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.
Stereotactic Radiation Therapy: Precision and Evidence Questions
Stereotactic radiation delivers a highly conformal plan in relatively few treatment sessions for selected targets, with strict imaging, immobilization, and specialist quality assurance.
Read morePalliative-Intent Radiation: Symptom Goal and Tradeoffs
Palliative radiation uses a comfort-focused treatment plan for selected painful or obstructive tumors and must be evaluated by symptom goal, burden, and field-specific risk.
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Electrochemotherapy: Local Treatment With an Emerging Evidence Base
Electrochemotherapy combines electric pulses with a selected antineoplastic agent to increase local drug uptake and is available only in some veterinary settings.
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Mirtazapine for Appetite Support: Nausea-First and Interaction Boundary
Mirtazapine may support appetite in selected dogs or cats, but nausea, pain, obstruction, oral disease, diet, organ function, and serotonergic interactions need attention first.
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Opioids in Veterinary Cancer Pain and Crisis Care
Opioids are controlled prescription analgesics used in selected acute, severe, perioperative, and palliative pain plans under route-, product-, and jurisdiction-specific oversight.
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Ulcerated Cancer Wounds: Odor, Exudate, Bleeding, and Comfort
An ulcerated or draining tumor needs a veterinary plan for pain, bleeding, infection, odor, moisture, self-trauma, dressings, and caregiver safety.
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Prehabilitation Before Major Cancer Surgery
Prehabilitation prepares selected patients and households for surgery through safe conditioning, pain control, nutrition, equipment, and recovery planning without delaying urgent treatment.
Read moreRehabilitation After Limb Amputation
Post-amputation rehabilitation supports safe transfers, balance, remaining-limb loading, endurance, home access, and confidence after surgical clearance.
Read moreRange-of-Motion and Strengthening Exercises: Clearance Before Progression
Range-of-motion and strengthening exercises must match diagnosis, protected tissues, pain, healing phase, bone integrity, blood counts, and functional goals.
Read moreHarnesses, Slings, Carts, and Mobility Aids in Cancer Care
A properly selected and fitted aid can support transfers or walking, while a poor fit can create pain, pressure injury, falls, or caregiver strain.
Read moreHome-Environment Adaptation for Weak or Painful Oncology Patients
Small environmental changes can reduce falls, painful effort, and caregiver lifting while preserving access to basic needs and social contact.
Read moreCancer-Related Fatigue and Activity Pacing
Activity pacing balances movement and rest around disease, anemia, treatment, pain, cardiopulmonary status, sleep, and what the patient values.
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