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.
Carboplatin in Veterinary Oncology: Infusion, Monitoring, and Safety Profile
Carboplatin is a platinum-based cytotoxic chemotherapy drug used by veterinary oncologists for selected canine and feline cancers. Its use in companion animals is veterinarian-directed and generally extra-label; it…
Read moreDoxorubicin in Veterinary Oncology: Infusion and Cumulative-Risk Profile
Doxorubicin is an anthracycline cytotoxic chemotherapy drug used by veterinary oncologists for lymphoma and several sarcomas and carcinomas. Companion-animal use is veterinarian-directed and generally extra-label, with drug-specific infusion…
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Lomustine (CCNU) in Veterinary Oncology: Delayed-Toxicity Safety Profile
Lomustine, also called CCNU, is an oral nitrosourea chemotherapy drug used by veterinary oncologists for selected cancers. Use in dogs and cats is generally extra-label and requires a…
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Cancer Surgery: Biopsy, Excision, and Margin Planning
Surgery may obtain a diagnosis, remove a localized tumor, relieve obstruction or pain, or reduce complications. The first operation can determine later options, so biopsy route, intended margins,…
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Radiation Therapy: Local Control and Symptom Relief
Radiation therapy uses planned ionizing radiation to damage tumor cells while limiting exposure to surrounding normal tissue. The number of visits, dose per visit, imaging, anesthesia, expected control,…
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Multimodal Pain Management in Canine Cancer Care
Multimodal pain management combines approaches that act at different points in the pain pathway and addresses both the tumor and its functional consequences. A plan may include prescriptions,…
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Antiemetic Support During Canine Cancer Treatment
Antiemetic therapy aims to prevent or control nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy, radiation fields, anesthesia, medications, the tumor, or another disease. Drug choice and timing depend on the…
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Appetite Support: Find and Treat the Reason a Dog Is Not Eating
Reduced appetite can result from nausea, pain, fever, constipation, oral disease, swallowing difficulty, medication effects, tumor location, stress, or metabolic illness. Appetite support starts by investigating and treating…
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Palliative Care Plan: Concurrent Comfort From Diagnosis Onward
Palliative care focuses on comfort and function and can begin at diagnosis while tumor-directed treatment continues. Hospice is a later, more intensive form of comfort-focused care; neither means…
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Veterinary Rehabilitation During and After Cancer Care
Veterinary rehabilitation uses a medically supervised assessment and individualized plan to address pain, weakness, mobility limits, deconditioning, and functional goals. In oncology it must be coordinated with the…
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Complete Blood Count Monitoring During Cancer Care
A CBC measures red cells, white cells, and platelets and is used to place symptoms and treatment safety in context; it does not by itself diagnose most tumors.
Read moreSerum Chemistry and Organ-Function Monitoring in Oncology
Chemistry testing helps the veterinary team assess organ function, electrolytes, proteins, and metabolic changes before and during a cancer plan.
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