SFVS News: Ella Woods, DAOM, on Cancer-Detecting Dogs

SFVS’s Ella Woods, Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, recently answered a San Francisco Chronicle reader’s question about the ability of dogs to sense cancer in humans.
The question: About one year ago, my friend’s dog suddenly became very fearful of her for no reason. Wouldn’t sleep with her, join her for walks and would even [...]

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Client Story: Jack and Louie: A Tale of Two Kitties (and Their Mom)

by France Westlund
He’s my Batman, and he’s my Robin. They are Jack and Louie, respectively. And they have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My dear, gray kitties, my two adorable sons … and they are both living with cancer.
“Kitty Cancer.” Two words no pet owner would ever, [...]

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Headlines: Seattle Reporter Tells the Story of Trudy and Her Struggle With Histiocytic Sarcoma

A moving, first-person story about a Golden Retriever with cancer was recently published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The reporter relates: “Trudy would run and swim for as long as you’d care to throw her fetch toy, madly chasing after any creature that crossed her path — excluding only crows, interestingly enough, while including skunks [...]

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