CONTACT US or call 303-874-PETSThe featured patient for Oncology is Shasta, an Australian Shepherd who is almost 12 years old. Shasta first came to see the VRCC Oncology department in January of 2012 for a confirmed diagnosis of anal sac gland adenocarinoma. After the initial consultation, Shasta's family decided to pursue surgical removal of the tumor. The results came [...]
Our August 2015 patient of the month is the brave and courageous Cody. He is an 8 year old lab/golden mix who first saw the VRCC Oncology department in January of this year. Cody is a search and rescue dog who is typically very active and energetic, so when his family noted some [...]
Meet the spectacular Scarlet, VRCC Oncology’s July 2015 patient of the month. She is a 13 year old Siberian husky who first came to VRCC in December of 2011 with a history of elevated liver enzymes on blood work, and a liver mass noted on abdominal ultrasound. After meeting with the Oncologist, surgery was [...]
Stella is a 6 year-old, spayed female, Airedale terrier who was first presented to VRCC Oncology in May of 2010 with a diagnosis of a high grade cutaneous melanoma. The blueberry-sized tumor had been removed from her right ear, but with narrow surgical margins. 57% of patients with malignant cutaneous melanoma will have disease spread and pass away in the first [...]
Our May 2015 patient of the month is sweet Molly. She is a purebred Welsh terrier who will be 9 years old this month. Molly is an AKC Champion and the dam of 3 other champions. Molly first came to see VRCC Oncology in January of 2013, after being diagnosed with a heart based mass [...]
Our patient of the month for April 2015 is the beautiful Cody. She is a very sweet German shepherd who is almost 12 years old. Cody first came to VRCC Oncology in March 2013 with a 2-week history of decreased appetite, increased water consumption and urination. Upon physical exam, her peripheral lymph nodes were found [...]
Vail is our March 2015 patient of the month. He is a very handsome 9.5 year old, neutered male, lynx point Siamese cat who first came to VRCC Oncology in October of 2012 for a presumed diagnosis of intestinal lymphoma. He had presented to his family veterinarian about a week before coming to us, for [...]
Our February patient of the month is the very handsome Josh. He is a 10.5 year old, neutered male, blonde, golden retriever who is such a sweetheart! He first came into VRCC Oncology in August of 2013 with a history of limping for a couple of months, and a lump at his left wrist area. [...]
Happy New Year! We kick off 2015 with our January patient of the month, Pearl. She is a sweet and playful 6 year old, spayed female West Highland white terrier. We first saw her 2 years ago in January of 2012. She presented with cytology confirmed melanoma metastasis in the right pre-scapular lymph node. The [...]
Sir Jackson is our December 2014 patient of the month. He is a 10 year old, neutered male, Schnauzer who is just the sweetest boy! Jackson was in to see his family veterinarian for a routine exam and vaccines, when a left sided anal sac mass was palpated. An aspirate of the mass was performed [...]
