Drake Dog Cancer Tracker

Cancer Care Can Feel Like A Lot To Carry

A dog cancer diagnosis can quickly fill your days with appointments, treatment decisions, medications, symptoms, questions, and uncertainty.

You may find yourself wondering:

• Did my dog eat less today than yesterday?
• When did the vomiting begin?
• Is this medication improving comfort?
• Has my dog’s energy changed over the past week?
• Are difficult days becoming more frequent?
• What did the veterinarian say at the last appointment?
• Which questions do I need to ask next?

When you are worried about a dog you love, relying on memory alone can be difficult.

The Dog Cancer Tracker helps you turn daily observations into an organized record you can review over time.

What Is The Dog Cancer Tracker?

The Dog Cancer Tracker is a free digital tool created for pet parents caring for dogs with cancer.

It helps you organize important information throughout your dog’s journey—from diagnosis and treatment to symptom monitoring, supportive care, and quality-of-life decisions.

You can use it to:

• Record daily health changes
• Monitor symptoms and side effects
• Organize medications and treatment information
• Track appointments
• Upload medical records
• Follow changes in quality of life
• Prepare more clearly for veterinary visits
• Keep important details in one accessible place

The Dog Cancer Tracker does not diagnose cancer or replace veterinary care. It helps you stay organized, observe changes more consistently, and communicate what you are seeing at home.

Track The Changes That Matter

Your dog cannot tell you exactly when something feels different.

Daily tracking can help you notice gradual changes that may otherwise be difficult to recognize.

Appetite

Record how much your dog eats and whether their interest in food changes.

Appetite tracking may help you recognize patterns related to nausea, discomfort, medication effects, treatment, or disease progression.

Energy

Note whether your dog seems energetic, tired, weak, restless, or less interested in normal activities.

Hydration

Keep track of drinking habits and changes in water intake.

Changes in drinking or urination should be discussed with your veterinary team.

Comfort

Record signs that may suggest discomfort, such as panting, pacing, trembling, difficulty resting, sensitivity to touch, or changes in posture.

Mobility

Track your dog’s ability to stand, walk, use stairs, go outside, change positions, and move comfortably.

Mood

Notice whether your dog still seeks affection, responds to family members, rests peacefully, or shows interest in familiar activities.

Symptoms

Record symptoms such as:

• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Coughing
• Breathing changes
• Limping
• Weakness
• Bleeding
• Swelling
• Changes in urination
• Changes in stool
• Restlessness
• Sleep changes
• Appetite loss
• Weight changes

Specific daily observations can be more helpful than trying to reconstruct several days or weeks from memory.

Keep Medications and Treatments Organized

Cancer care may involve multiple medications, supplements, treatment schedules, and dosing instructions.

The Dog Cancer Tracker helps you keep these details together so you can more easily review what your dog received and what happened afterward.

Use it to organize:

• Medication names
• Dosing instructions
• Treatment dates
• Supplement information
• Side effects
• Missed or delayed doses
• Changes recommended by your veterinarian
• Your dog’s response after treatment

Always follow your veterinarian’s instructions when giving, changing, or stopping a medication.

The Tracker is intended to help you document care—not make treatment decisions without veterinary guidance.

Organize Medical Records

Cancer care can generate a large amount of paperwork.

You may receive:

• Bloodwork
• Biopsy or cytology results
• Pathology reports
• Imaging reports
• Surgical notes
• Treatment plans
• Medication instructions
• Discharge paperwork
• Veterinary oncology recommendations

Keeping these records organized can make it easier to prepare for appointments, seek a second opinion, or share information with another member of your dog’s care team.

The Dog Cancer Tracker gives you a central place to keep your dog’s important medical information accessible.

Prepare For Veterinary Appointments

Appointments can feel overwhelming, especially when you are worried, tired, or receiving unfamiliar information.

Tracking your dog’s daily health can help you arrive with clearer answers.

Instead of saying:

“My dog has not seemed like herself lately.”

You may be able to explain:

“She ate about half of her usual meals for four days, vomited twice after her evening medication, and needed help standing yesterday morning.”

That level of detail may help your veterinary team better understand what has been happening at home.

Before an appointment, review:

• Recent symptoms
• Appetite changes
• Weight changes
• Medication response
• Treatment side effects
• Mobility
• Comfort
• Energy
• Drinking and urination
• Questions you want answered

The Dog Cancer Tracker can help you gather these observations before the appointment instead of trying to remember everything in the examination room.

Follow Your Dog’s Treatment Journey

Cancer care often takes place over time.

Your dog may have periods of improvement, treatment-related side effects, stable days, difficult days, and changes that occur gradually.

The Dog Cancer Tracker helps you create a clearer timeline of:

• Diagnosis
• Tests and imaging
• Procedures
• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation therapy
• Medication changes
• Follow-up appointments
• Symptoms
• Treatment response
• Quality-of-life changes

A timeline can help you look beyond one difficult moment and understand how your dog has been doing across several days or weeks.

Monitor Quality Of Life

Quality of life is about more than a diagnosis.

It includes whether your dog can rest comfortably, eat, drink, move, interact, and continue experiencing moments of pleasure and connection.

