For dogs with cancer
For dogs with cancer
This 1st section deals with SUPPLEMENTS - the 2nd half of this page covers extensive info on DIET & FOODS for ALL dogs
The DIET info is for all animals, both healthy and sick, however there is extra info for cancer and diabetic dogs at the end of the section.
Canine Care & Canines In Crisis has a cancer program that one of the founders put together for her own cancer dog. It has been able to slow/shrink about 8 types of canine cancers and buy quality of life for the cancer animal. It is based on the info acquired though medical studies-many listed below and on the reference page. We do not charge anything and do not sell anything.
There are thousands of cancer dogs on the program world-wide (U.S.A., Canada, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Australia, England, South Africa, etc.) with the approval of the dogs' veterinary oncologists, traditional veterinarians, and/or holistic/homeopathic veterinarians. If your dog has cancer and you would like the backup studies/abstracts and the dosages specific to your animal so that your vet can review the information, please contact us with the age and weight of the dog plus the type of cancer and any other health issues the dog has (such as pancreatitis, heart, kidney, etc.) the current condition of the dog (i.e., was the dog recently diagnosed, is it still eating, playing and feeling well, are the lymph nodes swollen, the amount of time the vet has said the dog has until end stage, what treatment the vet is suggesting be given to this dog, etc.). If your dog has bladder cancer, please send me the amount of Piroxicam and Cytotec the dog is receiving daily. Please check our site for information on the type of cancer your dog has and possible treatments available at various veterinary teaching hospitals.
The cancer program consists of an all natural, supplement regimen that is effective in slowing/shrinking a number of canine cancers and getting quality of life for the cancer dog. This program cannot cure cancer in dogs.
DO NOT give the cancer dog a rabies vaccine. DO NOT give the yearly vaccinations. Many vet oncologists have said that the vaccinations cause cells to replicate faster and that includes cancer cells. A number of lymphoma dogs actually came out of remission after getting vaccinations, and we’ve heard from many, many owners whose dogs were diagnosed with cancer right after getting vaccinations.
For healthy dogs, veterinarians are now recommending that dogs 5 years and older receive yearly vaccinations only once in three years rather than yearly. This follows studies in many of the major veterinary teaching hospitals that uncovered the link that vaccinations can cause auto-immune diseases. My own healthy dogs receive the vaccinations one at a time spaced about one to two months apart and never in the same year they receive the rabies vaccination. So, for example, they would receive the distemper vaccination say in January, the parvo vaccination in March, etc. Or, you can have titers run to find out whether the dog needs shots that year or whether his body still has protection against the various canine diseases.
On the food you give the dog. If you are feeding kibbled food, buy BAKED kibbled food as the nutrients in baked are more easily broken down by the body and put less stress on the kidneys. There are many good baked, all natural products on the market to use as a base such as Wellness or any listed below in the comparison chart further below.
For a cancer dog, I’d add steamed veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts and/or spinach along with cooked chicken, cooked fish or cooked turkey. Do not give red meat as cattle are fed steroids and antibiotics. DO NOT give the cancer dog anything with sugar or that turns to sugar in the body. So don’t give anything with white flour (such as bread, crackers, etc.). Do not give potatoes (heavy starch), carrots, corn, fruit (natural sugars).
There are many types of traditional treatments for cancer dogs, and they are specific to the type of cancer. It may need to be changed due to the type of cancer, the severity of the dog's current condition, the treatment/surgery the dog will be receiving or health issues other than cancer that the dog may have. Read CAROL'S notes.
Things to note:
The above will work best if your pet is given the proper diet for the body to assimilate all the nutrients properly.
Along with the above program -You will want to keep your pet on a good quality food, Maybe even make your own. You may want to reconsider what brands you feed your dog after reading this. LEARN TO READ ALL YOUR LABELS!
Courtesy of the API (Animal Protection Institute's)
Winter 1998 Issue
Veterinarians: What they think about pet foodWhat do veterinarians think about commercial pet food and its impact on companion animal health?
Last spring API and the Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR) developed a survey to answer that question.
Most veterinarians who responded share API's concerns about the quality of commercial pet food and its influence on companion animal health.
Cause of Disease
Respondents to the survey rated nutrition as having a moderate to strong influence on a number of health problems in dogs and cats. Developmental bone disease in dogs and lower urinary tract disease in cats were also seen as being strongly influenced by nutrition.
