One dog’s journey to defy the odds of an incurable cancer — & the
insights, research, & hard-won lessons
we’ve gathered to help others face the same fight with clarity & hope.
A candid, chronological, retrospective blog to share our story with the
canine cancer community —
& maybe make you laugh a little…even if laughing hurts right now.
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Topics By Category:
Preface: Cat the Dog
We met by sheer chance, then added her dad. Fast forward: a crushing diagnosis – & why I'm sharing our story.
So Many Holidays…
Memorable Christmas snapshots. ...But please don't call child protective services. 😂
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New Study Shows Early Euthanasia Skews HSA Prognosis
Why survivability time often sounds bleaker than it should
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The Little Red Pill
They mysterious single pill that comes with Yunnan Baiyao (& why we collect them!)
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Webinar: Environmental Factors & Canine Cancer
Hosted by the Canine Cancer Alliance: A conversation worth having to keep my younger pups healthy
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Pill-Popping Like a Pro
We give her 36 pills per day without issue...but it took a lot of trial-&-error
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A More Affordable Human-Grade Add-In
Balancing real food with real life — & a real budget — is a challenge, so we found another brand we're also happy with
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Rapamycin: The New Wonder Drug for Doggies?
How Rapamycin Is Helping Our Dogs Live Their Best Lives — Longer
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Snake Oil Salesmen
Harsh statement — but a cookie-cutter rx from a "renowned expert" in homeopathy who feels this fight is futile?? Nope!
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7+ Months — No Signs of Metastasis!
Waiting for 4th re-staging results was a nail-biter; unfortunately, I had not been optimistic
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Targeted Meds: Going Well! Insurance: A Harder Pill to Swallow
We'd worried about side effects, but the only ones experienced were related to insurance
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Human-Grade Food Face-Off
The reality of cooking for an 80lb dog leads to a search for a quality high quality supplement for homemade meals
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Treatment Options — #5: Targeted Therapies
With the FidoCure DNA report in hand, we decided on drugs to precisely target the source of Cat's cancer
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FidoCure & Why You Need to Know About It
Bringing the pioneering power of precision medicine to canine cancer
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