In this article, author Christopher Dale writes about the tick-borne disease ehrlichia, and how his veterinarian helped his dog Vector survive this autoimmune disease. While the article doesn’t address cancer, it does point out how important it is to have a veterinarian who works with you and keeps you informed, is thorough and compassionate in the treatment he undertakes with you and your dog,...

We wish everybody a happy and healthy New Year from all of us at The Puppy Up Foundation. We thought we’d close out 2017 with a few ideas for a better 2018 for you and your dog. By C.J. Find the complete article, including all the links, from Dog Time  here. Can you believe another year has come and gone? Where does the time...

From Decoded Science While chemotherapy for canine lymphoma kills cancer cells, it also hinders the work of the dog’s own immune system. Researchers at Texas A&M University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that t-cells, an important part of the immune system, taken from a dog before chemotherapy is begun, can be cultured to produce more t-cells and then...

By Brigitte Cutshall, Contributor Executive Director and Health Advocate This article was written by Bridgitte Cutshall and dedicated to her dog Bebe, a beautiful Great Pyrenees who passed away on 12/11/2017, just 3 months shy of her 10th birthday. Huffpost We all have different reasons to have a pet. My husband likes to joke that I prefer dogs over humans. The love of animals...

From HealthDay By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Man’s best friend may help scientists learn more about a deadly brain cancer in people. Both dogs and humans can develop glioblastoma. Half of people diagnosed with this type of brain cancer live fewer than 14 months, even after treatment with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Sen. John McCain is being...

Dear Friends, With just a few days left in this year, I need your help… As a devoted friend of The Puppy Up Foundation, you know we are constantly working to bring awareness, to educate people on the early warning signs of cancer, and to fund groundbreaking cancer research that will benefit both pets and people. We are currently funding the following Clinical Trials:...

The problem of cancer in dogs is endemic. We hope you find the stories we (re)publish help to inform you of the severity of the global scourge of cancer in companion animals, what current research is telling us, how cancer is being studied in around the world, and how your support of The Puppy Up Foundation’s goals of promoting education and research has the...

From The State Journal-Register By Crystal Thomas Once a year for the last five years, Jonesy has had a rotten day in January. That day, the golden retriever hops into the crate stored in the back of his owner Christi McGinness’ SUV and takes a trip from their home in Southern View to West Lake Animal Hospital in Springfield. McGinness already has Jonesy’s urine...

11-Dec-2017 Source Newsroom: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Article Source Newswise — A little over 10 years ago, Abramson Cancer Center director Robert Vonderheide, MD — then an assistant professor of Hematology/Oncology — and his colleagues at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine, told a room full of local reporters about an immunotherapy vaccine to treat lymphoma in pet dogs, which they hoped would someday help...