Canine Chemotherapy
Development in chemotherapy
The recent development in the field of cancer treatment has made it possible that a cancer affected dog now can get a perfect treatment to palliate the pain of this disease. Radiation therapy, improved surgical treatment and the innovation of new drugs are making it possible to eradicate the signs of this disease. Canine chemotherapy is applied on the dogs that are cancer affected to elongate their life span or terminate the root of the disease. Therefore there is no reason for the pet owners to be worried about the health of their dogs. Though there are numerous types of cancer, Melanomas are reckoned as the most common type of cancer that attacks the dogs. Therefore information must be garnered to take proper action to prevent that lethal skin disease.
Malignant melanoma
Apart from Melanomas, Canine Malignant Melanoma is another lethal type of cancer that can jeopardize the life of a dog. This is actually an oral cancer, which has a major contribution in canine cancer. The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Animal Medical Center are researching to invent a vaccine to treat the disease Melanomas. This will certainly generate a better result. Canine chemotherapy can reduce the severeness of a canine cancer by destroying the cancer cells. Further it helps to grow healthy cells to fill up the gap that will be
produced because of the destruction of cancer cells. But it has been noticed that healthy cells are also destroyed by this therapy and that is why improvement has been made to reduce the level of destruction.
Drugs in combination
A combination of drugs or the application of a specific drug can be used in the Canine chemotherapy. A veterinary oncologist can treat this problem efficiently and effectively. So if you are a pet owner, you need to consult with a certified veterinary oncologist before starting chemotherapy. As there is a high possibility that a dog may face dire side effects after the completion of the Canine chemotherapy, small dozes are applied in this treatment. It is a tantalizing situation when a doctor can’t able to give a standard doze because of the probable side effects. Therefore a doctor has to incorporate immunomodulation therapy along with chemotherapy to generate a better result.
A canine chemotherapy can assist to contract the size of the tumor so that it can easily be destroyed by a surgery. The growth of the cancer cells can be curbed to slow down the expansion of cancer in other parts of the body. In Canine chemotherapy, chemotherapeutic drug are used to hamper the DNA structure of a cancer cell or deter it from further division. If this treatment is generating some side effects in a dog, these side effects are temporary and
technology is developing to reduce the span of this side effects.
Dog’s health and chemotherapy
The health of the dog and the stage of the cancer influences the duration of the Canine chemotherapy. Pills can be given at home but if it requires frequent treatment, in that case one should have to venture to a hospital with his pet. Before starting a drug treatment on a dog, his blood should be tested cautiously. The report of the blood test may produce a clear picture about whether a dog is affected by a side effect or not.