Many of us who have or have had animals with cancer have had to struggle to convince our companions to eat. One of the last things many cancer patients (whether pet or person) is interested in is food. The following article, taken from Doctors Foster and Smith’s site, “Pet Education,” outlines both the many reasons for the weight loss (and how it differs from...

While this blog by Gerald Post, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) was first published in 2012, the point he makes ― that some cancers are no longer considered death sentences (both for pets and for humans) ― is just as relevant today as it was 5 years ago. Please follow the link below (ONCEPT) to learn more about the melanoma vaccine produced by Merial. “Cancer is...

Why pets might make better research subjects than lab animals From The Economist From the print edition – Science and Technology Nov 12th 2016 DRUG development is a risky—and costly—business. Many promising compounds fail to cut the mustard when put through clinical trials. One reason is that drugs which work on laboratory animals may not work quite so well in human tests. Being able...

It is always so nice to hear from those who have benefited from the research that the Puppy Up Foundation has funded. Below is a letter about Abby, who was enrolled in the study we are funding at the University of Wisconsin. We wish Abby and her family many more Holidays. Won’t you help us? Please donate now to fund research that will benefit...

Written by Sara Farmer, DVM Veterinarian From Petcoach Whether they’re long and floppy or they stick straight up, your dog’s ears are clearly very different from your own. Did you know a dog’s ear canal itself is actually L shaped, with distinct vertical and horizontal portions? For this reason in particular the proper way to clean your dog’s ears might not be very obvious....

  Puppy Up NK Killer Cell Study The Puppy Up Foundation is proud to announce a major publication of research in a peer reviewed journal ‘Frontiers in Immunology’. Funded by the Puppy Up Foundation, researchers at MD Anderson have developed the tools and methodology to culture canine Natural Killer cells, which are a special kind of white blood cell, that have great potential to...

  ASPCA Animal Poison Control: 888-426-4435.   Protect Your Pets During the Holidays The holidays can be fun for the whole family, pets included. But there are things we need to protect our pets from to keep them safe and healthy during the holidays. We know some of the common foods to keep them away from, and hazards like Christmas tree ornaments, lights, and...

By: Pet Age Staff December 6, 2016 From Pet Age. The American Kennel Club (AKC), the leading advocate for canine health, is making available a groundbreaking new health test for canine bladder cancer detection, the CADETSM BRAF Mutation Detection Assay, in The AKC® Shop. Created by Sentinel Biomedical, the CADETSM BRAF Mutation Detection Assay is an early detection system for canine bladder cancer (also...

Across the country, medical and veterinary schools are partnering to find new treatments for malignancies from lymphoma and melanoma to brain and bladder cancer. The National Cancer Institute is overseeing canine trials at almost two dozen academic vet schools, and animal-health foundations are stepping up their support. Immunotherapy is the latest rage in veterinary medicine, just as in human cancer treatments. Researchers hope studies...