People with physical disabilities such as mobility difficulties, balance challenges, neurological disorders, or musculoskeletal disorders, often require in addition to conventional health care, personal assistance and help from family and friends.…
Living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias can mean living in a state of uncertainty, emotional instability, confusion, being unable to remember or communicate in daily life. Some describe Alzheimer disease…
It has been ten months since hurricane Harvey hit Houston. I remember gathering our three dogs, leashes, their medications and ensured all of them were wearing their collars with respective names…
Service dogs play an essential and critical role in our society. They save human lives every day. Some prevent individuals from fatal allergic reactions, others alert their handlers when blood sugar…
In the same way, therapeutic massage can affect mood, anxieties, and body aches in humans; massage therapy can have profound effects on dogs. One of the most important lessons you can…
Recent advancements in our understanding of the biology of canine cancers highlight that not only dogs develop similar types of cancers as humans, but their tumors also behave and respond to…
Canine lymphomas are common cancers in dogs. They account for approximately 7 to 14% of all cancers diagnosed in dogs. Since over 30 types of canine lymphomas have been described, they…
Have you ever looked at a picture of a puppy or your dog and felt that you are instantly feeling calm, happy, maybe you find yourself smiling? At times, I get…
A diagnosis of cancer can have a significant physical and emotional impact not only on the patient but also on the family. When my father was diagnosed with bladder cancer, I…
Osteosarcoma is the most common form of malignant bone cancer in dogs. This type of cancer is also the primary form of bone cancer in children. Although osteosarcoma is rare in…