"Clinical experience tells me many medical problems are caused by commercial diets"' offered one vet. Another commented, "I believe that the incredibly poor quality of commercial pet foods is largely responsible for the continued increase in chronic, degenerative diseases in dogs and cats".
More than 90% of veterinarians responding to the survey said they have concerns about pet foods. "If the American public knew what went into their dog's and cat's commercial food, you'd see some major changes in purchasing choices".
"Ingredients not fit for human consumption- how can these be good for our pets?" asked on veterinarian.
Greater than two-thirds of the vets said they didn't think pet food companies provide adequate information about their products.
The Most Frequently Cited Concerns
Poor quality of meats/fats/grains (42%)
Preservatives (18%)
Other additives (18%)
Misleading claims (13%)
Source of protein (diseased, downed, dying, dead animals) (11%)
By-products (rendered roadkill, euthanized pets) (11%)
Inadequate labeling (9%)
Over processing (8%)
Contaminants (6%)
Inconsistent ingredients (5%)
Excess protein and fat (5%)
For the complete story please visit www.api4animals.org and look under "What's Hot" section.
Although you won't find it on any pet-food label, many brands of pet food contain dog and cat remains. Each year, millions of dead dogs and cats are processed along with billions of pounds of other animal materials by companies known as renders.
The finished products - tallow and meat meals serve as raw material for thousands of items that include cosmetics and pet food.
The National Animal Control Association estimates that U.S. animal shelters annually kill 13 million household pets. It's statistics show that 30% of these pets are buries, 30% are cremated and 40% - or about 5.2 million - are sent to rendering
factories."When you read pet-food labels and it says meat meal, that's what it is - cooked and converted animals, including some dogs and cats," said Eileen Layne, of the California Veterinary Medical Association.
"Thousands and thousands of pounds of dogs and cats are picked up and brought here everyday," said one employee of Sacramento Rendering. "The small animals are a big part of the company," confirmed an ex-employee. The two estimated that
the company rendered somewhere between 10,000 and 30,000 pounds of dogs and cats a day out of a total 250,000 to 500,000 pounds of cattle, poultry, butcher scrap and other materials.California law states that rendered dogs and cats must be labeled as "dry rendered tankage," but is often sold out of state labeled as "meat and bone meal." "For years we sold Ralston Purina meat meal and they had dogs and cats in their product for years and didn't know it until somebody squawked," said a rendering plant executive. Ralston Purina apparently tried to avoid using dog and cat meat thereafter, but, said the executive, "I don't recall any other pet food manufacturer saying they wouldn't buy it."
For more info: www.api4animals.org/facts.php?p=359&more=1
Allman Report
What's getting into your pets?
Part 1
Reporter: Jamie Allman, News 4 | Allman Report page(KMOV) -- There is no doubt that our pets are very important to us. What we feed them may be just as important. What is inside that food, though, may not be what you think. This installment of the Allman Report has some surprising information about what may be in the food you're feeding your dogs and cats.
(KMOV)Their names are Blacky, Scoop, Puffy, and Diamond. Some are just a few years or a few months old. They are mostly dogs and a couple of cats.
"It's the most undesirable part of our job," says one city pound worker.
This sunny morning in the city pound is the last day of their lives. It is a cruel but necessary routine played out every morning at the pound. A dozen or more former pets are put to death because no one wants them -- alive that is.
(KMOV)Unwanted by their owners, their bodies are in high demand. Loaded into a city refuse truck, they are taken five miles across the river to Illinois to a rendering plant in Millstadt. Along with dead cows and road kill, they will be piled into a vat and boiled, turned into raw tankage or protein.
We were asked to leave the property before we could ask where it all eventually goes. But it soon became evident as a tanker truck made its way into the plant to be filled. The truck was from a southern Missouri company, its mission spelled out on the tank itself: "serving the pet food industry."
"It may be objectionable. People may not want to know what goes in there," says Don Aird of the Food and Drug Administration.
But the Food and Drug Administration, which oversees pet food ingredients, allows dead dogs and cats in pet food, saying disease or the drugs used to sedate the animals dissipates through cooking.
"Well, we don't believe it's going to cause problems for the animals. If we did, we would not allow it to happen," Aird says.
