Disclaimer The Puppy Up Foundation does not endorse nor recommend any particular product, service, or treatment. We offer information strictly for educational and/or informational purposes. We believe it is the pet owner’s responsibility to do the research and draw his or her own conclusions. From: Globe News Wire Richland WA, Oct. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vivos, Inc. (OTC PINK: RDGL) Vivos Inc is...
Pet Guardians Are Stressing Out Vets With Requests to Go Against Medical Advice
From Care2.com Being a veterinarian sounds like a rad job: You get to hang out with animals all day, saving lives. Unfortunately, as in any field of medicine, the lifesaving is also mixed with tragedy. And for veterinarians, the tragedy can be amplified in their interactions with animal guardians facing tough choices for their beloved family members. A new study, “Ethical conflict and...
You’d Never Eat This — Make Sure Your Pet Doesn’t Either
Written by Dr. Becker From Healthy Pets Disclaimer The Puppy Up Foundation does not endorse nor recommend any particular product, service, or treatment. We offer information strictly for educational and/or informational purposes. We believe it is the pet owner’s responsibility to do the research and draw his or her own conclusions. Story at-a-glance The pet food industry is constantly stressing the importance...
October is National Animal Safety and Prevention Month
October is National Animal Safety and Prevention Month — a month dedicated to promoting the safe practices of handling and caring for both domestic and wild animals. Animals play an important part in our everyday lives, even if we don’t personally have pets. So it’s vital to make sure that they are treated kindly and with the respect and care they deserve. National Animal...
Prostate Cancer in Dogs – What You Need to Know!
October 13, 2018 by CriticalCareDVM From Critical Care DVM Just like men, male dogs can develop prostatic disease, including prostate cancer. This disease tends to be fairly aggressive in our canine companions, and thus early identification is of paramount important. For this reason, I’ve dedicated this week’s post to raising awareness about prostate cancer in dogs. I hope you find this information helpful and...
Puppy Up walk benefits research into canine and human cancers
Posted by Mark Cook From Brentwood Home Page Local dog lovers in partnership with The Puppy Up Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that funds cancer research benefiting both pets and people, will be holding the PuppyUp Nashville Walk on Saturday October 27, 2018 at the Edwin Warner Park, Shelter 11 in Nashville. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m.; the walk begins at noon, and the event closes at...
Trials Help Dogs, Humans
Tufts vet center runs two cancer studies Boston Herald Alexi Cohan Thanks to two new clinical trials at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts University, dogs with cancer — like 12-year-old Labrador mix Hazel — have a new lease on life. Kayla Lane of New London, Conn., was devastated when she found out Hazel had bone cancer. “She had a bump on her ankle...
Cutting-edge science moves to the clinic to help ‘our furry friends’ fight cancer
From Penn Today A year after its launch, the Penn Vet Cancer Center is solidifying the translational science pipeline, connecting basic scientists to the clinic and vice versa, to transform veterinary cancer care. Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine has long been a scientific and clinical powerhouse. But the launch of an initiative last year is further bolstering those strengths in the areas of cancer...
Veterinary Oncology: Taking Animal Research Out of the Lab
From Laboratory Equipment by Jim Cartwright, HERA Laboratory Planners Fido is NOT a Lab Rat! Well, Fido may actually BE a lab rat, in a manner of speaking. He may be one of hundreds of dogs participating in clinical trials of novel cancer treatments that certainly have application in animal medicine, but possibly in human medicine as well. Veterinary oncology is a field that...
