From Post and Courier By Jerrel Floyd Just like humans, as pets live longer, the threat of cancer is increasingly something that dogs and cats face. And surgery and chemotherapy for animals are often recommended avenues of treatment. According to the Animal Cancer Foundation, of the 65 million dogs in the United States, 6 million of those dogs will likely be diagnosed with cancer....
New Treatment Means Pets Won’t Die Earlier Than They Should
Ten Daily Viki Gerova An Australian team is leading the way in using radiation therapy, previously only available to humans, to treat cancers in our furry friends. RadVet is bringing new hope to families who are faced with putting their beloved pets through invasive operations to treat cancers. The new treatment is hoping to reduce the need for invasive treatment, and despite still being...
Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine successfully performs high-risk skull tumor surgery
The Auburn Plainsman The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine successfully performed a high-risk surgery to remove a skull tumor from Casey and Cindy Vinson of Phenix City’s dog, Scooby. On Dec. 10, the 1-year-old Great Dane underwent surgery at the Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital to remove the tumor in the upper side of his skull. A 3D model was created to assist...
Wichita pets contributing to lifetime study of cancer in dogs
From KSN WICHITA, Kan (KSNW) – Lori Perkins loves golden retrievers for their loyalty and the ease in which the train. She enjoys dog sports, and has had a good run with all the retrievers she’s owned. She lost her dog, Rags, several years ago to a spleen and liver cancer. “We went into the vet and I didn’t have a clue what was...
IncellDx, Zomedica to Develop Canine Cancer CTC Assay
Genomeweb NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – IncellDx has partnered with Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Zomedica to identify and enumerate circulating tumor cells from canine cancers using InCellDx’s BioINK liquid biopsy reagent platform. As part of the agreement, the partners will develop an assay that will combine biomarkers from Zomedica’s canine cancer research programs with IncellDx’s BioINK reagents, which preserve antigen and nucleic acid biomarkers while allowing...
Can Dogs Eat Turkey? Is Turkey Safe For Dogs?
Pretty soon we’ll be celebrating another holiday that, in many homes, features a turkey. This article explains that turkey is safe for dogs to enjoy. (It’s those side dishes you need to keep them away from.) From Dog Time By Beth Meadows The short answer is yes. Dogs can eat turkey. But this comes with a few caveats. Dogs can usually eat turkey unless they...
First-Ever Human Health and Animal Health Drug Development Collaboration to Prevent Cancer Recurrence
From BenZinga PRNewswire WOBURN, Mass. and HOBOKEN, N.J., Dec. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Ethos Veterinary Health (“Ethos”) and Vuja De Sciences (“Vuja De”) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to identify and develop new cancer therapeutics that are uniquely suited to prevent cancer metastasis and recurrence. “This is the first-ever comprehensive drug development strategy to align cancer’s major unmet therapeutic need (i.e. preventing...
Searching for infectious canine cancer in the shadow of Chernobyl
Sanger Institute Alex Cagan, post-doctoral researcher at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, joined a trip to Chernobyl in June 2018. Run by the Clean Futures Fund (CFF), he travelled with a team of vets to visit the abandoned dogs. He was looking for an unusual type of cancer. Chernobyl: chasing a ‘catching’ cancer Sanger researcher Alex Cagan travelled to Chernobyl’s nuclear exclusion zone for samples of...
Holiday Stress Reducers and Safety Tips
From Only Natural Pet Many of us feel extra stress around the holidays, and it’s good to keep in mind that our companions feel our stress as well. They also have their own share of holiday stress – traveling, extra visitors, more time spent alone while their guardians attend holiday parties or are out late shopping, and all the extra commotion and change of...