However, the Pet Food Institute, which represents major pet food labels such as Purina and Alpo, says it strictly forbids member companies from using materials from dead companion animals in pet food.
As for other pet food companies, well, there's no requirement they divulge exactly what's in their product or where they get the raw ingredients. The Food and Drug Administration says legally, it's none of your business.
"That's what keeps the prices down and I think it keeps the health down," says Dr. Christine Crosley, a veterinarian.
Crosley insists companion animal parts are unhealthy as are the other things allowed in pet food like scraps from slaughter houses, ground up chicken beaks and feathers, and recycled grease from Chinese restaurants and fried chicken stands.
"It is food. I guess it's food by definition. It goes in the mouth and out the other end. But, it's not nutritious," she says.
Crosley advocates feeding your pets what you eat. Some of her clients swear by it.
"So we started steaming vegetables for her and brown rice and chicken broth. She didn't leave any dandruff residue and her skin wasn't dry anymore and she wasn't always scratching at herself," says Karen Heyden, a pet owner.
If you do choose commercial pet food, Crosley suggests you reject food with animal by products or bone meal or meat meal in them and choose foods that have natural products in them.
"Flash frozen green beans and half of a good dry food. That's much better than this package," Crosley says.
None of the pet food companies we talked to would sit down and be interviewed for this story. The company that owns the truck you saw at the rendering plant refuses to tell us who buys from them. We talked about other things you could feed your dogs, but remember cats are carnivores and feeding them just vegetables and grains will not be good for them. Foods containing real fish and other meats are recommended.
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What should I feed my pet?
The recent RECALL by MENU FOODS should have made the public more award of the 'crap' in non human grade commercial pet foods. Of course any human food can be recalled too, however odds are better it won't be, as it's regulated and produced at a higher standard.
Also keep in mind that many of the good foods are still manufactured by MENU FOODS. We personally will not support any company that uses menu foods as we don't like that Menu Foods experiments on animals. For more read our BAN MENU FOODS PAGE.
As to Pet Foods, Don't delude yourself into thinking that human grade dog/cat food means less chance of contamination. Anything made for consumption - human or animal will always run the risk of some kind of contamination, somewhere in production. However we feel if you do your homework you can make the most educated choices possible. And you run a lower risk.
We also recommend that you keep yourself up to date: Join the free RECALL ALERTS email subscriptions the FDA offers at their site. Sign up with your most frequently used email addy so you can keep up to date. I have already seen candy that gets distributed by Macy's (made elsewhere) get recalled and today it was vitamins for humans! The other day was BJ pig ears. This email alert you are signing up for is for only the *life threatening* RECALL alerts.
Go to www.fda.gov look for recall info, then sign up where it offers you the option of subscribing for alerts.
Of course it's always best if you can make your own foods all of the time or even part of the time- but if you can't, try always to add some human food each day. Contrary to what your vet says, Table food is the best thing for your dog. Just be careful to know what human food is NOT good for them. Want to make your own food or supplement your pet food? Read here on how to make your own food. However, when you can't...........
Most people are unaware of the many wonderful human grade foods (listed below)- as these companies do not advertise in order to keep their prices competitive with lesser quality foods. Sure a better food is going to cost a little more, but truly JUST a little bit more. That is because the quality is higher so cup for cup you will feed a smaller amount of the QUALITY FOOD- so over all it will cost almost the same. An example is:
The Economy brands food - most supermarket/walmart chain store brands -(costs aprox 0.60 cents per pound)** had few nutrients-and the most toxins- (i.e. Kibbles n’ Bits is full of every bad thing in the book - the ultimate JUNK FOOD) per package and the recommended feeding portion was 6 cups a day. (some examples - Kibbles n bits - Purina - Diamond; Alpo; Beneful; Good Life; Pet Gold) Wanna know What IS really in these Popular Pet FOODS ?
The "Mid-range Commercial" brand (cost aprox. $1.20 to $1.45 lb per pound) had more nutrients than the Economy packages, but less than the Super Premium. The feeding instructions recommended 3-1/4 cups per day. (some examples -Eukanuba/Iams/Science Diet) These are not 'human grade foods" - Read more about them and the company that makes them before you think about using these products.
