Sarah Falson Hawkesbury Gazette A WORLD-FIRST skin cancer treatment for pets is being trialled in the Hawkesbury, and radiation therapist Dr. Yolanda Surjan is appealing for referrals so she can take the treatment global. The therapy, called RadVet, uses radiation technology proven for use on humans, and applies it to skin cancers on horses, cats and dogs. Dr Surjan said it offered a safer,...

It’s that time of year when many of us are suffering from colds, allergies, or the flu. Others take routine medications for improved health on a daily basis. Sometimes that means we’ve surrounded ourselves with pills and potions and liquids we hope will help us survive. But, we must be careful to keep all these medicines out of the way of our curious 4-footed...

Five-year trial now underway to test universal vaccine University of Wisconsin Madison Could the body’s own immune system be primed to prevent cancer through a quick vaccine? A clinical trial launched this fall aims to bring new clarity to this complex question. “We’re testing a totally novel way of creating an anticancer immune response,” says David Vail, a board-certified oncologist with UW Veterinary Care....

“A dog can express more with his tail in minutes than an owner can express with his tongue in hours.” ― Karen Davison In This Issue: Is Your Pet Exposed to Glyphosate? New Study to Offer Tests and Investigate Risks; 7 Things My Dog Has Taught Me; Researchers Find Cancer Connections in Humans and Dogs; Amazon Smile for Valentine’s Day; Pup of the Month...

Kamloops This Week Kim Christenson Dogs — who doesn’t love them? A 2017 summary of pet statistics released by the Canadian Animal Health Institute indicates that 41 per cent of Canadian households have dogs and more than seven-million dogs live in our homes and share our lives. Until recently, we had two dogs (de facto children, really) living in our home. Thirteen years ago,...

By Julie Wilson We know that humans increasingly test positive for residues of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto‘s Roundup weed killer. For example, in tests conducted by a University of California San Francisco lab, 93 percent of the participants tested positive for glyphosate residues. In the European Union, when 48 members of Parliament volunteered for glyphosate testing, every one of them tested positive....

WAAY Scientists identified several gene mutations in dogs that could be clues to melanoma. Posted By: Jaime Cerreta PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Researchers in the Valley just made a groundbreaking discovery when it comes to cancer in dogs and humans. Scientists at Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN) in Phoenix are studying melanoma and lung cancer in dogs and they just made an incredible find. They...

From Truth About Pet Foods Europe is not experiencing a rise in diet-related heart disease as the U.S. is. Our inferior regulations could be part of the reason why. TruthaboutPetFood.com consulted with Scampers Natural Pet Food store in UK (we have communicated for years) regarding the current concern of grain-free dog foods. Scampers told us they have seen no issues with their clients dogs...

From American Veterinarian By Amanda Carrozza New data from pet health insurance provider Nationwide reveals that pet obesity is on the rise for the 8th consecutive year. And your 4-legged patients’ expanding waistlines are causing notable health repercussions, with nearly 20% of pet insurance claims to Nationwide in 2017 being for conditions and diseases related to obesity. According to the company, these claims amounted to...