Treatment, Medication & Supplement Directory

A comprehensive encyclopedia of medicines, chemotherapy protocols, targeted and immune therapies, supplements, Chinese herbal formulas, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) approaches, and supportive-care options used or discussed in canine and feline tumor care. Directory entries explain what each option is, where it may fit, its evidence and safety boundaries, and what to discuss with a veterinarian; they are references, not individualized prescriptions or rankings.

Directory explains “what it is.”Guides explain how owners can discuss, use, monitor, or prepare for a treatment option with veterinary guidance.

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Veterinary team reviewing diagnostic imaging and monitoring information with a dog

Monitoring / Diagnostic · Dogs & Cats · Before Biopsy · Before Surgery · Published Study · Veterinary Clinical Use · Veterinary Supervision Recommended

Coagulation Testing Before Biopsy, Surgery, or Invasive Care

Coagulation testing is selected when history, examination, disease, medication, or a planned procedure raises a bleeding or clotting question.

Monitoring / Diagnostic · Dogs & Cats · Long-term Management · New Diagnosis · Published Study · Veterinary Clinical Use · Veterinary Supervision Recommended

Weight, Body Condition, and Muscle Tracking in Cancer Care

Weight alone can hide muscle loss or fluid change, so nutrition monitoring combines serial weight with body and muscle assessment.

Veterinary surgical planning scene with a calm dog and clinical team

Surgery / Procedure · Dogs · After Surgery · Before Surgery · Published Study · Veterinary Clinical Use · Veterinary Supervision Recommended

Splenectomy for a Splenic Mass: Diagnosis, Stabilization, and Next Steps

Removing the spleen may be diagnostic and therapeutic for selected splenic masses, but imaging cannot reliably determine benign versus malignant disease before pathology.

Older dog resting comfortably during a home palliative care discussion

Pain / Comfort Support · Palliative Care Plan · Dogs & Cats · End-of-life Comfort Planning · Palliative / Comfort Care · Published Study · Veterinary Clinical Use

Bleeding-Crisis Planning for Vascular or Ulcerated Tumors

Families caring for a bleeding-prone mass need written steps for minor surface bleeding, transport, transfusion decisions, and catastrophic hemorrhage before a crisis occurs.

Veterinarian providing acupuncture support to an awake, comfortable dog during a monitored clinic visit

Pain / Comfort Support · TCVM · Dogs & Cats · Long-term Management · Palliative / Comfort Care · Limited / Emerging Evidence · Preclinical Research

Veterinary Acupuncture in Cancer Support: Symptom-Focused Evidence Boundary