The Premium "human grade/some organic brands" offers some excellent choices- -easy to find products and suggested an average of only 1-3/4 cups of food per day- some examples -Wellness; By Nature Organics; Natural Balance Organics; Solid Gold; California Naturals; Merrick etc. (cost aprox $1.45-$1.70 lb.)
The Super Premium (cost aprox $1.75 - $4.00 per pound- when 'prepared' as most of these are freeze dried/dehydrated products) Human Grade and organic offered the top of the line nutritional value and suggested an average of only 1-3/4 cups of food per day. (some examples Stella and Chewys; Karma Organics; Monzie's organics; ZiwiPeak; Honest Kitchen (made in a human food facility but not organic) and our new 2 favorite discoveries -Dr. Harvey's Organic and Steve's Real Food.
All measurements were for a 40-lb. dog. "Thus, the big difference is in the poop!" You do the math. It's pretty much the same cost. Your pet benefits being healthier and you save on vet bills later in life along with the peace of mind knowing you are not feeding toxins to your pets. ** prices per pound will vary depending on where you buy and where you live, but this is a close estimate.
We will list and would only recommend Premium and Super Premium foods - please email us if your favorite is not listed. There are always new foods and we sometimes don't keep up fast enough! See our WHAT TO FEED MY PET PAGE for a more complete list of foods.
Please ask your local pet supplies stores and supermarkets to start carrying this better brands listed below and stop selling the crap! If not order online!
REMEMBER NATURAL or ORGANIC doesn't mean it's HUMAN GRADE or even HEALTHY for your cat or dog! Some have 'organic sugar/organic corn syrup' as an ingredient- NEVER use ANY product with CORN SYRUP or SUGAR as an ingredient- even if organic.
Corn syrup is only for dogs in emergencies who are hypoglycemic.
LEARN TO READ ALL INGREDIENT LISTINGS. CORN SYRUP IS CORN SYRUP and is VERY BAD for ANIMALS and feeds cancerous cells! also...
(Treats with added Honey and Molasses (black Strap is GOOD) in small amounts ok from time to time)
Don’t give treats or food with chemicals BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin & propylene glycol, corn syrups, sugar; or menadione aka dimethylprimidinol sulfate READ YOUR LABELS! (Honey and Molasses in small amounts ok) SEE OUR QUICK TIPS for more.
HUMAN GRADE PRODUCTS
Quality Foods Should Contain:
Superior sources of protein, either whole fresh meats or single source meat meal (ex. chicken meal rather than poultry meal) A whole-meat source as one of the first two ingredients. Also please check to see what DRY foods below currently contain Mendione aka dimethylprimidinol sulfate . (A synthetic form of vit K) It is best NOT to have this ingredient. It is BANNED in Europe To learn more about it visit the dogfoodproject. Some companies are reformulating the products to remove it. The can formulas normally don't have it in any brand. It is the DRY versions you must check on as most of the canned will not have it and is perfectly OK. However also check TREATS for this and also corn syrups, sugars etc...
Keep in mind that even though foods may be of HUMAN GRADE they are NOT manufactured in a pet food plant - not with HUMAN human foods. Risks of cross contamination is low but can always of course exist.
The only food we can confirm to be made in a HUMAN GRADE PLANT - IN THE USA is The HONEST KITCHEN. . However it does have a down side. Many of the veggies they use are the ones highest on the pesticide scale. It costs about $1.70 per pound. Most of the foods below cost between $1.40 to $1.60 per pound on average. The exception to this is KARMA ORGANICS & DR. HARVEY'S (freeze dried); MON which are the most expensive. Always call your companies to get the latest update.
HUMAN GRADE DOG FOODS please note this is not a complete list
Foods in Bold are know to be FREE of MENADIONE and are healthier very good choices. Those in GREEN are our personal TOP picks
Abady Azmira Back to Basics Best In Show Power Food By Nature Organics Blue Canidae Canine Cavier- venison green pea only California Natural Castor & Pollux Organix C&P's Ultramax Dr. Harvey's (made in their own facility) Eagle Pack Holistic Select Evolve Flint River Halo - SPOTS STEW (canned) The Honest Kitchen (made in a Human Food facility)(new product THRIVE) due out June 07' Innova Innova EVO (grain free) Karma Organic Lick Your Chops Merrick Monzies Organics Natural Balance Organics Nature's Logic Newman's Organics Northwest Naturals Raw & Frozen Diets (made in a Human Food facility) Pinnacle Raw Advantage (frozen) Primal Raw & Frozen Diets (organic) Steve's Real Food Solid Gold Stella & Chewys Urban Wolf Wellness Weneawe Organics Wysong ZiwiPeak
If you need info about a food not listed here please email and we'll get the info for you if we can.
