TOPIC: Patient Stories
Leg Amputation
Leg Amputation: Will my dog be okay?
Staff Writer | May 03, 2019
Deciding to amputate your pet’s leg can be difficult and emotional. At the Flint Animal Cancer Center, we understand your fears and provide support to each patient family throughout the process. Amputation is one of the best treatment options to control or eliminate certain types of cancer, and many patients undergo this surgery without complication each year.
read more
canine hemangiosarcoma
Retired K9 finds new way to serve after cancer diagnosis
staff writer | September 06, 2018
PD, short for Police Dog, was born to serve. As a Czechoslovakian shepherd, it came pretty naturally. He spent his first three years training to become a police service dog with a former K9 officer and police dog breeder from Fort Collins, Colo. Following this training, PD joined the Colorado...
read more
canine osteosarcoma canine cancer clinical trials
A Love of people, popcorn, and peanut butter fuel Duke's recovery from osteosarcoma
Staff | July 20, 2018
After taking time to mourn the loss of their beloved golden retriever, Bailey, who died of cancer at the age of 10, Heidi and Brad decided the time was right to bring a new fur family member home. They planned to surprise their three girls with the ultimate Christmas gift:...
read more
canine osteosarcoma oral melanoma
Seamus the Wonder Dog: Hope on Three Legs
Guest Blogger | August 17, 2018
By Anita M. Pariseau On New Year’s Day 2017 we loaded our three dogs into the car to go for a walk in Garden of the Gods, near where we live in Colorado Springs. Later that evening our golden retriever began to limp and favor his right hind leg. I suspected...
read more
