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.
Maropitant for Nausea and Vomiting Support in Cancer Care
Maropitant is a prescription antiemetic used for selected dogs and cats, but controlling vomiting does not identify or resolve every cause of nausea or gastrointestinal disease.
Read moreOndansetron for Persistent Nausea: Role and Interaction Review
Ondansetron is a serotonin-receptor antiemetic used by veterinarians for selected nausea and vomiting, often when one pathway or medicine is not enough.
Read moreMetoclopramide: Antiemetic and Motility Questions in Oncology
Metoclopramide has antiemetic and upper-gastrointestinal motility effects, making obstruction, neurologic history, cause, route, and interactions central to safe selection.
Read moreMirtazapine 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.
Read moreChemotherapy-Associated Diarrhea: Support Without Automatic Antibiotics
Diarrhea after cancer treatment needs severity, hydration, blood-count, infection, diet, medicine, and obstruction review rather than a one-size-fits-all remedy.
Read moreConstipation and Difficult Defecation in Cancer Care
Difficult defecation can reflect dehydration, pain, immobility, medication effects, pelvic or intestinal obstruction, neurologic disease, or inadequate intake and needs cause-based care.
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Oral Mucositis and Mouth-Pain Support During Cancer Treatment
Painful oral inflammation or ulceration can interfere with eating, drinking, grooming, and medication and requires examination of treatment effects, infection, tumor, dental disease, and trauma.
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Nutrition Screening From Cancer Diagnosis Through Follow-Up
Routine nutrition screening identifies intake, weight, muscle, diet, gastrointestinal, and feeding barriers early enough to act before severe loss develops.
Read moreComplete-and-Balanced Diets: Reading the Nutritional Adequacy Statement
A nutritional adequacy statement helps distinguish a sole diet from a treat, topper, or supplement, but palatability and patient-specific suitability still matter.
Read moreThe “Cancer Diet” Question: Evidence Without Universal Rules
There is no single diet proven appropriate for every dog or cat with cancer; intake, balance, tumor, treatment, comorbidities, and patient preference lead the decision.
Read moreHome-Prepared Diets: Veterinary Nutrition Formulation and Follow-Through
A home-prepared diet can meet selected patient needs only when a veterinary nutrition specialist formulates it and the household follows and updates the recipe accurately.
Read moreRaw Diets During Oncology Care: Patient and Household Infection Risk
Raw diets add microbial risk to an oncology household and are not recommended by current AAHA oncology guidance for immunocompromised patients.
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