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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has been used on humans for years[1], and now this amazing science is looking to be applied for healing dogs, too. While scientists in Vienna are working on cancer treatment for dogs, Americans are promoting new ways of treating those injuries of their pets that used to be impossible to fix. When used, Hyperbaric medicine treatment, or HBOT, raises the oxygen...

What are Mast Cells? Mast cells (AKA mastocytes) are white blood cells involved in the process of regulating a variety of bodily functions. White blood cells are immune system cells having responsibility to control inflammation, fight infection, clean up the breakdown products of day-to-day cellular function, and more. The liver, spleen, bone marrow, and lymph nodes are organs where white...

One of the most important questions I receive from dog guardians is, “Is my dog in pain?” And that is often followed by “is there such a thing as natural pain relief for dogs, or do we have to use meds?” This article is long, but I hope it’s useful. I’m going to update you on changes in veterinary pain...

Discover how AFA microalgae can benefit the health of your canine companion. For the past several decades, people have been enthralled by the “green foods” revolution. These foods include barley grass, microalgae (e.g. chlorella, spirulina and Aphanizomenon flos-aquae), wheat grass juice and sprouts. In this article, we’ll look specifically at Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA) microalgae, and the role it can play...

It’s particularly challenging to predict the prognosis for this type of canine cancer – sometimes it’s harmless; sometimes it’s deadly. Labradors are prone to a particularly aggressive type of mast cell tumors. Pugs, Boxers, Golden Retrievers, Beagles, and Boston Terriers are also overrepresented in the population of dogs with MCTs. Mast cell tumors (MCTs) are the most common form of...