It is never too late to learn the warning signs of pet cancer. Cancer is not strictly a “human” condition. As the No. 1 disease-related killer of dogs and cats, cancer claims millions of pets each year. The importance of annual check-ups regardless of the age of your pet is critical in the prevention of cancer. Here are the top 10 early warning signs...

[This is a continuation of the previous article. Our thanks to Puppy Up Madison for bringing this to our attention.] School of Veterinary Medicine – U. of Wisconsin, Madison The Shelter Medicine Program at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) is helping to make pet care more accessible through an innovative initiative that delivers veterinary medical care direct to the doorstep of underserved...

Actually, there are TWO National Mutt Days — one on July 31st and one on December 2nd. National Mutt Day encourages us to embrace, save, and celebrate mixed breed dogs twice a year. Desperately longing for a new home, millions of loving and healthy mixed breed dogs in shelters across the United States are waiting for someone to come and adopt them. National Mutt...

[Our thanks to Puppy Up Madison  for bringing this to our attention.] From the  School of Veterinary Medicine – U. of Wisconsin Madison For so many of us, a home isn’t a home without the love of a pet. So to be asked to sacrifice one for the other — keep your housing but lose your pet, or keep your pet but lose your...

From Biospace RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Sentinel Biomedical Inc., a Raleigh, N.C.-based comparative health company, today announced the availability of CADET® BRAF-PLUS, a powerful new add-on for its CADET® BRAF product. Together, these veterinary tools detect over 95 percent of canine bladder and prostate cancers and also enhance the company’s mission to understand more about human cancers. CADET® BRAF and CADET® BRAF-PLUS are...

[This article is out of Australia, but the same applies here in the states. Even in the winter, the sun can be brutal, especially on dogs with light colored or thin coats. There are actually products you can apply to your dog’s sensitive skin to protect him. Check Amazon for the widest variety. And please remember, when you use Amazon to designate The Puppy...

FDA News Release New drug Vitrakvi targets specific receptor kinase that promotes tumors [We hope this new approach to targeting tumors will translate into animal cancer treatment as well.]   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Vitrakvi (larotrectinib), a treatment for adult and pediatric patients whose cancers have a specific genetic feature (biomarker). This is the second time the...

[Most of us know this but it’s a good reminder, especially this time of year when people are winterizing their vehicles.] From  Critical Care DVM I’m not a fan of cold weather. So, the rapidly approaching winter months of the Midwest USA does nothing for me. With the colder weather comes the increased use of ethylene glycol, a common type of antifreeze. Pets find...

“In all honesty, we’re killing them with kindness.” Author: Monica Robins   From WKYC If you had the chance to watch the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving Day, you saw what healthy dogs are supposed to look like. But sadly more than 50 million American dogs are overweight or obese. Chances are you probably let your dog help clean the dishes or maybe even...