Dr. Debbie Knapp from the Comparative Oncology Program at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine discusses Transitional Cell Carcinoma, also known as TCC. In dogs, this cancer has gone from being one of “no hope” to one in which treatment can allow most dogs to enjoy many months to well beyond a year of quality life. Also discussed in this video is treatment...

On Sunday, May 1, 2016, over 1100 people and 700 pups converged upon McKee Farms Park in Fitchburg, WI to celebrate our heroes, honor our survivors, and remember those lives lost to canine and human cancer. In anticipation of the PuppyUp Madison Walk, Drs. Kai Shiu and Claire DeChristina, co-chairs of the PuppyUp event, appeared on News 3 This Morning and NBC 15. Accompanying...

  Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8th. The dog already got mom a Mother’s Day present. Did you? Wait! Don’t panic! It’s not too late to get your mom (or your wife, or your sister, or your Great Aunt Bessie – you get the idea) something wonderful that she’ll love. So, why not get it through the Amazon Smile program and help support the...

PuppyUp Madison 2016 has once again, for the third year in a row, set a national record for taking a huge bite out of cancer in our canine and human companions. Over $131,000.00 was raised. Paws of thanks to over 1,100 humans and 700 canines for you unmatched support. Our PuppyUp Madison team cannot thank you enough. On Sunday, May 1, 2016, over 1100...

Study Finds Herbicides in the Urine of Pets After Home Lawn Chemical Treatment “Considerable interest has been generated by a recently published study by PCOP scientists and key collaborators at Purdue University and the University of North Carolina. The purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which lawn chemicals are taken into the body of dogs and eliminated in the urine....

  (By Cathy Holinger) Finn Holinger was our 2015 Puppy Up CT Shoreline Walk hero. Finn owned Cathy Holinger, and together they were a top Puppy Up fundraising team since the First Puppy Up CT Shoreline Walk back in 2012.  Last year, cancer touched Finn and Cathy. When Finnegan was diagnosed with acute leukemia at the end of last May, we never thought he’d...

(Disclaimer: The PuppyUp 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.) Reprinted from: The Post and Courier (on-line) Dear Pet Docs: My dog feels fine, but while petting him, I noted some...

Meet Buzz (by S. Rinks) Topbrass Fly Me To The Moon II has always lived up to his name and rich Golden Retriever family legacy, even after a Lymphoma diagnosis in November 2015. To watch Buzz ― as he is known to family, friends and fans ― soar off a dock in central Florida is watching what he was truly born to do.  Together...

Pet Poison Helpline: 1 (800) 213-6680 or www.petpoisonhelpline.com. (This first article is by Lindsay Stordahl, and can be found on The How-To Dog Blog) April is Pet First Aid Awareness Month. If you don’t have a first-aid kit for your dog at home, now is the perfect time to put one together. You can either buy a first-aid kit for dogs or put one...