45 minute video about the world’s preeminent long distance sled dog racer – and a true Alaskan legend! In 2007 – and again in 2008 – Lance Mackey made racing history when he won two 1,000 mile races back-to-back, the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, with most of the same dogs – an incredible feat of endurance, long considered almost impossible.
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Bone cancer in dogs is often mistaken for arthritis, sprain, hip dysplasia, patella luxation and other orthopedic disorders.
The cause of dog bone cancer remains unknown. At the time when the cancer is diagnosed, the tumor would have most likely spread to other parts of the body.
There are 6 types of bone cancer in dogs.
1, Osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma makes up about 80% of all dog bone cancer. It affects mainly the limbs. Older (7-9 years old) and large breed dogs are more at risk. The tumor grows from within the bone and destroys it from inside out. The affected bone becomes weaken and eventually fractures. It will never heal.
Osteosarcoma in dogs is very aggressive and spreads quickly, making it difficult to treat.
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It is because of the ineffectiveness and toxic side effects of prescription medication that Natural Remedies are gaining popularity.
Dogs Are Sicker Than Ever
Today, Diseases like dog diarrhea, diabetes, Crohns Disease, and IBS, are epidemic. Unknown diseases are frequently misdiagnosed! Almost every dog over the age of ten has some form of canine cancer. The number of dogs maintained long term on prescription medication is at an all time high. The pain, suffering, and expense are daunting. What is causing these problems?
“Fully 90% of all disease is caused by an unhealthy digestive system.” Royal Society of Medicine Great Britain
Three Causes of Dog Diarrhea, Dog Cancer, and Most Everything Else
While pursuing longevity for domestic pets, the medial fraternity did not probably bargain for the accompanying risks of cancer, which is mostly seen in older pets. Moreover, as long as we feed an unnatural diet to our pets and abuse the environment, pet owners are likely to continue facing problems with cancer in their pets. Seeing pets die slowly killer diseases like dog liver cancer and lymphoma in cats is indeed not something that any pet lover would want.
Many of us do not realize that it is natural for animals to resort to ‘self treatment’ in the wild. Most of them nibble at things that are actually not their natural diet. It has been seen that this happens only when the animal is not completely healthy and therefore is actually a means of herbal self medication. This forms the basis on which herbal and natural medicine for pets is based.
Whichever treatment for cancer in dogs you may opt for, the major aim of all cancer treatments boils down to eliminating cancerous cells by all means. The best cure for cancer in dogs is one that kills cancer cells, does not kill normal cells and at the same time ensures that there are no or manageable side effects. This is not possible in all cases as practically all therapies have drawbacks in one sphere or the other.
* Surgery, a partial or total excision of a tumor, has limited success ratio in cases where cancer has spread to various organs in the body. * Chemotherapy, the use of drugs to kill cancer cells, has serious toxic side effects. * Radiation therapy, the use of high intensity radiation, cannot guarantee that only cancer cells will be targeted.
Normally canine and feline urinary incontinence or frequent urination leads to investigations that involve blood and urine tests for the pet. Frequent and severe urinary infections may be the initial warnings of the presence of a tumor in the bladder.
The most common type of bladder cancer arises in the epithelial cells that line the bladder (Transitional Cell Carcinoma).
The tumor can also be in the glandular epithelium (Adenocarcinoma) or in an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and forms a single layer of epithelial tissue (Squamous Cell Carcinoma). A highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle (Rhabdomyosarcoma) is rare.
The spleen in the body is the storehouse of blood. It also functions as an organ for destroying old red blood cells and holding blood for emergencies. It is an important part of the body’s immune system. Located just below the stomach, in emergencies such as a hemorrhage, it springs into action to provide blood for replenishing the loss. Even though life can be normal without a spleen, its absence, however, predisposes infections.
The spleen constitutes of a red soft surface containing two different types of pulp – white and red. While the red pulp functions as a mechanical filter removing unwanted substances from the blood, the white pulp helps to fight infections.
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