Dr. Cliff Redford

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Human ovarian cancer...

Human pancreatic cancer.

That's it.

So those ones.

And so they wanted to see, all right, what about in dogs?

Can dogs detect cancer in other dogs?

I mean, they're already sniffing their butts.

So you might as well see what else they can find out, right?

And they specifically went after a cancer called hemangiosarcoma.

So hemangiosarcoma is one of the most common cancers, unfortunately, especially in large breed dogs.

And cancer is the number one reason dogs pass away, period, regardless of breed, regardless of anything.

Now, the problem with hemangiosarcoma is it is a tumor that generally grows on the spleen.

and grows undetected.

And we call it in the industry, the silent killer, because your dog is going to be feeling fine, nine, 10, 11 years old, sometimes younger, sometimes older.

And then all of a sudden, unbeknownst to any of us, there's this tumor in the spleen that's been developing for months.

And all of a sudden it ruptures.

And often, probably about half the time, the dog passes away right then and there due to blood loss in the abdomen.

So by the time you discover it, even if they do survive, it's now already spread.

You know, you got to remove the spleen so it doesn't rupture again.