trials you might be interested in going on at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville. Please follow this link for further information. Radiology/Oncology • MRI characterization of cutaneous mast cell tumors and their regional lymph nodes in dogs (free MRI exam for dogs meeting inclusion criteria.) Contact: Dr. Steve Pokorny or Dr. Silke Hecht. Oncology •...
Notes on Murphy
From 2 Dogs 2000 Miles, Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Dictating my thoughts for the oncologists at CSU, others who have dogs with nasal adenocarcinoma, and in the interest of science. Over the weekend Murphy’s ability to breath through his snout has diminished significantly. It seems this new tumor is spreading quickly. We hope the radiation will stop this growth almost immediately. In layman’s terms...
Luke Robinson — one of 25 Pet People of 2010.
Luke has been selected by Petside.com as one of the top 25 Pet People of 2010, along with Betty White, Bernadette Peters, Kevin Costner, Mimi Ausland (creator of freekibble.com), Ellen DeGeneres, Debi Boies, (co-founder of Pilots N Paws), and others. Congratulations Luke, Hudson, and Murphy, for your untiring work and dedication. After losing his Great Pyrenees, Malcolm to bone cancer, Luke Robinson sold his...
Current Clinical Trials at the The University of Missouri
Cancer Patients Sought for Funded Clinical Trials The University of Missouri is currently seeking patients for enrollment in funded oncology clinical trials. Study goals and suitability for each patient are discussed in detail with the clients prior to enrollment. Although clinical trial enrollment may not be the best option for all patients, in many cases, clinical trial participation provides the opportunity to receive novel,...
Become a Sugar Mommy or Daddy to Murphy
Re-posted from 2 dogs 2000 miles blog, Monday December 20. Murphy’s total vet bills are expected to weigh in around $8,000. Ginger and I have already maxed out our care credit so we’d appreciate any help. I’ve always had a tough time with charity and those who know me intimately know this. That may seem strange but there will be a chapter on that...
24 Stones
Reprinted from Luke’s blog at 2 Dogs 2000 Miles. Murphy’s life expectancy got downgraded last week. That pisses me off but like I recently posted on Facebook, I don’t know whether I have more fight or faith in me but his metastatic cancer is not going to keep us down… Here’s what’s in store for us this week: Monday December 20th – Drop Murphy...
Murphy’s Treatment Plan
From Luke’s blog post: If you’re offended easily, please read no further. Don’t know what sort of graphic language will be expressed in this post and I have no intention of editing it. A lot of you know me from our walk from Austin to Boston http://2dogs2000miles.org/ and some of our new friends don’t. Then, I was walking in memory of Malcolm whom I...
Prognosis
from the 2 Dogs 2000 Miles blog Just met with the team at CSU and based on the PET-CT scan and the scoping this morning they say Murphy has 3 months to live without re-radiation, 6 maybe 8 months...
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(Here’s the link to Luke’s original post on 2 Dogs 2000 Miles blog) Murphy’s a tough ole boy and it’s just like him to have a tumor with serious resolve. In Dr. Withrow’s words despite 18 doses of radiation we’ve only stunned it. He thinks the original mass is ‘stable’ but I’m not convinced. From the PET scan you can see how it is...
