Pay attention to your dog’s diet

Animals suffering from cancer have a sensitive metabolism and must follow a certain diet that keeps them well-nourished. A balanced diet has a positive impact on their health, and in some cases, minimizes the severity of cancer.

Organic foods should be part of anticancer diets. “Giving a dog as clean a diet as possible can only help,” Dr. Anne Reed, a holistic veterinarian in Oakland, California, says. “I feel like the last thing the canine cancer patient’s body needs is to deal with the pesticides, antibiotics, and extra bacteria that tend to be in non-organic meat. You don’t want their bodies to have to focus on clearing out toxins as well as fighting the cancer.”