Canine Lymphoma & Chemotherapy

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My much loved terrier cross has just been diagnosed with Lymphoma, and when agonising over whether to try chemotherapy or not I found that there was really very little information available that wasn't 'biased' and published by either a drug company or vet. I really needed 'real life' experiences!

I've now decided to give the chemo a go - and Prince is booked into the new small animal hospital at Liverpool University for next week.

If anyone's interested, or god forbid, in a similar position, you can keep an eye on Princes progress and hopefully gain some useful information by having a look at his blog. I'm going to do my best to keep it updated throughout.

The address is: Prince & Graham
 
I spoke to a lady in the waiting room at the vets the other week about this sort of thing. Her dog had cancer (can't remember which kind) but he was having chemo. She said it had extended his life considerably althoough she knew he was terminal. He had a few bad days after each course but otherwise was fine. Hope all goes well for you both.
 
So sorry to hear this.

We had a dog with Lymphoma (3 year old bull mastiff). We went down the Chemo route and it gave her an extra year. It was worth it was she was so young. The lumps went down after treatment then eventually came back. The time it took for them to come back got shorter and shorter until the vet said that the treatment would not really do anymore for her.
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Its very very sad, im sure you will do the best for your dog and give her the best quality of life. Sorry if i've made you cry im crying too recalling it all.

Good luck with the treatment i'll be thinking of you.
 
My dog malic has a brain and teck tumour. When he was diagnosed they tested for Lymphoma as this was the "best" type to have as it was treatable with Chemo. malics wasnt Lymphoma and thus untreatable
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He is doing ok and is still with us 3 months later. One thing liverpool discussed wiht us is that animal chemo is not like human in that it doesnt make them as poorly. Thats all i can offer im affraid.
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I don't know about doggy lymphoma but I do know a bit about human the Non Hodgkins' type.
There have been significant improvements in the treatment for lymphomas over thelast 8 years since my sister got it.
There is a new treatment called rituxalin which when given with the chemo called CHOP in humans is having superb results.
My sister went into remission after just four sessions, when 8 were predicted.
Do ask Leahurst about what the regime consists of , as surely if it works so well on humans it may work on dogs too and with less chemo needed.
Email Bumbledogs's owner on the forum (there is a post in gallery I think recently?) sher is currently undergoing treatment and may be your best person to offer what to expect.
lots of luck and do keep us all updated.. Good vibes going your dog's way..
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Thanks everyone for your kind comments and support. It's really useful to hear of other peoples experiences - canine and human... It's great to hear the good news stories, but sad to hear of those cases that didn't work out so well. I'm really sorry if I've upset anyone who's been through this type of thing before - but really do appreciate you sharing your experiences.
 
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