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past "ask the vet" responses...

menu food's dog food recall and SARDS
Hi there, I was wondering if you could help me with a question that is bothering me- recently my dog Pupper was diagnosed with SARDS by a local animal opthamologist... (more)

fibrosarcoma
My 9 year old golden retriever was just diagnosed with Fibrosarcoma. What does that mean exactly and what can I expect. He had surgery this past Tuesday... (more)

spindle sarcoma 
I just found out my dog has spindle sarcoma. I would like to know how long a dog could live with this and what are the treatments. Can the treatments be done at home? My doctor (more)

abnormal growth
My Dog Sandy has had a growth on her leg for the past month. I took her to the doctor thinking it was just another fatty tumor but after a biopsy, the doctor informed me it was a fibrosarcoma. He said that the tumor hasn't’t spread and if they amputate the leg Sandy can live a normal life. But how can that be… she will only have three legs? I’m confused (more)

food allergies
My maggie was diagnosed about a year ago with allergies to just about everything (dandelion, lamb's quarter, yellow dock, plantain, walnut, orchard, human dander, D. pteronyssinus, Alternaria, phoma, stemphylium, aureobasidium, rice, lamb). My vet recommended (more)

spindle cell sarcoma 
Ranger is a 9 year old Australian Shepard. He has just been diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma, a cancer. What should I do to keep him comfortable? How will I know when it is time (more)