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LAURIE
KAPLAN, MSC
Co-author,
"Canine and
Feline Geriatric Oncology"
Author,
"Help Your Dog
Fight Cancer"
Administrator, the Magic
Bullet Fund
Member,
Dog Writers Association of America
Host,
Cancer Pet Loss support group
Medical animal writer
Former
editor-in-chief, Catnip newsmagazine,
Tufts Vet School
Co-founder
of volunteer
program, SPCA of Westchester
Counselor, mental health
 Laurie
lives in
Ossining NY with Parker (black lab mix, 12
years old, who spent 8
years
at
the local shelter until June 2005) and
kitty TipToe, 16 years old (same shelter, adopted in 1991). Laurie
enjoys hiking,
playing bridge, seeing movies and writing. Books in
progress: Pet Loss, The Human-Animal Bond, Help Your Dog
Fight Cancer expanded edition (working titles).
ALSO BY THE AUTHOR
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Dear
Visitor...
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 When
I wrote Help Your Dog Fight Cancer,
I hoped
it would reach people who were determined, as I was for Bullet, to
give their dogs with cancer a chance to survive. The response has been
overwhelming.
I love that so many
people now know my Bullet. I love that his book is helping people and
dogs fighting cancer. I hate that there are so many dogs with
cancer.
The thousands of
copies sold are an indication of the overwhelming statistics. Canine
cancer is affecting millions of dogs at this moment. I
am haunted
by
thoughts of all of the people who have dogs with
cancer but who cannot afford treatment. After completing the first
printing of Help
Your Dog Fight
Cancer in 2004,I founded the Magic Bullet Fund to help
these people and their dogs. My donations (a portion of
proceeds from the book) were the first influx to the fund and they
continue although now they are dwarfed by the generous donations of so
many others.
By
the second printing of this book in 2005, Bullet had left me, taken by
old age,
still cancer free. On the first anniversary of his departure, the
Magic Bullet Fund began to accept dogs into the program to help them
through treatment. The fund provides financial assistance, guidance in
diet and supplement and home care, and emotional support.
AT best, the
fund gives dogs a chance to beat cancer.
AT least, the fund
allows caretakers to have a long goodbye with their beloved friend.
Laurie Kaplan
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VIN Book Review
Canine and Feline Geriatric Oncology
by Greg Upton, DVM
Houston, TX
When I first agreed to do
review this book, I did so with some trepidation. Quite frankly, I
didn't expect to gain much from spending the time to read it. I could
not have been more wrong.
This is a book
that should be read, and not just used as quick reference. In my
opinion, it should be required reading for current veterinary students
and highly recommended for all companion animal practitioners.
The
authors have made me rethink how I approach cancer patients and their
owners. They have helped me, my patients, and my clients.
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