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Your pet has cancer, and questions whirl around your brain. How dangerous is it? Are treatments available? How long will they take? How costly will they be? Your first visit to the vetarinary...
Oncology
Aug 13, 2025
As a veterinary oncologist at CARE, one of the most common questions I hear from pet owners is: “How would I know if my pet has cancer?” Just as in people, cancers in dogs or cats can vary...
Feb 28, 2025
Once a pet has been diagnosed with cancer, owners and doctors enter a close relationship. Initial procedures happen at a facility such as CARE, but owners must follow up with further appointments...
Dec 12, 2024
The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates one dog in four will develop some form of cancer, including half the dogs who live longer than 10 years. Less data has been collected about...
Jun 18, 2024
This month marks the ninth anniversary of the most advanced emergency and specialty care for pets in the Charlotte region, CARE. Since 2015, CARE has been the vision of three veterinary specialists:...
May 16, 2024
According to the National Cancer Institute, more than one out of every 20 living Americans has survived cancer. Chemotherapy, sometimes along with radiation or surgery, has saved them. But what...
Dec 12, 2023
Roxy Cruise loves daily walks around the neighborhood, guard duty to protect her home from squirrels, birds and even butterflies, gnawing constantly on antler snacks, cuddling with her owner so...
Mar 14, 2023
Veterinarians can give you many reasons to spay or neuter your dog or cat: The procedure reduces aggression, lessens territorial behavior, cuts back on the desire to roam and the chance of being hit...
Dec 20, 2022
For decades, the three-part approach to treating cancers in people and animals has included chemotherapy, radiation and/or surgery, depending on the nature of the illness. In recent years, however,...
Mar 29, 2022
Just as cancer cells continually change in the ways they affect animals, veterinarians’ responses to the disease continually change, too. The new Vidium SearchLight DNA tumor testing is one of the...
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