ABOUT DR SUE
DVM, DACVIM (ONCOLOGY)
Dr. Sue Ettinger is a practicing veterinary cancer specialist, international speaker, book author, and vlogger (video blogger). She is one of approximately 400 board-certified specialists in medical oncology in North America and currently practices at Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center in Norwalk, Connecticut. She received her veterinary training at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed her residency in medical oncology at the Animal Medical Center in NYC in 2003.
She was voted the 2019 Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) Small Animal Continuing Educator of the Year and has recently received awards for Exceptional Doctor Performance and the Public Relations Achievement.
Also known as Dr Sue Cancer Vet®, Dr. Sue is the co-author of the Second Edition of The Dog Cancer Survival Guide, which is a best-selling book in small animal health for the last several years. She is a frequent contributor to many veterinary publications, including Today’s Veterinary Practice, Today’s Veterinary Business, Clinician’s Brief, Veterinary Team Brief, & DVM360. She also has co-hosted the podcast The Pet Cancer Vet and is a frequent guest on many veterinary podcasts.
There are many myths and misconceptions about cancer in dogs and cats. Most cancers are treatable, and there are a variety of treatment options. Dr Sue’s focus is to provide comprehensive and compassionate care. She strives to minimize side effects – from the cancer itself and treatment – to help her patients lead active, normal lives even while undergoing treatment. Her motto is live longer, live well.
Dr. Sue is most passionate about raising cancer awareness, and she has developed “See Something, Do Something, Why Wait? Aspirate.®” to promote early cancer detection and diagnosis. This cancer awareness initiative for skin and superficial tumors in dogs and cats provides a set of guidelines for pet owners and veterinarians to help identify the best management for skin and subcutaneous (under the skin) masses in dogs and cats. Masses must be sampled and evaluated under a microscope to determine what they are. The sooner we determine whether a mass is cancerous and should be removed, the better for our pets. Most skin and subcutaneous tumors can be cured with surgery alone if diagnosed early when masses are small. Early detection saves lives.
A native of Long Island, New York, Dr Sue knew she wanted to be a veterinarian since she was in kindergarten. She currently lives in Westchester, New York, with her husband, a veterinary internist, their two sons, and their goofy black Labrador, Matilda, and yellow Labrador, Penelope.
Dr Sue’s popular Facebook page has over 37,000 fans. She can be found on social media on Facebook, Twitter, and on YouTube helping clients and veterinary professionals deal with cancer in pets.
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💯 How to get the best video at a Rob Thomas concert? Just have Rob Thomas take it for you ♥️
🤩Actually this was my son’s phone. He definitely had the BEST spot in the house
💋 Thank you Rob and your entire band and crew for amazing night. You treat us like family. Hudson (and I) will never forget it
📷 More pics and video in my stories, and to be posted
#robthomas #chiptoothtour💩 Sneak peak for my next vlog 💩
🇨🇦 Your dog and cat's gut health is so important. I just travelled to the Hill’s Global Symposium in Toronto, Canada for a 2 day conference on the microbiome and I am going to tell you why you should care about your pet’s microbiome. (And what that is).
⭐️ And it matters for us people too!
👉🏼 These are my take-home messages:
1️⃣ All probiotics are not created equal
2️⃣ All prebiotics are not created equal
3️⃣ Some dogs and cats will need both
🎦 In the full vlog I cover the all things microbiome including prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, and fiber.
⭐️Here'e the link: youtu.be/bA3S790y2hQ ⭐️
🤔 DYK our microbiome is shaped by whether we were born by C-section vs vaginal birth, breast fed vs bottle fed, antibiotics we have been on, and our environment?
🧐 DYK our pets and we carry a unique microbiome and will have a similar one with our pets that we live with?
💁♀️ How do we modulate so there are good bacteria and not bad bacteria?
🧠 Our digestive health affects more than just our gut but all our well being, our mood, and there are connections with the health of the kidneys and brain too.
👩🏼⚕️ That is why as a cancer specialist I care about this, and I think you should too.