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>>> NOVEMBER IS PET CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
AWARENESS MONTH. PET CANCER IS PREVALENT AND
THIS NEXT STORY FEATURES HENRY,
A KING CAVALIER SPANIEL, THAT
SURPRISED EVERYONE WITH HIS
WILL TO SURVIVE.
>> Reporter: 7-YEAR-OLD HENRY
IS SOMEWHAT A ROCK STAR HERE AT
FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL FOR
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THIS
STAFF HAS SEEN HENRY BEAT THE
ODDS AFTER A CANCER DIAGNOSIS.
>> HENRY HAS A TYPE OF CANCER
CALLED LYMPHOSARCOMA, A COMMON
TYPE OF CANCER WE SEE IN DOGS
AND CATS.
AND CATS.
AND CATS. HE WAS VERY SICK WHEN HE CAME
IN, AND IT WAS REALLY TOUCH AND
GO IN THE BEGINNING.
BUT HE DEFIED ALL THE ODDS, AND
LEFT THE HOSPITAL EVEN AFTER A
COUPLE DAYS.
COUPLE DAYS. >> Reporter: HIS FAMILY WAS IN
AUSTRALIA WHEN HE GOT SICK.
>> WE HAD A SET SITTER WHO WAS
WONDERING, SHE'S ACTUALLY A
VETERINARY PHYSICIAN, AND
NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THERE WAS
SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIM.
HE WASN'T EATING AND WAS HAVING
DIARRHEA, MAYBE SOME VOMITING
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> Reporter: HE WAS BROUGHT TO
THE HOSPITAL TO BE TREATED
UNTIL THE FAMILY RETURNED TEN
DAYS LATER.
DAYS LATER. THE STAFF SENT VIDEOS TO KEEP
THE FAMILY UP TO DATE ON HIS
PROGRESS.
PROGRESS.
PROGRESS. >> WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE
SURGERY, THEY SAID HE HAD SOME
SEPSIS AND IT WAS PRETTY TOUCH
AND GO.
AND GO.
AND GO. OUR MAIN CONCERN WAS THAT WE'D
HAVE A CHANCE TO COME HOME AND
SAY GOOD-BYE AT LEAST.
>> Reporter: BUT INSTEAD,
JACKIE AND HER FAMILY WERE ABLE
TO BRING HIM HOME.
>> I REALLY CAN'T SAY ENOUGH.
THEY HAVE BEEN SO WONDERFUL
WITH US, REALLY TOOK THE TIME
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
I KNOW LIKE HENRY WAS ALMOST A
LITTLE CELEBRITY HERE AND
WHENEVER HE CAME BACK FOR
CHANGEUPS, EVERYBODY WAS LIKE,
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY! KNOWING THAT JUST MAKES ME FEEL
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. >> WE KNOW ABOUT ONE IN FIVE
DOGS WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH
CANCER AT SOME POINT IN THEIR
LIFETIME, AND ONE IN SIX CATS.
UNFORTUNATELY CANCER DOES NOT
DISCRIMINATE AND IT AFFECTS ALL
OF US.
OF US.
OF US. >>
OF US. >> Reporter: AND JUST LIKE WITH
HUMAN, ANIMALS CAN BE TREATED
WITH CHEMO.
WITH CHEMO. >> HE'S HAD ABOUT A YEAR'S
WORTH OF CHEMO OFF AND ON, SORT
OF A PROTOCOL THEY HAVE SET UP.
WE WERE TOLD DOGS DON'T HAVE
THE SIMILAR REACTION TO THOSE
THAT PEOPLE DO.
HAVING THEM LOSE THEIR HAIR,
WALK AROUND WITH A MASK ON
THEIR FACE, DOGS AND CATS
TOLERATE IT MUCH BETTER.
JUST THE THOUGHT OF CHEMO
SHOULDN'T ALWAYS SCARE A PET
OWNER.
OWNER.
OWNER. UNEXPLAINED WEIGHT LOSS, LUMPS
AND BUMPS, SOMETHING YOU HAVE
NOTICED DURING PETTING THEM,
WHETHER IT'S DIFFICULTY
BREATHING.
BREATHING. THESE ARE ALL THINGS YOU SHOULD
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR.
>> Reporter: AND DISCUSS
CONCERNS FIRST WITH YOUR
VETERINARIAN.
VETERINARIAN. >> THEY KNOW YOUR PET AND MAY
DECIDE TO RUN SPECIFIC TESTS
AND REFERRAL TO AN ONCOLOGIST.
>> Reporter: OUR FURRY FRIENDS
COULD PAVE THE WAY FOR FUTURE
BREAKTHROUGHS IN CANCER
TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. >> THE MORE WE LEARN ABOUT
THESE DISEASES, THE MORE IT
COULD TRANSLATE TO CREATING A
CURE FOR PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: AND THEY ARE
THANKFUL FOR THE LATEST
INNOVATIONS IN PET MEDICINE,
LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE
MEMORIES WITH HENRY.
>> WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE HIM,
AND HOWEVER LONG WE HAVE HIM,
WE HAVE HIM.
WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE GREAT
YEARS AND SO FAR SO GOOD.
>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL