It is with many types of cancer. It depends on the type of cancer, but with certain tumors like mast cell tumors, we can remove them....
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Absolutely not. We see cancers and cure them - or at least treat them and put them in remission - all the time....
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We do a lot of palliative therapy. We control nausea....
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I don't know the cure rate specifically, honestly. There are some cancers that we can cure as soon as we surgically remove them....
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What you would see is they will stop eating for days....
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A dog tumor is an inappropriate proliferation of cells. A cell population goes unchecked. They can be tumors in the skin, under the skin....
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In response to treatment, they'll go into a remissive state. A lot of those chemo protocols are done at that point or a little past that....
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If your dog is bored, they're going to enrich themselves....
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I think word of mouth is great. So if you have a friend referral or recommendation, that's what we love....
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I get asked that question all the time, and the answer is that unless you're going to commit to brushing your dog's teeth twice a day every day, it...
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Some chemotherapy agents can cause changes in the blood parameters and decrease the immune system transiently....
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All the dogs should have a distemper and parvo vaccine. Also, they need to have Bordetella, which we commonly call kennel cough....
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So if you board them here, our vets are on staff seven days a week. Now, we aren't here overnight....
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I can speak for the Animal Hospital of Statesville....
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That's very individual. Surgery is pretty much the mainstay for many tumors. That would be the one you would choose....
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Enrichment is one of the most important things you can do for your pet....
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We try for it not to be. Our rules are, we don't want anybody in pain. We don't want anybody sick, and we don't want anybody starving....
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So if your dog were ill, if they had an infectious disease like kennel cough, we would not accept them to be boarded because that's just not fair t...
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Our boarding facility requires a certain set of vaccines, and the whole purpose behind that is to best protect your pet that is going to come and b...
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There again, it depends on the individual case. It depends on how aggressive or advanced the particular cancer is....