Top 10 Animal Cancer Questions

Has your dog recently been diagnosed with cancer?  Are there questions that you’ve been afraid to ask or just haven’t found answers to yet?
Kenneth M. Rassnick, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) from Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine presented a great topic at the 32nd Annual World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress in Sydney Australia this past [...]

L-Asparaginase: To Use or Not to Use

If your dog has been diagnosed with lymphoma, and you have chosen to pursue chemotherapy, then your vet may or may not have started out your dog’s treatment protocol with a drug called L-Asparaginase, or Elspar.  Originally the first drug given during the WI-Madison chemotherapy protocol (the most common protocol used for lymphoma), Elspar is [...]

The Kanzius Machine - Cancer Treatment of the Future?

You may have seen him recently on 60 Minutes.  John Kanzius, himself a cancer patient, has developed a machine that uses radio waves to kill cancer cells.  While it has not yet been widely tested on animals or tested at all in humans, it does show promise.  What struck me the most about this machine is [...]

Protect Your Pup with a Greener Lawn

Ahhh, spring!  The temperatures are rising, the flowers are blooming and the chemicals are out in full force once again.  From herbicides to kill weeds, fertilizers to feed the grass and pesticides to protect your gardening investment from destructive insects, there is no shortage of toxic chemicals in the environment this time of year. Despite what the [...]