Posted by Susan J on September 14, 2003, at 13:12:44
In reply to Anyone try chemotherapy on a dog?, posted by Dinah on September 12, 2003, at 18:07:28
Dinah,
I'm so sorry about your pup. I just went through this with my 5-year-old dog who had a malignant tumor in her mouth. The doc said that if they didn't get it all, it would come back even worse and I might have to have part of her jaw removed. I don't really believe in diminishing the quality of life of a pet just so I can keep her around, so I looked at a lot of alternative medicine books. I'm at work right now and the book is at home, but if it's something that interests you, I'll get the title of the book and give it to you. They had some very interesting things to say about starving the malignant tumor by giving certain diets, and how tumors shrank and dogs got better....
I've never tried chemo, and my dad was all for it for my dog (he loves her too). I'm not saying whether try it or not, but the thing that weighed heavily in my mind is that I'd be making my dog sick, and she would *never* understand why. I figured a fun 6 months or so would be better than a year or so of constant sickness or even lethargy.
I'm sorry about it all. For me the sickness or death of a beloved pet is extraordinarily hard to take. It is a different kind of love they give than what humans give, but it is so precious. You and your pup are in my prayers. With my dog, it seems the doc got all of the tumor, so I can rest easy for a while.....I hope that's the case with yours, too.
Please give your pup a hug from me....the love you have given your dogs is priceless. They are all very lucky to have you. :-)
Susan
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