The BVA told us: 'We don't recommend a raw food diet, at least without a vet's guidance. This is for two main reasons: the nutritional deficiencies that often come with feeding raw food (eg low taurine in cats or high vitamin A) and the risks associated with handling raw food – both for the pets and the household.' Goodman IH, Moore AS, Frimberger AE. Treatment of canine non-indolent T cell lymphoma using the VELCAP-TSC protocol: a retrospective evaluation of 70 dogs (2003–2013). Vet J. 2016;211:39–44. Limmer, S., Nerschbach, V., Eberle, N. et al. Efficacy and tolerability of a 12-week combination chemotherapy followed by lomustine consolidation treatment in canine B- and T-cell lymphoma. However, the BVA adds that 'each pet has its own needs, so diet should be adapted to your pet's lifestyle, age, breed and any health conditions. We advise people to speak with their vet when they get a new pet'.

Your dog can benefit from more stable energy and less hyperactivity, stronger teeth and better breath, a shinier coat and healthy skin, smaller stools and better digestion.Department of Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Faculty, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.154, 3508TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands Efficacy and tolerability of a 12-week combination chemotherapy followed by lomustine consolidation treatment in canine B- and T-cell lymphoma MacDonald VS, Thamm DH, Kurzman ID, Turek MM, Vail DM. Does L-asparaginase influence efficacy or toxicity when added to a standard CHOP protocol for dogs with lymphoma? J Vet Intern Med. 2005;19:732–6. I work with dogs seven days a week but sometimes it’s nice to spend time with mine, and the newest being baby Barley who is just too gorgeous for words!! Following the important paradigm shift from implicating long-term—sometime life-long—chemotherapy for lymphoma dogs on to the acceptance of discontinuous treatments allowing for chemotherapy-free periods of variable duration, veterinary oncology is facing a further major transformation in how we define and treat canine lymphoma. It is now widely accepted that lymphoma does not represent a single disease entity but summarizes a diverse group of neoplasms with varying biologic behaviors and prognoses [ 31].

Culmsee K, Simon D, Mischke R, Nolte I. Possibilities of flow cytometric analysis for immunophenotypic characterization of canine lymphoma. J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med. 2001;48:199–206. Ribs, spine and hip bones easily seen (in short-haired pets), obvious loss of muscle bulk, no fat can be felt under the skin. Survival curves were calculated with the Kaplan–Meier product limit analysis. Differences in survival between groups were determined with the log-rank test. Dogs were censored for survival and remission analysis when they were alive at the time of data accrual closure, dead due to causes other than lymphoma or lost to follow up and were still in remission at time of death or data accrual closure, respectively. At the time of data accrual closure 18 dogs were alive, 122 had died (100 due to lymphoma) and 4 dogs were lost to follow up. I was recently called to see if I could help two Bull Terriers who littearlly couldn’t be in the same room together without fighting to the point the dogs were separated whenever indoors…Hi I’m Frankie, with over 7 years of experience in dog grooming you can feel 100% comfortable leaving your dogs with me to have a full groom and pamper. I have always had a love for dogs and a particular interest in dog grooming. Being able to offer 1-2-1 grooming is super beneficial for the dogs as it’s a much more relaxed environment for them. One of the things I love most about my job is the opportunity to meet so many different dogs and getting to know each ones unique personality Childress MO, Ramos-Vara JA, Ruple A. Retrospective analysis of factors affecting clinical outcome following CHOP-based chemotherapy in dogs with primary nodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Vet Comp Oncol. 2018;16:E159–68.

They claim a raw diet is ‘the best diet’ out there and suggest it can benefit everything from a dog’s coat and teeth to their overall health and wellbeing. Your vet will be able to advise on the best diet for your pet’s life stage, breed and lifestyle, and tell you if your pet has any special dietary needs. My dog has allergies – should I buy hypoallergenic food? Our products are 100% natural and have the perfect ratio of meat, bone and offal to satisfy your dogs appetite. By feeding your dog natural meat, you are ensuring your dogs diet is free from additives, preservatives and unnecessary colourings & flavour enhancers!I cannot thank Lorna enough for the help she has given for my dog Milo, who has struggled with resource guarding since he was a puppy. I went to a previous behaviourist which wasn’t effective and struggled for 2 years until I reached out to Lorna, as Milo was becoming extremely unmanageable and I was thinking about rehoming him. In just two sessions Lorna massively improved Milo’s behaviour and my relationship with him. Since Lorna’s help Milo has not had an episode of resource guarding since. This training has been life-changing! Amy Mitchell The number of neutropenic episodes occurring in each dog during the 20-week treatment time ranged from 0 to 7 (median: 1), 35% (n = 51) of the dogs had no neutropenic episode (Additional file 2). Of the dogs experiencing neutropenia (n = 85), a single neutropenic episode was found in 46 animals, 2 and 3 episodes in 12 animals each, 4, 5 and 6 episodes in 5, 6 and 3 animals, respectively and 1 individual underwent 7 episodes of neutropenia. A total number of 181 neutropenic episodes were documented in the study population, 45% of these cases was neutropenia grade 1 (n = 82), 30% grade 2 (n = 55), 18% grade 3 (n = 33), and 6% grade 4 (n = 11) of cases. Forty-four (24%) neutropenic episodes occurred after the first treatment with vincristine and L-asparaginase. Distribution of the remaining episodes of neutropenia was: 41 (23%) after treatment with vincristine, 38 (21%) after treatment with cyclophosphamide, 43 (24%) after treatment with doxorubicin and 15 (8%) following lomustine administration. Vail DM, Michels GM, Khanna C, Selting KA, London CA, Veterinary Cooperative Oncology Group. Response evaluation criteria for peripheral nodal lymphoma in dogs (v1.0)–a Veterinary Cooperative Oncology Group (VCOG) consensus document. Vet Comp Oncol. 2010;8:28–37. Saba CF, Thamm DH, Vail DM. Combination chemotherapy with L-asparaginase, lomustine, and prednisone for relapsed or refractory canine lymphoma. J Vet Intern Med. 2007;21:127–32. For more details on the most popular brands from above, see our guides to Bakers, Burns, Harringtons, Hill's and Royal Canin dog food.

Any commercially manufactured dog food in the UK that meets UK Pet Food guidelines will contain complete nutritional requirements for pets, says the British Veterinary Association (BVA). Results of CBC taken one week after each treatment, as well as signs of gastrointestinal or any other toxicity noticed by owners or clinician were recorded. Adverse events were graded according to the VCOG’s common terminology criteria for adverse events [ 24]. Number of neutropenic, anemic and thrombocytopenic episodes as well as episodes of gastrointestinal (anorexia, diarrhea, vomiting) or any other toxicity (e.g. lethargy, urocystitis) throughout the treatment and furthermore the associated drugs were documented for each patient visit. Statistical analysis Last week yet another socialisation session was held at the Christchurch branch of Canine Complete and it was another full house of hounds! Some pets appear to be sensitive or intolerant to certain ingredients and additives, and this can cause a variety of problems. Canine Complete is located at 7 St Catherine's Parade in Fairmile Road, and is open from 10am to 5pm on Monday to Friday, and 10am to 4pm on a Saturday.Moore AS, Cotter SM, Rand WM, Wood CA, Williams LE, London CA, et al. Evaluation of a discontinuous treatment protocol (VELCAP-S) for canine lymphoma. J Vet Intern Med. 2001;15:348–54. Alfie returned home last week and it has been a total transformation and Alfie and his brother can now co-exist calmly and Maria know longer needs to think about splitting up her beautiful boys 🙂