Cancer treatments - herbal, homepathic


  • Debra, I'll check out the links. Thanks for posting them!

    Things are status quo with Zhara. She looks and acts like a healthy dog, and there's been no change in her daily routines. My next step is to look into pet insurance and find out if I can purchase a plan that will cover cancer treatments.


  • I use herbs and homeopathic remedies for all my dogs.
    The Essiac Formula is very valuable for cancer treatments.
    One of my bitches had tumors on her teats, I had them removed and
    she was started on the Essiac Formula and TumorTime (a mix of herbs )
    She was 11 years old at the time and she passed awayjust last year at the age of
    15 + years.
    My vet was amazed she lived so long after surgery.
    You can get the canine verzion of Essiac from onlynaturalpetproducts.com
    and Tumor Time from KVvet Supply
    Also,go to naturalrearing.com for more remedies.

    Kathryn

  • First Basenji's

    @ZenGrrrl:

    Just found out that the lump on my female B's neck is malignant, likely sarcoma or melanoma. Because of its location and the high likelihood that it has already metastasized, my vet is recommending immunotherapy only. That is, boost her immune system without doing surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. Of course, I want to prolong her life, but don't want her to spend her last year sick and in pain from radiation and chemo.

    I'm looking for information from any owners who have tried immunotherapy for dogs with cancer. There are clinics that offer naturopathic treatments (pill or powder) that boost the dog's immune system and help it to fight the cancer naturally. I also found a vaccine called Oncept that treats canine cancer.

    If you have used herbal/naturopathic therapies for a dog with cancer–either alone or in addition to surgery, chemo, and/or radiation--please let me know what you tried and how it worked. Zhara's diagnosis was just two days ago, so I'm gathering as much information as I can about ALL the options for her.

    Thank you.

    What exactly does the Vet recommend? it sounds interesting, as I would not want radiation therapy for any of my dogs for cancer. If not a good outlook with a 'surgery', I would do a hospice for my fur-baby…..


  • Sadly most of the insurances, probably all, will not cover pre-existing. :(


  • Thanks, Kathryn - I'll look into these! :-)


  • Oops, duplicated post.


  • @Rocky1:

    I use herbs and homeopathic remedies for all my dogs.
    The Essiac Formula is very valuable for cancer treatments.
    One of my bitches had tumors on her teats, I had them removed and
    she was started on the Essiac Formula and TumorTime (a mix of herbs )
    She was 11 years old at the time and she passed awayjust last year at the age of
    15 + years.
    My vet was amazed she lived so long after surgery.
    You can get the canine verzion of Essiac from onlynaturalpetproducts.com
    and Tumor Time from KVvet Supply
    Also,go to naturalrearing.com for more remedies.

    Kathryn

    I found the website for the Essiac formula, read the reviews, and ordered a 2 oz. bottle.

    In the meantime, I've started adding veggies in the food bowls for both dogs: broccoli, kale, and yesterday, a few pieces of Brussels sprouts. I found some good recommendations for a canine cancer diet at http://www.dogcancerblog.com/.


  • Essiac has been touted as cancer cure for well over 80 yrs. Instead of me writing, here is a really thorough overview:

    http://www.cancer.umn.edu/cancerinfo/NCI/CDR446303.html


  • I had given my girl with cancer Reishi Mushroom, shark cartledge and Coconut oil daily it helped slow down the tumor growth. Here is also a good site with some info. http://animal-hospitals.abeautifulurn.com/veterinarians/ . Bloodroot Black Salve is also good and Neoplasene is also good but both of these need to be done with a vet.

    Sending good healing thoughts.


  • How is your girl doing?

    Jennifer


  • Jennifer, not much has changed–which is good. She is still acting like a completely healthy dog.


  • I lost her September 16, 2009 to the cancer. But she had two years she should not have had. She should have only lived 3 months.


  • I just bought this. It really helped my Paolo, a r/w 5 years old I just adopted in August. His coat looks great and he looks and feels better.
    http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/products/Only-Natural-Pet-Immune-Strengthener/999032.aspx

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