Oncology – Vet Hospital

Nina didn’t give it much thought when her cat made a short wheezing sound.

Mocha stopped eating. Then, his owner realized he couldn’t see his food.

Without radiation therapy, this six-pack would’ve been down to five.

When Tami first found out Lucy had nasal cancer, she said she couldn’t even think about it.  But the doctors told her even though it is bad news, it is not the worst news because they could still treat her.  They told her that Lucy has a lot of happy days ahead of her with treatment.

At the WSU veterinary hospital—from the staff at the front desk, to the veterinary technicians, to the veterinarians—Karen says she knew she was in the best hands.

It was during Hank’s initial diagnosis that the Varner family was referred to the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine for radiation treatment with Dr. Janean Fidel where Hank would undergo a series of 18 treatments over the course of three and a half weeks in WSU’s care.

Robbie’s story – by Leslie Nichols.

“Mia,” a bassador (Basset/Labrador mix) and therapy dog, was diagnosed with lymphoma in February 2012, just five months before her 10th birthday. She received several rounds of chemotherapy at the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital and is currently in remission. In July, Mia with her canine family members celebrated her birthday by feasting on meat and cream cheese cupcakes.

In the summer of 2008, while fishing near Juneau, Alaska, Dave and Eddylee Scott found a lump on the top of their 7-year old Golden Retriever’s head. They made a quick call back home to their veterinarian, Dr. Lance Campbell (’99 DVM), who advised them to take “Cassie” to a clinic in Juneau and have the lump removed. The Southeast Alaska Animal Medical Center removed the tumor—a benign multilobular tumor of the bone—but within 3 weeks the tumor returned.

After a visit to a local veterinarian, Jack was referred to the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital. An MRI revealed what appeared to be a very large pituitary tumor.