Banking On a Brighter Future
Pat Williams2025-01-21T12:46:47-08:00Smiling Blue Skies has been funding Deirdre Stuart’s position for over a decade!!! Deirdre Stuart, the dedicated coordinator of the OVC Veterinary Biobank, works closely with pet owners and veterinar
Dr. Valerie Poirier – Marilyn Pocock Radiation Oncologist and Diagnostic Imaging Research Scientist, supported through Smiling Blue Skies
Pat Williams2024-07-08T12:18:12-07:00An Article from Ontario Veterinary College: Dr. Valerie Poirier has been named the Marilyn Pocock Radiation Oncologist & Diagnostic Imaging Research Scientist, supported through Smiling Blue Skie
Susan M. Love, MD, MBA, Chief Visionary Officer and “Founding Mother” of Breast Cancer Advocacy and Research Dies
Pat Williams2023-07-03T07:27:50-07:00Susan M. Love, MD, MBA, who led Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research since 1995, steering the Foundation through its innovative and life-changing research and advocacy programs, h
Thank you from Smiling Blue Skies!
Pat Williams2022-12-12T05:46:07-08:00It is hard to believe we have nearly completed another trip around the sun. Thank you so much for being part of the Smiling Blue Skies family, supporting our goal to help take a bite out of cancer on
University of Minnesota Study Asks Whether Evolutionary Success Might Explain Some Cancers
Pat Williams2022-09-18T13:08:02-07:00A recent study out of the Masonic Cancer Centre and University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine looks at whether humans and dogs, both susceptible to cancer, are outliving the capacity of
Cancer Researcher and Co-Founder of the ICCI, Dr. Brenda Coomber, Recognized as University of Guelph Professor Emerita
Pat Williams2022-06-24T14:14:03-07:00An internationally recognized cancer cell biology researcher has been named a Professor Emerita by the University of Guelph (U of G). Throughout her 30-year career in the Ontario Veterinary College’s
Barrie Woman Bequeaths Estate to the Dogs
Pat Williams2022-06-21T10:22:51-07:00A Barrie woman, former Eastview Second School phys-ed teacher Marilyn Ann Pocock, donated her estate to save future golden retrievers and their families the agony of a cancer diagnosis. She was a wel
Buy Your Beautiful Handmade Mask to Support Smiling Blue Skies!
Pat Williams2021-03-24T13:07:14-07:00Thank you, thank you, thank you to Kim and the Smiling Blue Skies Toronto Community!!! In just under 2 months, $1040 has been raised through the sale of these beautiful 4 layer handmade masks. Each c
Top Cancer in Golden Retrievers May Be Linked to Vector-Borne Bartonella Pathogen
Pat Williams2020-06-09T13:08:16-07:00Top Cancer in Golden Retrievers May Be Linked to Vector-Borne Bartonella Pathogen Then discovery of a potential link between the stealth bacterial pathogen Bartonella and Hemangiosarcoma (HSA) is ca
Good News for Dogs with Cancer
Pat Williams2020-01-19T10:59:16-08:00From "Scientific American" . . . "Good News for Dogs with Cancer" ~ New therapies for beloved pets are getting developed in hopes of treating humans as well. READ ARTICLE
SOLD OUT!!!
Pat Williams2019-12-08T16:56:57-08:00Our "Kindred Spirits" HOPE, Candle for a Cause, is sold out for the season. This special candle, hand crafted with care on Vancouver Island, using only the finest eco friendly waxes and essential oils
OVC, home of Smiling Blue Skies, to Study Cannabis and Canines
Pat Williams2019-11-11T16:58:56-08:00The University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College said in a news release Tuesday that the research could “help point the way to alternative pet therapies.” The study will focus on the efficacy of
U of G begins groundbreaking study on cannabis as a treatment for animal cancer
Pat Williams2019-10-31T16:33:54-07:00“Currently no products are licensed in Canada for treating animals. Various groups, including the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and the Canadian Association of Veterinary Cannabinoid Medici
U of G Researcher Investigating Cannabis as Treatment for Animal Cancer
Pat Williams2019-10-31T16:29:49-07:00By learning more about the potential anti-cancer properties of cannabidiol (CBD), Professor Sam Hocker, from the Department of Clinical Studies, hopes to help point the way to alternative pet therapie
Could cannabis treat cancer in dogs?
Pat Williams2019-10-29T16:03:40-07:00Marion Chorney knew something was wrong with her 11-year-old coonhound Red when she spotted drops of his blood in the snow after he relieved himself last year. The Burlington woman took him to the vet
Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor
Pat Williams2019-09-05T14:45:49-07:00A cancer-cum-sexually transmitted dog parasite that still thrives today is the the only remnant of a now-extinct Siberian dog race. The first article explains how a 6000 year old dog cancer has spre
Calgary’s Smiling Blue Skies Walk for Canine Cancer Results
Pat Williams2019-05-22T17:50:57-07:00From Leanne . . . Drum roll, please!!!! Our grand total today with online donations and pledge sheets was an astounding $20,145.00!!! Add in $2205 from the raffle and our grand total is $24,000!!!!!
New Thinking on Canine Cancer from Dr. Jaime Modiano
Pat Williams2019-03-11T18:27:21-07:00Humans evolved in a niche where the expected lifespan was about 30 years. Perinatal mortality was huge. Death from childbirth was huge. Few people survived to 40, much less 60 (despite the images of t