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Why guidance about cancer in pets?

Cancer is a frightening word. Cancer is the leading disease-related cause of death in companion animals. While you may be confident about treating your patients, you may not be as confident about comforting your clients. Help your clients cope with diagnosis and treatment by referring them to credible information and support.

Refer your clients to the Cancer and Pets section of www.veterinarywisdomforpetparents.com for links to leading edge resources like Dr. Kim Selting's (University of Missouri) innovative clinical trials database as well as a frequently updated list of pet loss support telephone help-lines.

Veterinary Team Articles

• The Cancer Diagnosis: Communicating with Your Clients
• Communicating with Pet Owners: What to do When Cancer Treatment Stops Working
  
  

Client Handouts

• Animal Cancer Care and Animal Behavior
• Frequently Asked Questions: Cancer in Companion Animals
• Is Veterinary Pet Hospice Right for You?
• Pets and Cancer - There is Hope
• What to Do When You Learn Your Pet Has Cancer
  
  

Cancer Books for your Clients

• Preventing and Treating Cancer in Dogs by Shawn Messonnier, DVM
  
  
• The Healthy Pet Manual: A guide to the prevention and treatment of Cancer by Deborah Straw