Cancer is a disease that we veterinarians are diagnosing more frequently in pets. According to the Morris Animal Foundation, “1 in 2 dogs will develop cancer and 1 in 4 dogs will die of the disease.

The BrightHaven Treatment Protocol for older and dying pets:

Nearing the Time of Transition—Euthanasia or Natural Death?

Hospice is a special philosophy of care designed to provide comfort, support and dignity to animals and their families during life-limiting illness.

  How does radiation therapy work?     Radiation, when used at energies that are a thousand times the energies used to produce a chest X-ray, can kill cells. Both normal and cancer cells are affected, but radiation treatment is intended and designed to maximize tumor effect and minimize normal tissue effect. Maximizing tumor effect […]

Mast cell tumors (MCT) in dogs are very common, accounting for approximately 20% of all skin tumors in dogs. For most dogs, the underlying cause promoting the development of the tumor is not known.

What Should I Do If My Pet Is Diagnosed With Cancer?

Firm fundamental suggestions based on literature about how nutrition can impact cancer. Dietary factors have been thought to account for about 30% of cancers in Western countries.

Most geriatric animals have one or more abnormal conditions that appear in their senior years and these conditions generally worsen with time.

There are many ways to treat cancer including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. Among these, surgery is the oldest and most commonly used form of therapy.

Mammary cancer is the third most common cancer in cats. The average age of affected cats is 10-11 years of age. Almost 90% of feline mammary tumors are malignant, meaning they have the potential to spread to other portions of the body. The most common sites of spread are regional lymph nodes and the lungs. […]

Mammary gland (“breast”) tumors are the most common type of tumor in the unspayed female dog. Breeds at risk for developing mammary gland tumors include toy and miniature Poodles, Spaniels, and German Shepherds. The average age of dogs at diagnosis is 10-11 years. There can be a single or several tumors, and they can occur […]