[Many of us struggle to get our animals interested in eating when cancer or other illnesses take away their appetites. This article from American Veterinarian may help in understanding the causes for inappetence and how to approach the problem.]   When a patient presents with inappetence, understanding the underlying cause is vital to providing successful long-term management.  By Amanda Carrozza Few would dispute that...

From Brinkwire Ikea is getting a big paws up from stray dogs in Italy. The furniture and home accessories retailer has opened its doors for stray dogs in Catania to keep them warm and dry during the winter months. In a video shared on Facebook, the pups can be seen happily lounging on Ikea rugs inside the staged rooms. “A good initiative to shelter...

From East Texas Matters. Watch the video here. You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks — but how about a wolf? A nonprofit organization here in East Texas is up for the task, training one of the world’s deadliest predators how to save lives. KETK Today anchor Cynthia McLaughlin brings us the exclusive story about a purebred arctic wolf that is...

From Outsourcing By Melissa Fassbender More than six million pet dogs are diagnosed with cancer every year – posing researchers with the opportunity to co-develop drugs for humans and animals. More than 92% of drugs that have passed preclinical testing fail in development programs, said Jonathan Mochel, Iowa State University, at AAPS PharmSci 360 earlier this month. Because of this, there is a critical...

By DR. KARSTEN FOSTVEDT Idaho Mountain Express Breast tumors, or mammary gland tumors, are benign or malignant masses that develop in breast tissue. They usually affect older female dogs. They are the most common tumors found in female dogs. These tumors usually occur in unspayed females, or in dogs that were spayed later in life. The risk of developing mammary tumors is directly related...

From Alexandria Times By Kim Gilliam Heading into the winter months, many of us start thinking about how to avoid weight gain, with cold weather threatening to limit outdoor activity and the prospect of holiday food indulgences. It’s a good opportunity to remember that dogs are not exempt from the battle of the bulge; they too struggle with weight gain and the health problems...

News On 6 By: Amy Slanchik STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Oklahoma State University says its campus is the only place in the country providing ultrasound treatment services for dogs with cancer. One couple’s hope that the new technology will save their pet. Mike and Judy Smith say they crossed paths with 10-year-old Blue back in 2010 and realized he didn’t have a home. Now, vets...

By Amy Sutherland   From Bark n an early spring morning, Gunther, an unflappable, ginger-colored Terrier mix, pads into an examining room at Tufts University’s Cummings Veterinary Medical Center outside of Boston. Dogs in casts, bandages and plastic cones stream past the room’s open door. Gunther doesn’t seem to care, not even when a large, gray dog passing in the hall lunges through the...

From Veterinary Practice News November is National Pet Cancer Awareness Month, a time designated to educate people on the common disease in animals November 12, 2018 It’s National Pet Cancer Awareness Month and the Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) is urging veterinarians and pet owners to practice annual wellness exams in order to address preventative diseases and detect the early stages cancer. “Annual exams...