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why wait aspirate

Cancer Is Fun

February 13, 2016 by Dr. V

That's sarcasm, by the way. Cancer sucks, I hate cancer, cancer can go suck it. Anyway. When you have a dog, but especially when you have a dog who is a breed with a 50% occurrence of cancer in their lifetime, you learn to be vigilant. And by vigilant I mean you pick over your dog like a chimpanzee searching out ticks, and with good reason. So far, as you know, I've lost one dog to lymphoma, one to probable melanoma, and Brody's had the following removed: low grade melanoma on his lip ... Read more »

Filed Under: Cancer sucks, Daily Life, Health Tagged With: Brody, cancer sucks, vet, why wait aspirate

Save tons at the vet! How to keep your dog from dying of cancer

July 29, 2015 by Dr. V

As a veterinarian, I've seen lots of cancers: lymphoma. Melanoma. Osteosarcoma. Hemangiosarcoma. Mast cell tumors. Wait, those are just my own dogs I'm talking about. When I factor in my clients, I think I've seen it all. Dogs get cancer, at very high rates: about 50% of senior dogs die of it, if the statistics are to be believed. Why? Well, if you read overly simplified, graphics-intensive websites by people who really don't know what they're talking about, they will tell you that they know ... Read more »

Filed Under: Cancer sucks, Health, Musings Tagged With: Brody, cancer, cancer sucks, why wait aspirate

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