Review this selection of books, DVDs, and helpful products for your three (or four) legged friend which we have compiled from the vast selection of pet health resources available at Amazon.com.
Helpful Websites:
Support Groups and Discussions:
Join the discussion about canine cancer and life on three legs in the Tripawd Forums
Veterinary Oncology Consultants assist other veterinarians in providing the highest possible quality of life for pets with cancer and their human families.
Veterinary Wisdom develops and distributes products and services that support the emotional side of working and living with companion animals, focusing on pet loss and grief for vets and pawrents alike.
Advocacy and Fundraising Campaigns:
Be a Tripawds Advocate!Print your own free cards and flyers to spread the word in your hometown.
Two Dogs, 2000 Miles Walk for Canine Cancer. Hudson, Murphy and their human will walk 2000 miles to help find a cure for bone cancer. Please show your support for this incredible journey.
The Dog Cancer Ride Across America. Join Ted in Summer 2008, as he pedals over 4200 miles, to raise money for charities that help dog owners who can’t otherwise afford it, pay for the care of their dogs with cancer.
Morris Animal Foundation Canine Cancer Campaign: MAF hopes to raise the $30 million from April 2007 through April 2012 to stop canine cancer.
Research:
Pet Screen: Using the latest scientific developments to make animal cancer therapy kinder and more effective. Donate a small amount of blood to further research on canine cancer.
www.gabrielinstitute.org, one mans quest for a radical new cure cure for bone cancer in dogs
Clinical Trials:
As of June 2009, the following organizations were conducting canine cancer clinical trials.:
Osteosarcoma Osteosarcoma is the most common bone tumor in dogs and typically afflicts middle-age large and giant breed dogs. It has a ten times greater incidence in dogs than humans. See Wikipedia entry for Canine Osteosarcoma.
Limb Sparing Procedure Limb sparing (also known as limb salvage) is a surgical procedure that provides an alternative to amputation in selected dogs being treated for bone tumors. It is often considered for dogs with concurrent orthopedic problems, such as severe success stsarthritis, that might not do as well on three legs. The goal is to remove the diseased bone and surrounding tissues while still preserving the function of the remaining limb. Oncolink provides this article on Limb Sparing in Dogs.
Pallative vs. Curative Care for bone cancer in dogs is palliative rather than curative. Palliative treatment is any form of medical care that concentrates on reducing the severity of the symptoms of a disease, or slow the disease’s progress, rather than provide a cure. It aims at improving quality of life, by reducing or eliminating pain and other physical symptoms. Or, as the World Health organization puts it: “the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment”.
Axial Osteosarcoma While osteosarcoma of the limbs is the classical form of this disease, it can develop anywhere there is bone. “Axial” osteosarcoma is the term for cancer originating in bones other than limb bones, with the most common affected bones being the lower and upper jaws. Victims of the axial form of osteosarcoma tend to be smaller, middle-aged, and females outnumber males 2:1.
Amputation of the Limb Removal of affected limbs resolves the pain in 100% of bone cancer tumor cases. Unfortunately, many people are reluctant to have this procedure performed due to misconceptions. Dogs will not feel disfigured by the surgery; it is the owner that will need to adjust to the new appearance of their pet.
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