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Getting a Second Opinion on Your Dog’s Cancer Diagnosis

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  Transcript of: Getting a Second Opinion on Your Dog’s Cancer Diagnosis   James Jacobson: Let me ask you this question. How important is it to get a second opinion? So, you got a diagnosis from your Veterinarian that says, “My dog has this type of cancer”. Should I get a second opinion? Is it really important and how do I go about doing that? I’ll throw that out to either one of you. Dr. Susan Ettinger: I think I can jump in i…

Dog Cancer Diagnosis Not An Immediate Death Sentence

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  Transcript of: Dog Cancer Diagnosis Not An Immediate Death Sentence   James Jacobson: Here’s a question that we get and that probably resonates a lot with people, as soon as they hear that their dog has cancer. Some people think “oh my God, my dog…” It’s like an immediate death sentence. What are your thoughts? I throw this out to either you Dr. Ettinger or you Dr. Dressler. What are your thoughts in terms of is getting a cancer di…

Should You See an Oncologist for Your Dog’s Cancer

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…are a Veterinary Oncologist. When should someone see a Veterinary Oncologist and I guess the other question is why? Dr. Susan Ettinger: Oh that’s a great question. I think you should come and see an Oncologist as soon as the diagnosis of your pet’s cancer has been confirmed by your regular Veterinarian. James Jacobson: Okay, now I know Dr. Dressler not everyone chooses to go the route of a traditional, the traditional things in terms of chemothe…

Welcome to Dog Cancer Answers- Meet the Veterinarians

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…ny years ago, I own a small animal practice with three doctors and one of the things that I noticed was that we had so many dogs coming through the door, here in Hawaii, which is a pretty healthy place to live that we see the diagnosis of cancer. As time went on, I begin to get frustrated because I felt that the treatment options were limited, so I started, embarked really on a really long journey trying to find any way that we can help dogs with…

Your Emotions and Your Dog’s Cancer

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…for the pet lover, for the dog lover, for the guardian when you’re dealing with dog cancer? Dr. Demian Dressler: Yeah, emotion is such a huge, huge thing if you think back to the moment when you actually heard the dog cancer diagnosis from the Veterinarian you know what I’m talking about, your entire world feels as if it’s been turned upside down and it’s such a huge part of coping with dog cancer that it’s the type of thing that can either make…

Diagnosing Dog Cancer with a Biopsy or Fine Needle Aspirate

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…e it’s a little less invasive, and a little less expensive. It can at least tell you whether the mass on your pet is a cancer, or an abcyst, or an infection, and at least gives you a place to start with your pet’s diagnosis. James Jacobson: Dr. Dressler, is that usually done under general anesthesia? Dr. Demian Dressler: It depends on what we’re talking about and what we’re testing. The superficial ones which is out on the…

Nasal Tumors – What You Need to Know About Your Dog’s Cancer

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…sing and so I think it’s one of those, that’s going on with your dog. You wanna, really consider pursuing advanced diagnostics and often you’ll need a nasal biopsy and in best case scenario the better way to diagnosis is with a CT scan and Rhynoscopy which is a scoping procedure where they’re gonna get a biopsy, but that’s really gonna give you the complete picture about the extent of the disease on the type of nasal…

Why Didn’t My Vet Catch My Dog’s Cancer Earlier

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…217;t a vet find out about cancer earlier? Dr. Demian Dressler: This is an important question because this is something that has an emotional connection to the guardian. There can be a sense of frustration because we have the diagnosis of cancer and many times there’s a feeling, “Okay I have to blame somebody, there’s some anger some aggravation and its completely natural, however, just to soothe that feeling a little bit one has to l…

Amputation for Dogs with Osteosarcoma Cancer

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  Transcript of: Amputation for Dogs with Osteosarcoma Cancer   James Jacobson: If your dog has been diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, you may have heard that it’s time to amputate. I’ll just throw it to our Veterinarians, Dr. Dressler in Hawaii, and Dr. Ettinger in New York and talk about the possibility of amputating a limb when you have an Osteosarcoma diagnosis. Which of you would like to take that first? Dr. Demian Dressler: You wann…

Brain Tumors- What You Need to Know About Your Dog’s Cancer

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…he radiation does the job of surgery in one to three treatments. So, and in some patients chemotherapy can be used as well if surgery and radiation are not an option. So, there’s a lot of different options out there, once the diagnosis is made… James Jacobson: And if you are looking at the cyberknife as an option there’s a whole video in this series specifically on that unique procedure. Dr. Dressler, what are your thoughts about treating brain t…

How to know when it’s time to say Good Bye

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…h Demian, I actually tell most of my guardians to make a list, usually at the, and it’s really hard thing to talk about because they also don’t want to bring it up with me. Make a list right around the time of the diagnosis of maybe the top five things that your dog lives to do. Runs to the food bowl every night for dinner, greets me at the door, can’t wait to go for walks, loves to sit on the couch with me in the evening and wa…

Podcast: Should You See an Oncologist for Your Dog’s Cancer

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