A Resource for Owners of Dogs with Cancer. New Book Titled Help Your Dog Fight Cancer: An Overview of Home Care Options."

There are 61 million pet dogs in the U.S. and approximately half of them will have cancer in their lifetimes. This book explains canine cancer, treatment options and presents diet and supplement regimens that support cancer treatment.

(PRWEB) February 12, 2005 -- Your dog has cancer... now what?

About 60 million dogs are gainfully employed in the United States, providing loyalty and companionship, wet kisses and obedience in exchange for shelter, food and the love of a special person. Sadly, according to current statistics in the veterinary literature, about half of them will have cancer in their lifetimes.
    
Despite these astounding statistics, there is little literary information available to help cancer-dog owners learn what a diagnosis of canine cancer means, what course of events to expect, what the treatment options are and what they can do at home to help their beloved pet survive. In September of 2004, JanGen Press released the book, "Help Your Dog Fight Cancer: An Overview of Home Care Options," by Laurie Kaplan, a freelance animal writer who has seen her dog through the journey from diagnosis to survival.
    
Kaplans Siberian Husky, Bullet, was diagnosed with lymphoma in July of 2000. This is an aggressive, malignant cancer parallel to the human disease, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. The optimal life expectancy for dogs with this disease is two months without chemo; twelve to eighteen months with chemo. Four years and four months post-diagnosis, Bullet (nicknamed The Magic Bullet") was one of a small percentage of dogs to survive canine lymphoma.
    
Bullets cancer treatments were administered by Paolo Porzio, DVM, then at the Tuckahoe Animal Hospital. Dr. Porzio is now practicing at The Internal Medicine Specialty Practice in Guelph, Canada. At Dr. Porzios urging, Kaplan undertook the writing of this book while serving as editor of Catnip, a medical newsmagazine for cat owners published by Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Porzio noted Kaplans extensive research and medical alacrity and watched as she enhanced her knowledge bank through improvisation and experimentation in caring for Bullet. These assets, combined with Kaplans experience as a writer and her devotion to Bullet, made her the perfect person to author a book that would help all owners of cancer dogs give their dogs a fighting chance to survive.
    
In mid November 2004, Bullet developed kidney failure and died on November 20th 2004. He survived lymphoma for 4 years and 4 months, heart disease for 2 years and died at the age of 13 years and 8 months. Kaplan mourns her loss but finds solace in that her Magic Bullet has left a legacy that will help other dogs and caretakers to fight the good fight.
    
This book is available at the Web site www.HelpYourDogFightCancer.com and at the usual booksellers, both online and physical.

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