November 28, 2016
Pet Cancer Vet (11-28-2016) #2061: Erin in Manitoba Canada is a “vet tech” whose eleven-year-old Husky, Holden, seemed “just not right” and with her professional experience and instinct she took him right to the clinic. It turned out he had hemangiosarcoma which meant removing his spleen — but it’s now six weeks out and chemo […]
October 24, 2016
Pet Cancer Vet (10-24-2016) #2060: Sally calls about her Blue Russian, Celica Blue, a two-year-old kitty who threw up her breakfast — and by that night Sally believed something was really wrong and took her to the ER vet. The shock was that young as she was, the pussy cat had lymphoma. Dr. Sue explains […]
October 17, 2016
Pet Cancer Vet (10-17-2016) #2059: Jason and Andra explain how they had just moved to Scottsdale AZ when — at a routine vet visit — they discovered lymphoma in their Boxer-mix, Kane. Dr. Sue discuses the differences between B-cell and T-cell lymphoma and the importance of not beginning prednisone before chemotherapy. MP3 Audio [16 MB]DownloadShow […]
September 12, 2016
Pet Cancer Vet (09-12-2016) #2057: Vivien in Austria wants advice about Mato, her German Shepherd dog, who had successful surgery for hemangiosarcoma of the heart. Now she wants to use Apocaps, various supplements and vitamins along with low dose chemo and wants to know how to mix them for maximum benefits. After 5 cycles of […]
August 1, 2016
Pet Cancer Vet (08-01-2016) #2055: Dr. Patrick Mahaney (from Holistic Vets) joins Dr. Sue and Tracie to talk about Dr. Patrick’s dog Cardiff and his lymphoma treatment, including the new therapy “t-cell monoclonal antibody.” The FDA has said it is safe but is it really effective (and it’s costly — does pet insurance cover it?) […]
June 27, 2016
Pet Cancer Vet (06-27-2016) #2056: Dr. Sue discusses Alexandra’s nine-year-old Chihuahua with squamous cell on his tongue. Should she do definitive radiation — or will the intense effects of mouth radiation (swelling, pain, burnt tongue) be too much for the little guy? MP3 Audio [12 MB]DownloadShow URL
May 30, 2016
Pet Cancer Vet (05-30-2016) #2058: Dr Sue and Tracie talk about Megan’s dog Kekoa in California — a big beautiful seven-year-old pit bull, who sadly has spinal cord cancer. Dr. Sue explains what this sort of cancer is and answers Megan’s question about whether cyber-knife (which is not surgery but targeted radiation) is the way […]
April 4, 2016
Pet Cancer Vet (04-04-2016) #2054: Micky’s 12 year old Labrador Bentley, in San Francisco, passed away from mast cell cancer but left her with questions about treatment decision. Dr. Sue talks about the cancer she calls “the great impersonator.” MP3 Audio [15 MB]DownloadShow URL
March 7, 2016
Pet Cancer Vet (03-07-2016) #2053: Lucy in New Jersey has been to several specialists to figure out how to handle the serious urinary problems her Westie Bailey is having — and has decided to go see Dr. Sue herself to get to the bottom of how to best diagnose and treat the TCC cancer to […]
February 8, 2016
Pet Cancer Vet (02-08-2016) #2052: Cody, a Maltese in Orlando, Florida, has a nasal tumor that cannot be properly diagnosed without a costly CT scan, which his owner Erica cannot afford. Dr. Sue and Tracie talk about the moral quandary financial realities create for many pet owners when sophisticated technology is out of their financial […]