Brain tumors usually occur in older animals. They are more common in dogs than in cats. These tumors often metastasize from other cancers in the body. The most common brain tumor is called meningioma. It is slow-growing and gets its name from the meninnges, a membrane which covers the brain and spinal cord. Other types […]
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine is conducting studies of mushrooms and their effect on Hemangiosarcoma. Researchers have discovered that treating hemangiosarcoma with a mushroom compound offered hope for longer survival times. Hemangiosarcoma is an aggressive cancer that doesn’t usually respond well to chemotherapy. It affects the blood vessels and the spleen. Dogs […]
The Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake is a venomous snake found throughout the Southeastern United States – southeast North Carolina to Florida, the Florida Keys, southern Mississippi and eastern Louisiana and Georgia. They live in swamps, forests and prairies. As the largest rattlesnake species, the Eastern Diamondback is 3 1/2 – 5 1/2 feet long full grown. […]