The Dog Cancer Tracker helps you reflect on areas such as:

• Pain and comfort
• Appetite
• Hydration
• Mobility
• Breathing
• Sleep
• Hygiene
• Social interaction
• Mood
• Interest in favorite activities
• Good days and difficult days

Tracking quality of life does not mean you are giving up.

It can help you recognize what is still bringing your dog joy, what support may be helping, and when additional veterinary care may be needed.

Your dog’s good days matter.

The harder days matter, too.

Recording both can give you a more complete and compassionate picture of your dog’s experience.

Notice Patterns Instead Of Relying On Memory

One difficult day does not always tell the whole story.

Your dog may eat poorly one morning and return to normal by evening. A symptom may occur only after a particular medication. Mobility may be worse at one time of day. Appetite may gradually decline over several weeks.

Tracking can help you notice patterns such as:

• Symptoms appearing after treatment
• Pain increasing before the next medication dose
• Appetite changing over time
• Energy improving on certain days
• Side effects becoming more frequent
• Drinking or urination changing
• Difficult days beginning to outnumber good days

These observations cannot replace veterinary testing or examination, but they can help you ask better questions and provide your veterinary team with clearer information.

Who Can Use The Dog Cancer Tracker?

The Dog Cancer Tracker may be helpful if:

• Your dog was recently diagnosed with cancer
• Your dog is undergoing chemotherapy or radiation
• Your dog is recovering from cancer surgery
• Your dog is receiving palliative or hospice care
• You are monitoring a tumor or suspicious mass
• Your dog takes several medications
• You want to prepare more clearly for appointments
• You are concerned about treatment side effects
• You want to monitor quality of life
• Several family members help care for your dog
• You want one place to keep important information together

You can begin tracking at any point in your dog’s journey.

How to Get Started

Step 1: Create Your Free Account

Visit DogCancerTracker.com and create your dog’s profile.

Step 2: Add Important Information

Enter the details that are most relevant to your dog, such as medications, appointments, symptoms, records, or treatment information.

Step 3: Complete A Daily Check-In

Record your dog’s appetite, energy, hydration, comfort, mobility, mood, symptoms, and other changes.

Step 4: Review Patterns Over Time

Look back at your entries before veterinary appointments or whenever you are concerned about a change.

Step 5: Share Concerns With Your Veterinary Team

Use your observations to explain what you have noticed at home.

The Dog Cancer Tracker May Help You

• Feel less dependent on memory
• Keep important information organized
• Notice changes sooner
• Identify patterns over time
• Prepare questions before appointments
• Provide clearer updates to your veterinarian
• Monitor treatment side effects
• Keep medications and records together
• Reflect on quality of life
• Feel more involved in your dog’s daily care

The Tracker cannot remove the uncertainty of cancer.

But it can give you a clearer way to hold the information that matters.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Dog Cancer Tracker Free?

Yes. Pet parents can use the Dog Cancer Tracker for free.

Do I Need To Download An App?

No. Simply visit DogCancerTracker.com from your preferred device to create an account and begin tracking.

Can The Tracker Diagnose My Dog?

No. The Dog Cancer Tracker cannot diagnose cancer, evaluate an emergency, prescribe treatment, or replace a veterinarian.

It is an organizational tool that helps you record information and communicate your observations more clearly.

Can I Use It Before My Dog Has A Confirmed Diagnosis?

Yes. You may use the Tracker to record symptoms, appointments, testing, or changes while working with your veterinarian to determine what is happening.

Tracking should never delay veterinary care.

Can I Track More Than Symptoms?

Yes. You can use the Tracker to organize health observations, medications, appointments, medical records, treatments, and quality-of-life information.

How Often Should I Add An Entry?

A brief daily entry can make it easier to identify gradual changes and patterns.

You may also add information whenever a new symptom, medication, appointment, or treatment change occurs.

Should I Only Record Difficult Days?

No.

Record positive moments as well as concerns.

Eating a favorite meal, enjoying a walk, greeting the family, resting comfortably, or showing interest in a toy can all provide meaningful information about quality of life.

Can The Tracker Tell Me When It Is Time To Say Goodbye?

No tool can make that decision for you.

Quality-of-life tracking may help you recognize changes and prepare for an honest discussion with your veterinarian, but end-of-life decisions should be made with professional veterinary guidance and careful consideration of your individual dog.

What Should I Do If My Dog Has A Sudden Or Severe Symptom?

Do not wait to enter the symptom into the Tracker before seeking help.

Contact your veterinarian or an emergency veterinary hospital immediately if your dog experiences difficulty breathing, collapse, seizures, uncontrolled bleeding, severe pain, pale or blue gums, a swollen abdomen, repeated vomiting, inability to stand, or another sudden and concerning change.

About The Dog Cancer Tracker

The Dog Cancer Tracker was created by Drake Dog Cancer Foundation to help pet parents organize important information during their dog’s cancer journey.

Our goal is to help families feel more informed, prepared, and supported while working alongside their veterinary care teams.

Saving lives one dog at a time.

Important Medical Disclaimer

The Dog Cancer Tracker and the information on this page are intended for educational and organizational purposes only.

They do not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent cancer and do not replace veterinary examination, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency care.

Always contact a licensed veterinarian regarding changes in your dog’s health. Seek immediate veterinary care for severe, sudden, or concerning symptoms.