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Featuring Demian Dressler, DVM and Sue Ettinger, DVM, Dip. ACVIM (Oncology), authors of The Dog Cancer Survival Guide

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Magical Thinking and Dog Cancer

…in itself the best medicine. Play Dates. We’ve written before about how important social activity is. Training. Believe it or not (believe it!) your dog likes to be mentally challenged….

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Collection: Articles | Full Spectrum Cancer Care | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 5: Brain Chemistry Modification

Do Dogs Know When They Are Dying? What Your Dog Would Say If Your Dog Spoke English

…ones… Plenty of time outside in the fresh air… Long and peaceful naps… Running at top speed… Playing with the most entertaining toys… Exploring new places… Eating delicious food… Standing…

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Collection: Articles | Book Excerpts: Free Chapters from the best-selling The Dog Cancer Survival Guide | Your Role as Your Dog's Guardian

Dog Cancer Surgery: What I’ve Learned So You Don’t Have To

As the editor of The Dog Cancer Survival Guide, I’ve been thinking about dog cancer every day for over a decade. I have been managing this website for Dr. Demian…

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Collection: Articles | Diagnosis | Found a Bump/Lump on My Dog | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 1: Conventional Treatments | How Did This Happen? | Managing Pain | Managing Side Effects from Conventional Treatments | Surgery | Videos | With Audio

Is It Wrong To Treat Dogs for Cancer?

play a part in the decision making. The decision will be very different for each Guardian. How would you feel if you were willing and able to pay for a…

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Collection: Articles | Chemotherapy | Choosing Treatments with Confidence | Diagnosis | Emotional Management | Financial Resources | Full Spectrum Cancer Care | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 1: Conventional Treatments | Your Role as Your Dog's Guardian

Osteosarcoma and Amputation: myths and facts

…step they take. Dogs typically adapt very well to the loss of a limb, and can still use stairs, run, play, and even swim. Myth: Large dogs do poorly as…

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Collection: Articles | Cancer Type | Choosing Treatments with Confidence | Full Spectrum Cancer Care | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 1: Conventional Treatments | Life Quality | Managing Pain | Osteosarcoma | Surgery

End of Life Care in Dog Cancer

…or her life story from start to finish, and play with toys if possible. Apologize for anything and everything you could have done better. Touch therapies and acupuncture are options…

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Collection: Articles | Emotional Management | End of Life Care | Full Spectrum Cancer Care | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 4: The Dog Cancer Diet | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 5: Brain Chemistry Modification

DogCancer.TV: Hemangiosarcoma- What You Need to Know About Your Dog’s Cancer

…Approach to the treatment of hemangiosarcoma in dogs. Click play to discover more. Transcript of Hemangiosarcoma- What You Need to Know About Your Dog’s Cancer James Jacobson: One the types…

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DogCancer.TV: Perianal & Anal Sac Tumors- What You Need to Know About Your Dog’s Cancer

…with perianal and anal sac tumors. Click play to learn more. Video Transcript: Perianal & Anal Sac Tumors- What You Need to Know About Your Dog’s Cancer James Jacobson: One…

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Do Numbers Matter?

…Some joys include eating, drinking, physical exercise, social relationships with humans or non-human animals, satisfaction of normal bodily functions, the pleasure in overcoming manageable challenges, play activities and creative expressions…

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Collection: Articles | Chemotherapy | Choosing Treatments with Confidence | Emotional Management | Full Spectrum Cancer Care | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 1: Conventional Treatments | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 5: Brain Chemistry Modification | Radiation | Surgery

Things You Need To Know About Radiation for Dog Cancer

…run, jump and play again. It was a godsend to us. Then two weeks home and the day before her second chemo treatment she suddenly lost all motor function in…

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Collection: Articles | Full Spectrum Cancer Care | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 1: Conventional Treatments | Radiation

How to Use the Mitotic Index to Make Decisions About Mast Cell Tumors

…me any idea what to expect in the coming days? He is still acting normal, eating, playing, and frankly seems well. How long can we expect him to be well….

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Collection: Articles | Chemotherapy | Choosing Treatments with Confidence | Diagnosis | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 1: Conventional Treatments | Mast Cell Tumors | Surgery

Carcinoma of the Anal Gland

…up like ‘let’s play“, just enjoy, and play. He will feel your sadness otherwise. And if there is a little bit of residue that he wants to clean up, consider…

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Collection: Articles | Cancer Type | Chemotherapy | Found a Bump/Lump on My Dog | Full Spectrum Cancer Care | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 1: Conventional Treatments | Perianal and Anal Sac Tumors | Radiation | Surgery

Waiting and watching — but for how long?

…md know it was time for him to go play at the bridge with his fur cousins – since this event I have spent many hours researching and have discovered…

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Collection: Articles | Diagnosis | Found a Bump/Lump on My Dog | Full Spectrum Cancer Care | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 1: Conventional Treatments | Surgery

To Chemo or Not To Chemo?

…and Dexrazoxane …. it is helping him very good ….. and if you see him he runs burks and play …. some dadys he is a little down …… My…

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Collection: Articles | Chemotherapy | Choosing Treatments with Confidence | Full Spectrum Cancer Care | Full Spectrum Cancer Care Step 1: Conventional Treatments | Prognosis | Working with Professionals | Your Role as Your Dog's Guardian

Breast Cancer Signs in Dogs: What to Look For and How to Think About Mammary Cancer

…died today I don’t know if she had cancer but her bottom boobies were blue . Be for that she would always play she was always happy but she got…

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Collection: Articles | Cancer Type | Diagnosis | Mammary Tumors

Signs of Dog Lymph Node Cancer

…it a few days, but still eating and playing he is a very fit and healthy boy and i dont know what to do for the best, ive heard tales…

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Collection: Articles | Cancer Type | Diagnosis | Found a Bump/Lump on My Dog | Full Spectrum Cancer Care | Lymphoma

A Dog With Bone Cancer

…a lab that was only a year old and my dog carli is 8 but still plays like a puppy so they always played really rough so I didn’t know…

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Collection: Articles | Cancer Type | Osteosarcoma

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