Quality foods should NOT contain:
Food fragments - lower-cost by-products of another food manufacturing process, such as brewer's rice and wheat bran...Manufacturers usually include at least one fragment to help lower costs. Beware any food that includes several fragments.
Meat by-products (not handled as carefully as whole meat) - any food that contains meat by-products as the MAJOR protein source indicates a low-quality product.
Fats or proteins named generically (ex. animal fat/poultry fat instead of beef fat/ lamb meal)
Artificial preservatives (BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin)
Artificial colors.
VitK3 menadione aka dimethylprimidinol
Sweeteners (corn syrup, sucrose, ammoniated glycyrrhizin) to improve unappealing food
Propylene glycol - a toxic substance when consumed in large amounts; added to some "chewy" foods to keep them moist.
If you can't find these foods locally you can buy online as many places including www.petfooddirect.com - www.waggintails.com and more. Just do a search!
It is always best (if you are feeding commercial food) that you mix some fresh foods from the list below and include it in your pets daily meals. The reason many people or vets say do not feed table food is because many people are unaware of what foods can be dangerous to pets. But table food is the best thing you can feed your pets!
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Another article on popular brand names
We HIGHLY recommend you visit the DOG FOOD PROJECT website. They have all the info you need to know about dog food products. We rather just link to them as we could not put all their great info on one page. http://www.dogfoodproject.com
CANCER DOG DIET Please read above and also this link below:
http://b-naturals.com/Sum1998.php
Do not give Cancer and sick dogs chews/rawhides or pork chews of any kind
Your pet's taste buds may change due to the chemo, ask your vet or post on the boards for ideas and suggestions of what you might add to make your pet eat when this happens.
Diet is an important thing to discuss with your oncologist!
Please check back here in a week or so as we hope to have some more specifics on this information.
Other great supplement extras you might want to include & read about:
What is REALLY in our DOG FOODS web article
Dog Foods- Comparison Charts Link
ìPet Food Investigative Report: The Truth About Commercial Pet Foods, by
the Animal Protection Institute of America, available on the World Wide
Web at http://www.api4animals.org or free of charge by
contacting:
Animal Protection Institute of America
PO Box 22505
Sacramento, CA 95822-2831
(916) 731-5521
Fetch a Few More Years
by Susan G. Wynn, D.V.M.Nutrition and health care for the longevity of dogs and cats
Humans are not the only members of the family who can benefit from nutrition and preventive health care. Dogs and cats can also greatly profit. Research and clinical observations support the notion that diet and supplements gently usher our canine and feline friends into a healthy and happy old age.
A variety of conditions determine how fast a pet ages. Species and breed genetics are major factors. Great Danes are notorious for breaking their owners' hearts, because that breed's life expectancy is only eight years. On the other hand, 20-year-old Pomeranians are not uncommon. Most cats live about 12 years, and some even hit 20. Individual genetics are another factor within both purebreds and mixed breeds. Bloodlines do tell the story, so anyone buying a pet should ask how old the ancestors were when they died. Other factors determining a pet's life span include lifetime nutrition, lifestyle and environment.
Some age-related changes are perfectly normal. For instance, a 12-year-old cocker spaniel that begins to lose its hearing or a 14-year-old cat that spends less time stalking prey is not always undergoing an abnormal process. Cloudy eyes, slowing romps and longer naps can also be expected. Sometimes, however, these symptoms are signs of age-related illness. Obviously, the trick is determining the cause. A veterinarian should be consulted for any of the following symptoms: changes in food and water consumption, fluctuations in body weight, abnormal urination or defecation, changes in activity level, abnormal odors, chronic discharges, lumps, sores that don't heal, color changes in skin or eyes, coughing, sneezing, vomiting or diarrhea.
Cancer: This devastating disease is becoming as common in domestic animals as it is in humans. This is not surprising because the same risk factors apply: Improper diet, stress, genetics and exposure to chemical or physical carcinogens.10,11 Cancer of the nose and mouth are common in dogs and cats, possibly because they use their noses so much more intensely than humans do and because they lick their coats, where environmental carcinogens may be deposited. In particular, older animals should be fed high-quality diets without potentially cancer-causing preservatives; pet owners should not over-medicate and should limit their pets' exposure to pesticides.
