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Re: ...and then there's guilt.... » Phillipa

Posted by Dinah on December 23, 2007, at 19:59:06

In reply to Re: ...and then there's guilt.... » Dinah, posted by Phillipa on December 23, 2007, at 18:30:38

Because veterinarians understand how much animals live in the moment, chemo for pets is nothing like chemo for humans. My little gal is getting five times the amount of Lamoustine she started out with, in order to keep her immune system from attacking her brain (or so it is theorized anyway) and she never seems at all uncomfortable with it. She doesn't get sick, her hair grows as fast as ever. She's really no different after she gets it than before.

I went with the experimental treatments for those two dogs because both had very aggressive forms of cancer without a very good prognosis with chemotherapy.

I tend to always let the dog lead me. Some are prostrate at the slightest discomfort and really wouldn't be happy. Others manage to find happiness no matter what. When they're no longer happy is when I let go. It helps that I have infinite confidence in my vet, who knows my stance on the topic and gives me advice accordingly.

I wish I had a human doctor I liked a quarter as well.

 

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