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Let's reach beyond the bluest skies, to the brightest stars, on behalf of the University of Guelph's Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund.

t: view phone250-704-1366

w: http://www.smilingblueskies.com

e: suzib@smilingblueskies.com


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Pet Trust Fund

The University of Guelph's Pet Trust, is a fund devoted to providing financial assistance for the advancement of health, health care, and quality of life, for companion animals. More than 120 studies into naturally occurring diseases affecting companion animals, have been carried out with Pet Trust funds. Pet Trust is overseen by an independent Board of Trustees, and is administered by the Dean of the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). To date, Pet Trust funds have been used for many special projects, including, investigations into common health problems, the development of new diagnostics and therapeutic techniques, studies involving the human-animal bond and animal behaviour, and the upgrading of the Small Animal Clinic's Intensive Care Unit. Receipts for tax credit purposes, are issued for all contributions to OVC's programmes, under the University of Guelph's charitable status number.

Cancer is the most frequent cause of death in dogs. This is a truly frightening thought. In an independent survey conducted by the Golden Retriever Club of America, it was determined that over sixty per cent of Goldens die from cancer. As one breeder pointed out, if you have Golden Retrievers, you have had, have now, or will have a Golden with cancer. It is a burden that we all share. In loving our dogs, whether pure breeds or mixed breeds, we want the very best for them, in health, and in sickness.

Every dollar donated to The Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund supports OVC's quest to find more and better ways to deal with and understand this terrible disease. Pet Trust's aim is to spend as much money as possible each year, so that they are having the maximum impact and doing the most work possible. We have been told, that in sharing Blues' story, we have helped to raise awareness of Pet Trust and OVC's fight against cancer. Thanks to you, we are making a difference.

It has been said, that if we could hang all of our sorrows on pegs, and were allowed to choose those we liked best, every one of us would take back their own, for all the rest would seem even more difficult to bear. Please help us to help our animal companions, and change the punch line of the cruel joke we call Cancer.

The Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund is in loving memory of our beautiful Blues Man, who taught us the true meaning of being a show dog. He showed us how to live, love, laugh, and learn.

Here's How You Can Help

Please send your donations to: "The Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund"

Attention: Karen Tomchick
Alumni Affairs and Development Department
OVC Pet Trust
c/o Alumni House
University of Guelph
Guelph ON N1G 2W1

Please make sure to clearly indicate on your cheque, that your donation is for The Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund. VISA and MasterCard are also accepted, and there is the additional option of setting up a monthly bank account debit or monthly credit card charge for up to one year.

If you would like to honour someone and/or a companion animal, by making a donation to The Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund, please send your donation, along with information about the receiving individual or family (in whose honour or memory the donation is being made, your name and address, and the address of the receiving individual or family).

All donations will be acknowledged by a receipt for tax credit purposes and a very special limited edition card, with inscription.

If you have questions or require more information about Pet Trust, please contact:

Karen Tomchick;
(519) 824-4120; Extension 54431
pettrust@ovc.uoguelph.ca

Here are three ways, our dogs are benefiting, due to your continued support of The Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund.

Treatment of Canine Lymphoma: Lymphoma is one of the most common forms of malignant cancer in dogs. A number of treatment protocols have been developed using anti-cancer drugs and radiation therapy, but there is little evidence to support using one protocol over another. The goal of this retrospective study, is to determine the different response times, prognostic factors and side effects associated with the different treatment protocols. Results should help doctors determine which treatment to give and how to modify treatment when side effects are encountered.

Renewal of Funds: Gene Profiling of Canine Lymphosarcoma: Lymphosarcoma, a serious cancer of the immune system, is one of the most common forms of cancer in dogs. Patients generally respond well to chemotherapy. However, the response of an individual dog's cancer to a given treatment is unpredictable, suggesting the molecular characteristics of the disease are quite variable. The goal of this ongoing study, is to identify genetic markers that could be used to better predict prognosis and response to therapy. This would help veterinarians and clients make more informed choices about drug protocols.

Evaluating Low Dose Chemotherapy: Metronomic chemotherapy is a new approach to cancer treatment in which drugs are administered in lower doses but more frequently than in traditional therapy. The approach is less toxic and much less draining physically and emotionally, and it may also prolong survival times. This study will employ metronomic chemotherapy in the treatment of Hemangiosarcoma, an aggressive cancer originating in the blood vessels of organs such as the spleen, heart, liver, and lungs. Metronomic chemotherapy inhibits the growth of new blood vessels rather than indirectly attacking the tumour through massive doses of toxic drugs. Therefore, it may prove more effective than traditional treatments, that produce severe side effects with little overall benefit in terms of remission or survival rates.


Here are other ways, your support has helped us take a bite out of canine cancer:

The teaching hospital is now able to offer expanded services in cancer treatment for companion animals because of upgrades to the radiation therapy unit, made possible by support from Pet Trust. For pets with cancer, radiation therapy can help to ease pain, relieve cancer symptoms, and curtail the spread of the disease.

Pet Trust Study for Winter 2004: Anti-cancer chemotherapy often results in a lowering of blood platelets, which can cause spontaneous bleeding. This side effect limits the use of some anti-cancer drugs. The purpose of this study is to test whether lithium carbonate, an inexpensive drug, can protect dogs against developing low platelet numbers when receiving anti-cancer drugs known to cause low platelets.

Pet Trust Study for Winter 2004: Osteosarcoma is the most common bone tumour in dogs. This is an ongoing Pet Trust study, initially funded in the fall of 2003 funding competition. The study is investigating whether chemotherapy prior to surgery (limb amputation) improves the survival time for dogs with osteosarcoma.



As of August 15, 2007, The Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund,
has raised over $120,000.00 for cancer treatment and research!

Between June 11, 2007 and November 2, 2007 we raised $34,680.47
for The Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund.

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