Dog seriously sickened after ingesting common cancer treatment

The Whidbey Island family is pushing for changes to medicines that can be harmful to dogs.

WHIDBEY ISLAND STATION, Wash. — Sugar, a rambunctious black lab, is a sweet dog. 

Part of his morning routine is to jump into bed and wake his family up with a sloppy kiss.

Normally, that’s not an issue, but a couple of weeks ago, his affection turned to affliction.

“The last couple of weeks were incredibly devastating, stressful,” says Sugar’s owner Mia Saenz.

Sugar’s dad, Tony, is recovering from skin cancer. He puts a form of chemotherapy called fluorouracil on his head for treatment.

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