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Selenium content would depend on what's in the soil where the animal grazed. My guess is that soils are becoming depleted. In any event, my own experience is that I was selenium deficient. Such a slowly building deficiency has a good profile for a rise in cancer risk later in life. And...

Due to my own issues, selenium has suddenly jumped into focus as a possible culprit for all (but the first) of my dogs dying of cancer. Apparently there is less selenium in raw diets than commercial diets, though utilization may be higher: Selenium and Dogs: A Systematic Review Has anyone...

One more: EMT gel: Amazon.com : PetAg EMT Gel First Aid Kit for Dog Wound Care - Contains Hydrolyzed Collagen - Seals, Soothes, and Protects Wounds - 1 fl oz : Pet Itch Remedies : Pet Supplies Oh, and maybe some baking soda -- to be mixed with water and made into a paste -- in case of bee or...

a Beautiful!! But yes, life gets in the way, sometimes. I'd planned the perfect ending for my first dog -- house call vet, he'd be blissfully sleeping when the vet came in and would never wake up. Nope! Didn't happen like that. He got up and circled the vet's van, and the vet asked me why I...

I just want to add my own 'woowoo' experience healing from the death of a dog. I'd nursed Samantha through 1 1/4 years of anal gland adenocarcinoma, but the time came to say goodbye the day after New Years. She could no longer urinate, and the rest of her short life would have been pure misery...

Other possible things to try giving pills in: liverwurst (yeah, not a 'healthy' go, but some dogs really love it), cream cheese, canned cat food (pate'), liver pate' -- and that you *can* make healthy by making it yourself from organic liver and adding some spices -- maybe a bit of salt, since...

So would the window clings that *obscure* the view, but don't block the light help? It sounds like it might be expensive with as many windows as you have. Or...maybe there are just a few that are his primary targets? Every bit helps. Also, the calming cap is still a possibility. And yes, at...

They make 'cling' films that can obliterate the view of the outdoors (while still letting in light). For example: Decorative Films | Window Film | Stained Glass | Privacy Film | Window Treatments Or... is there any way you can block his access to the windows -- e.g. put up a long gate in...

ACE is acepromazine. It's gotten a notorious rep. in the training world because it used to be used for things like thunder-phobia, but it doesn't actually ease the anxiety. It just makes it so the animal can't really do anything about the anxiety. Anyway, nothing new with Merlin. I'll...

Searches of caprylic acid and capric acid on pubmed produced interesting articles on their uses against yeast infections and cancer. I think the article referenced above was a bit limited in scope. It depends on what you are using the coconut oil or MCT oil for. MCT oil, in particular, is...

Got through the blood draw without using ACE! They were having a slow day, and when I reminded them that Merlin had stood for 2 punctures the first time, and had only had trouble with the third (3 times because he did keep jerking his paw back, but only after a bit of time), and when she told me...

Well... the next blood draw is this Wednesday, so training isn't an option for this one. Last time she gave him a very low dose of ACE -- he was still able to hop in the car afterwards. I am wondering, for *this* time, if I can give him treats during the draw, even though he'll be on ACE. Is...

@Dr. Jeff, @Dr. Christina My dog, Merlin, is a difficult dog to draw blood from. The first vet I took him to had to anesthetize him to get a blood draw. The second and third vets managed to do it without anesthetizing him. I watched the third vet do it, and she kept his front paw on the...

Interesting article, and something I've long suspected. Oddly, sometimes people and animals that are in poor health chronically actually don't develop cancer, perhaps because their bodies are unable to mount a regenerative response. At least, that's what I hypothesize.

Woof! Lots to say there, by I appreciate the references!! I will say, according to VDI, they list the possible explanations in order of expense to investigate, not likelihood. I'm still, definitely, going to talk to them. My thought, given that they say 'review medications', is that maybe in...

I finally got the VDI CRA (cancer risk assessment) test back for Merlin. TK1 was elevated slightly (5.2), but CRP was optimal (<0.5). They called it 'equivocal' and made some suggestions as to what might be going on. One thought was cancer without inflammation. My question here is: are there...

Knowing that other dogs have just had the uterus removed and been fine makes me feel a bit better. This vet is apparently most comfortable leaving the cervix in. Since he'll be wielding the knife... Thanks for the opinion/information!

So... Kaya will bo going in for a hysterectomy March 17th. At the consult, the vet said he does not remove the cervix because of possible damage to the urethra. Is this going to be a problem? There's one other vet, a bit further away, that I could consult with for an OSS, if necessary.

I had a dog I named River because he 'drooled a river' during the car ride back from the adoption place -- about a 20 minute ride. A picture of him on a particularly bad day (with a beard of drool) hangs in a certain dental office :-). All that said, I did get him past it, and he eventually...

Yes indeed. It is Dr. Doyle, and I am super excited to meet her. Kaya, maybe, not so much....yet. Merlin'll be a good boy, though.