Sentences with phrase «dogs on chemotherapy»

Like most dogs on chemotherapy for lymphoma, he has tolerated chemotherapy extremely well, and continues to be happy and playful.

Dogs on chemotherapy and dogs who have immunosuppressive diseases can also suffer further from a raw diet.

The median survival time for most dogs on chemotherapy is approximately one year with 25 % of dogs surviving two years.

Not exact matches

Adjunctive chemotherapy and / or radiation may also be given depending on the severity and progression of the cancer at time of diagnosis, and / or whether dog owners allow amputation.

Effect of chemotherapy schedule on response in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia in a dog.

Dogs on a high fat, low carbohydrate diet responded better to chemotherapy and stayed in remission longer than those on a standard diet (2).

Heartworms can be treated but it is very costly, and hard on your dog, similar to the side effects that chemotherapy has in humans.

The research focuses on how radiation and chemotherapy might be used to ease pain in dogs suffering from this debilitating disease.

Remissions induced by chemotherapy for up to a year are not uncommon in dogs but depend on the type and stage of the cancer at diagnosis.

Dogs with cancer, on chemotherapy, or dogs with other immunosuppressive diseases also should not eat raw fDogs with cancer, on chemotherapy, or dogs with other immunosuppressive diseases also should not eat raw fdogs with other immunosuppressive diseases also should not eat raw food.

My dog Puma was put on an osteosarcoma clinical after his leg was amputated to determine if there was a difference in outcome for dogs who received chemotherapy the day after surgery vs. waiting a week.

The most commonly used chemotherapy protocol for the prevention of metastases from malignant breast cancer in dogs had been Adriamycin every 21 days and oral Cytoxan every other day for 8 weeks or on day 3 - 6 of each 21 day cycle.

Chemotherapy has a wide range of side effects not only on humans but on dogs as well.

The same parameters were measured in the dogs with lymphoma on week 7 of the chemotherapy protocol when all dogs were in remission.»

The current version of the AAHA - AVMA Canine Preventive Healthcare Guidelines recommends the use of genetic testing in dogs and if I see one of the breeds on the list for a MDR1 mutation, I would test that dog prior to administering chemotherapy, if the test had not be performed as part of a preventive healthcare program.

If chemotherapy and / or radiation therapy are not an option, your dog can be treated symptomatically, and depending on how aggressive the cancer is, your dog may be able to live for several months to years.

Tufts was working with a major pharmaceutical company to place dogs with bone cancer on an experimental oral drug after the usual course of chemotherapy.

Most dogs (75 - 90 %) respond quickly to chemotherapy with multiple drugs and enjoy a good quality of life for an average of 12 - 16 months of remission, depending on which drugs are used.

Although many vets refer these pets on to a veterinary oncologist there is really no effective chemotherapy for dog or cats that I feel is worth the suffering they will experience in chemotherapy or the short extension of their lives that it might bring.

More research is needed on this type of chemotherapy in dogs.

Prognosis of patients with this disease depends on multiple factors, the most commonly cited including: presence of metastasis (negative), elevated alkaline phosphatase (negative), large tumor size (negative), humerus location (negative), treatment chosen (dogs receiving amputation and chemotherapy have improved survival times over dogs receiving amputation alone) 1.

Her research has focused on dermatologic side - effects of chemotherapy in dogs and on the common auto - immune diseases, pemphigus foliaceus and perianal fistulas.

Traditional chemotherapy on the other hand can be applied, but it can only support or prolong the life of the affected dog.

One woman Grimm interviewed spent $ 17,000 on chemotherapy for her dog.