Showing 13 posts from July 2009
Do preservatives in dog food cause cancer? Good question.
Dog lovers seem to divide themselves into two camps. The first camp says, “Well, whatever. Everything causes cancer. I’m not going to worry about it.”
Camp two says, “I only feed my dog all-natural food or home-made organic meals. We prefer alkaline water and do not feed our [...]
I have been getting questions about control of pain for bone cancer in dogs, so I thought this might be a useful post. Life quality is central in any type of cancer treatment plan, and therefore pain control is critical.
Osteosarcoma is the number one cancer affecting bone in dogs. It usually affects large or giant [...]
Most of us have heard of Benadryl. In human medicine, we usually use it for allergies. You know, hay fever, runny eyes, sneezing, and allergic sinus congestion.
It is also used for more sudden-onset allergic reactions with hives, facial swelling and so on.
In veterinary cancer care, Benadryl is often recommended for dogs suffering from mast cell [...]
Very few people overall will opt for chemotherapy for their dogs with cancer.
This is interesting, because in human medicine it is widespread.
It would seem that fear of life quality loss, expense, side effects, and lack of cure in true malignancy are the main deterrents.
However, there are some reasons why some do opt for chemo in [...]
Life quality is so critical in dog cancer care. For us to do what makes sense we need to be vigilant to make sure life quality is maintained.
In dogs with true malignant cancer, we all agree life quality is the most important factor to consider.
How can we tell? Ascertaining life quality is done by weighing [...]
