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 450 board-certified specialists in medical oncology in North America and currently practices at Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center in Norwalk, Connecticut. She is co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Fidu, a teleconsulting company to bring together general practice veterinarians and boarded veterinary specialists. 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 loves to use social media to help clients and veterinary professionals with cancer in pets, including Instagram, her YouTube Channel , and her popular Facebook page with over 38,000 fans.
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Challenges for pet owners with canine lymphoma treatments
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In an interview with dvm360®, Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)—known as Dr Sue Cancer Vet—discusses reasons why some pet owners decline to have their dogs provided with treatment for lymphoma...
I truly am amazed! 🤩I cannot believe how beautifully Olive’s wounds healed! Both externally and in her mouth. And Stelfonta requires such a hands off approach. It’s so different from anything I’ve seen in my veterinary career and just impressive TBH, IMO.
At her 4 week recheck when I aspirated the slight swelling at the Stelfonta site, cytology showed rare mast cells but not enough to call it residual tumor.
She came back this visit 3 weeks later for reevaluation. The swelling was decreased but I aspirated it anyway and could not get any cells despite multiple attempts.
So she started chemotherapy because she has a high risk MCT. It’s grade 2/high-grade, c-kit mutation positive and has metastasized to her mandibular lymph node. Stay tuned for her chemo video coming soon.
And send Olive #kickcancerbutt vibes. 💜
📹 Want to see and learn more on Stelfonta for MCT? Check out my vlogs on my YouTube channel. Vlogs 130 -132. And so many videos on IG
ICYMI 🐶 Check out my podcast with Dr. Andy Roark on dog lymphomaThe Happy Lymphoma Dog (Hall of Fame)
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In this episode of the Cone of Shame Podcast, we discuss rising tensions between emergency clinics and general practices and what can be done about it.
Want to read more about the new FDA-approved drug for for lymphoma, Tanovea? I was interviewed for an American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) publication - link below👇👇👇FDA gives full approval to new canine lymphoma drug
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“It’s a very exciting time to be an oncologist,” says cancer specialist Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM. The FDA's recent full approval of a drug to treat canine lymphoma is just one reason.