CORVALLIS, Ore. — A dog diagnosed with a very aggressive form of cancer is beating the odds. He’s alive today, thanks to some breakthrough cancer research by Oregon State University veterinarians. Nine-year-old golden retriever Orion was diagnosed about three months ago with stage four cancer, an aggressive type known as hemangiosarcoma that spread throughout his […]
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OSU K9 research may aid human cancer treatment
Thursday, June 16th, 2011OSU’s cutting-edge oncology clinic offers hope for one family’s dog
Monday, June 6th, 2011Unlike humans, whose hair falls out during chemotherapy, dogs don’t lose their fur. I didn’t learn that when I was training to be an oncologist. I know it now because my dog has cancer. Read Jody Kujovich’s heart-warming article, “Saving Orion,” in Terra Magazine.
Leilani celebrates a year of life
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011The Lois Bates Acheson Small Animal Reception lobby was filled with celebration December 7 when client Jeannine Marshall arrived with all the trappings for a birthday party to celebrate the first birthday of her beloved dog, a Sheltie named Leilani Pearl. Marshall and the staff of the teaching hospital had much to celebrate because early […]
