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Dog And Cat Osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma. It’s an ugly word for an ugly disease. And it’s taking my friend, Catherine, pictured below, whom I’ve been treating since 2003. Let’s break down the word. “Osteo” is a Latin prefix referring to bone. “Sarcoma” describes a group of usually malignant tumors of connective tissue such as bone, ligament, fat, cartilage and various [...]

How Veterinary Oncolology Cases Are Worked Up

In an ongoing series on how different kinds of cases are worked up, today we will look at veterinary oncology (cancer) patients. Cancer. Very likely the scariest word in the English language after Hell. Or, maybe they even have a relationship to each other. Of course, cancers range from curable to deadly-overnight, whether in dogs, [...]