(by Sally Writes) Separation anxiety is a common behavior disorder in dogs, with veterinarians at the Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine stating that it affects between 20% and 40% of all dogs. The main trigger for pooches facing this condition is the absence of ‘their person.’ When they miss you, they can engage in many destructive behaviors that can include crying, urinating indoors, barking, chewing on...

T-cell recognised and destroyed most types of cancers, ignoring healthy cells It killed off 10 types of cancer including lung, skin, blood, colon, breast and bone Opens door to a ‘one size fits all’ cancer treatment in the future, scientists claim By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline Exciting new cancer therapies could be on the horizon after scientists discovered an immune cell that kills...

By Jonathan Saltzman Drugs for diabetes, inflammation, alcoholism — and even for treating arthritis in dogs — can also kill cancer cells in the lab, according to a study by Massachusetts researchers who tested thousands of approved medicines and experimental compounds in a search for unrecognized cancer-fighting properties. The study, by scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,...

Area veterinarians and other animal health care professionals came to the VCA Aurora Animal Hospital Wednesday night to network and view the new Varian Halcyon Linear Accelerator that is being used to treats pets with cancer. The event included an overview about how the VCA Pet CancerCare Alliance operates as well as the chance to listen to resident Dr. Meagan Sowders, a member of...

GlobeNewswire ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zomedica Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NYSE American: ZOM) (ZOM.V), a veterinary diagnostic and pharmaceutical company, today announced it has successfully completed the development and manufacturing milestones for its reference lab cancer liquid biopsy platform. Zomedica is developing assays for the detection of hemangiosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and lymphoma, for use with its liquid biopsy platform. Lymphoma, osteosarcoma and...

Cocker Spaniel Marley has haemangiosarcoma, a very aggressive form of cancer Aged just seven, he has only weeks to live after treatment failed to stop cancer  His owner Ashleigh Murray organised his final walk in Belfast, Northern Ireland To her shock, 350 people turned up, bringing around 400 dogs along with them By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline A terminally-ill Cocker Spaniel, aged just seven,...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a very high prevalence of Bartonella bacteria in tumors and tissues – but not blood samples – taken from dogs with hemangiosarcoma, a cancer of the blood vessels. The work further supports the connection between persistent infection and some types of cancer and adds to the evidence that Bartonella can remain and thrive, undetected, within tissue. Hemangiosarcoma (HSA) is an...

[This article is from New Zealand, but the information is relevant anywhere.]   It is not unusual to read articles or view television items about the exciting next big thing in cancer treatment or diagnosis. Scratch the surface of these pronouncements, however, and we realise that there is usually still some way to go before what is being touted may reach fruition. Recently, our...

BY Candace Lyman, DVM, DACT, an assistant professor of theriogenology in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine (STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 17, 2020) — Many of today’s pet dogs are neutered, but some owners keep their boys intact. Those intact dogs often experience problems with their prostate. About 50 percent of intact male dogs experience age-related prostatic...