New Tripawds Amputation Survey Questions Wanted
Help the world’s largest three legged dog resource with new canine amputation and cancer care survey questions.
Help the world’s largest three legged dog resource with new canine amputation and cancer care survey questions.
Dr. Demian Dressler writes an excellent downloadable e-book with information, resources and medical advice about caring for your Tripawd with bone cancer.
Tips, help and options to treat canine osteosarcoma lung metastasis in dogs.
Tripawds 2010 Dog Amputation and Cancer Care Survey results and findings about getting back to normal after surgery.
In the 2010 Tripawds Amputation and Cancer Care Survey, we asked pawrents “What was your dog’s diet before amputation?”
We wanted to find out what our members ate, and if diet types correlated with increased rates of cancer.
From home cooking to commercial kibble, pawrents told us what they fed their dogs.
Their responses taught us that:
There’s nothing too shocking there. However, we were surprised to learn that:
While many of us wonder if feeding our dogs a kibble diet attributed to their cancer, we hope this one finding helps put your mind at ease, if only a little. We aren’t scientists, but based on these responses, it seems that even dogs who are fed a healthy diet from day one are still at risk of cancer.
Seems like you can’t win either way, but there are things we can do to lessen that risk. Dr. Demian Dressler, author of The Dog Cancer Survival Guide, believes that dogs who are fed a commercial kibble diet are at greater risk of cancer. Read his recent blog post about commercial diets, “The Latest on Dog Food and Cancer” and find out what you can do to create a healthier diet for your Tripawd.
Learn More: Download the Survey
We could sure use help in interpreting our Tripawds Survey findings! Just Download The Survey then share your responses with the community.
Meanwhile, here are the detailed responses about Tripawds Members’ Diets:
Tripawds Survey Responses:
“What Was Your Dog’s Diet Prior to Amputation?”
Kibble Diet Only = 55 responses
Out of these responses, here are the reasons why Tripawds members lost their leg:
Kibble and Canned Diet = 12 responses
Of these responses, Tripawds lost their leg because:
Kibble Diet and Home Cooked Diet = 7 responses
Of these responses, Tripawds lost their leg because:
Kibble Diet and BARF (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) Diet = 4 responses
Of these responses, Tripawds lost their leg because:
Kibble and Canned Diet = 1
Of these responses, Tripawds lost their leg because:
Kibble and Canned and Home Cooked Diet = 2 responses
Of these responses, Tripawds lost their leg because:
Kibble and Canned and Home Cooked and BARF = 2 responses
Of these responses, Tripawds lost their leg because:
Canned Food Diet = 2 responses
Of these responses, Tripawds lost their leg because:
BARF (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) Diet = 2 responses
Of these responses, Tripawds lost their leg because:
BARF (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) Diet and Home Cooked = 2 responses
Of these responses, Tripawds lost their leg because: