Peaceful Paws Veterinary Services

10/17/2025

03/23/2025

Good news from my alma mater - a promising new option to treat a form of oral cancer in dogs!

Dogs that have oral squamous cell carcinomas often need surgeries that disfigure their jaws and lower their quality of life – and in 20% of dogs diagnosed, the cancer has metastasized to a point where surgery is no longer an option.

A team, including Cornell researchers across five departments and institutes, has found that an FDA-approved drug used in humans can be “remarkably effective,” researchers said, in treating the cancer, which is the most common oral epithelial malignancy in dogs. The drug substantially inhibited the growth of the tumors in mouse models and in dogs enrolled in a clinical trial. One dog’s tumor nearly disappeared in a matter of weeks.

“It’s a super exciting clinical tool that we now have available,” said Santiago Peralta, associate professor of dentistry and oral surgery in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and senior author of the study, published Feb. 27 in Scientific Reports. “We are already getting calls and emails from colleagues and from dog owners from all over the world.”

Read more here: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/03/drug-found-remarkably-effective-treating-common-canine-oral-cancer

03/20/2025

Cool exhibit coming soon to our local Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History!

An exhibition featuring a selection of pet themed art and historical photos from the MAH’s collection to celebrate our furry and feathery friends.

03/07/2025

Free cat carer guides available here! Much of this information is applicable to those who are caring for aging cats: https://icatcare.org/cat-advice/cat-carer-guides

09/26/2024

I make clay paw prints during my in home visits using Veterinary Wisdom's ClayPaws kits. I make them on site and then leave them for the family to bake. Recently I helped a family who chose to decorate their print with shells before baking. They shared a photo of the finished product, and it was so beautiful that [with permission, and name blocked out for privacy] I had to share. ❤️

09/18/2024

Anyone have room in your home and hearts for one (or more) of these "teenagers" (AKA juveniles)? From personal experience I can promise they are MUCH easier than human teenagers! 😻

07/27/2024

Please help spread the word!

‼️Santa Cruz community, we need your help‼️

We are overflowing with adoptable animals. Staff have been exhausting placement with rescues and fosters but we continue to see high numbers of intakes. To continue helping the public with animals in need, we are calling on adopters to come in and meet their new companions this weekend.

We have 46 canines, 160 felines and 23 rabbits/roosters and guinea pigs looking for homes. All felines are $50 and all other species are half off.

Support your local community open admission Shelter so they can continue to support incoming unhoused animals.

Can’t adopt? Share this post with someone who can.

Adoption fee includes vaccinations, deworming, flea preventative, microchipping, licensing, and spay/neuter surgeries. Staff is on site from 11am to 6pm to match interested adopters with adoptable pets.

We are open from 11am to 6pm every day and located at 1001 Rodriguez Street at the corner of 7th Avenue in Santa Cruz. Our telephone number is 831-454-7200. Visit our website at scanimalshelter dot org or click on link in Bio.

04/25/2024

This was created by one of my colleagues is Southern California. I agree whole heartedly so wanted to share ❤️

We sat down with Dr. Benson to chat about what she feels are important things to remember during your euthanasia appointment. She expressed how important it is to be present during the appointment, and not to stress over the small things! 💜

04/08/2024

Promising study on novel treatment for canine cancer!

A Yale researcher developed a vaccine that can slow or halt certain cancers in dogs. And it could be used to treat humans in the future.

02/29/2024

"In a world full of good boys, he was the best." I'm not crying, you're crying!