A dog or a cat with cancer needs a special diet--one that unfortunately is not yet available commercially. Researchers at Colorado State University in Fort Collins have determined that carbohydrate metabolism is altered in canine cancer patients and that tumors preferentially utilize dietary carbohydrates for growth.12 Some veterinarians have acted on this information by prescribing a Paleolithic pet diet. For dogs and cats this means a moderate-protein, high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet composed of high-quality meat, vegetables and very little grain, if any at all. In my experience this diet has been effective in improving survival rates and the quality of life for pets with cancer. However, it is easy to cause serious nutritional imbalances with this diet such as calcium/phosphorus or other abnormalities, so it should be designed and implemented with a veterinarian's guidance.
Other commonly recommended supplements for pets with cancer include fish oil, antioxidant vitamins and, in some cases, herbs that stimulate the immune system. I commonly recommend the adaptogens maitake (Grifola frondosa) and reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) mushrooms as well as astragalus (Astragalus spp.) to support immune function in cancer patients. **Use caution when working with lymphoma patients, however. I don't recommend stimulating their immune systems because this could stimulate growth in the lymphoma cells.
Deterring Disease
Preventive care is as important for animals as it is for humans, and diet remains the centerpiece. Geriatric diets are not often indicated for preventive care, although prescription or specialized diets are sometimes necessary for pets with an established disease.
Regular exams become more important as pets age; unfortunately, animals are not able to express mild aches and pains, fatigue or other potential indicators of serious disease. A veterinary exam may reveal lumps by palpation, heart abnormalities by auscultation, or organ disease by blood test. Regular veterinary exams are also a good opportunity to discuss what vaccines are or are not necessary.
Older pets may slow down, but regular exercise is extremely important. Scheduled exercise is a great way to spend quality time with an older pet--walks for the dog or play time with a cat. These pets need owner attention even more than they did as younger animals and really appreciate the interaction with their best friends. They know, as we do, that there's no friend like an old friend.Frequent Ailments of Aging Cats and Dogs
Complementary Cancer Care for Pets
News
Fish oil helps dogs with lymphoma live longer
April 28, 2000NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A diet supplemented with fish oil and the amino acid arginine appears to increase survival time in dogs with lymphoma, a cancer that affects white blood cells.
Dogs with this kind of cancer, similar to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in humans, are easily treated, but as with humans, their cancer tends to return. A team of researchers led by Dr. Gregory Ogilvie of Colorado State University in Fort Kent, studied the effects of adding fish oil and arginine to the diets of 32 dogs being treated for lymphoma.
Half of the dogs received a special chow with the two supplements in it, and the other half ate chow with soybean oil added. The two chows were identical in nutritional value, and formulated to be equally tasty to the dogs. All the dogs were being treated with the anti-cancer drug doxorubicin every three weeks, and were living at home with their owners.
Previous research has shown that some polyunsaturated fatty acids, like those found in fish oil, may help prevent the growth and spread of cancer tumors, and may help prevent cachexia -- the devastating weight loss and muscle wasting seen in some cancer patients despite adequate nutrition. Likewise, arginine supplements have been reported to improve immune responses, and might help the body fight cancer.
The dogs were fed one of the chows twice a day during and after their cancer treatment. The researchers report that compared to the control dogs, those who ate the supplemented chow showed higher blood levels of two fatty acids called C20:5 and C22:6 that seem particularly effective in fighting cancer. Dogs with more of these fatty acids in their blood also tended to have more normal levels of lactic acid, which tends to accumulate in the blood when metabolism is disrupted in cancer patients.
In addition, report Ogilvie and colleagues, the dogs with higher levels of these two fatty acids survived longer than those with lower levels, and had longer remissions, periods of time before their disease came back.
Writing in the journal Cancer, the researchers suggest that the fatty acids may help both dogs and humans by slowing down the spread of cancer cells and by increasing the cells' susceptibility to anti-cancer drugs like the doxorubicin used in this study.
Ogilvie and colleagues also note that their findings fit in with previous research showing that the fatty acids they studied appear to help fight cancer and its effects in both humans and animals.
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