Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day on August 28 sets aside a day to remember the pet companions we’ve lost. With the death of a pet, whether furry, feathered or an uncommon variety, we feel the loss deeply.  They become family and a familiar part of our lives.  Mourning their death is different for everyone and Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day provides a way to help heal,...

Here are two important aticles including information about ingredients in Roundup — including glyphosate — and how this and other ingredients in lawn treatments can affect the health of your pets and your children [see the second article below this one]. From Leavenworth Times Most of us are aware of the negative impact of pesticides on pollinators and beneficial insects. Could the chemicals we...

The Corvallis Advocate Doctors at the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital (part of the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University) are testing a new treatment for mammary cancer in dogs, involving nanoparticles designed to cling to cancerous cells once they are injected into a dog’s blood stream. Milan Milovancev, Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the Hospital, explained that...

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.   Scott O’Reilly The Alternative Daily Few things are more heartbreaking than learning your pet is sick. Unfortunately, cancer rates...

Congratulations to this year’s Puppy Up Calendar winners! Here are the top 13 winners: LILY (Ginger Morgan) with 4,965 votes SHANDY (Kathryn Hendley) with 4,555 votes RUDY JAMES (Debby Cornacchia) with 1,440 votes HONEYDEW (Don Babcock) with 1,095 votes TANGO (Julie Azud) with 935 votes MARGUERITA(Terri Robinson) with 625 votes CRICKET (Christy Mhyre) with 595 votes JESSIE (Sheila Van Tine) with 520 votes TANK...

From Dog Cancer Blog by Demian Dressler, DVM Why is diet ignored in dog cancer care? To answer that, we have to take a wide-angle view. Modern medicine is a developing science.  Things are changing and expanding all the time. With all of the new information being produced and the fact that it can now be accessed like never before, change is more rapid...

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. By Tara Goodrum Source: Greatist We humans don’t deserve all the fun. While we may stress about what to cook...

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 Dogs Naturally Magazine By Dana Scott If you know this, you know more than most pet owners … Most...

Canine prostate cancer is an uncommon but aggressive, and often fatal, disease. Prostate cancer can affect both neutered and intact male dogs but usually occurs in older canines. The function of the prostate gland is to supply the fluid that transports the sperm and it lies below the rectum and just behind the bladder. The most common type of canine prostate cancer is carcinoma....