Canine Bladder Cancer (tcc)

Dear Sams mom,
My heart aches for your loss of Sam. I am sure he left this world overflowing with your love as you granted him the final kindness. I will look for his star in the heavens.
That is such a nice offer of the unused piroicam but my 60lb Sonrisa is on a 10 mg dosage so maybe someone with smaller dog can benefit from your offer.
Thanks for your timely response.
I have an appointment tomorrow to talk to an oncologist that my regular vet refered me to. I will be sure to mention the laser ablation and give them Dr. Cerfs name to contact if necessary. I really appreciate that info.
I am mainly going to the oncologist to further discuss any options of surgery and discuss the option of the chemo drug mitoxantrone. My regular vet has not used it before and so I will hopefully get more statistics on its known pro's and cons before making that decision. My gut feeling at this point is to not go the chemo route but that may change with more info.
My regular wonderful vet Dr. Katy Sommers co-wrote a wonderful book called The Complete Holistic Dog Book with Jan Allegretti. Jan is an awesome gentle person and she recommended starting Sonrisa on a mushroom supplement called Atlas World USA Agaricus Bio for her immune system and also she gave me info to order some Frankinsense (sp?) Oil. It is mixed with sweet almond Oil or olive oil and gently rubbed on the skin in the vicinity of the tumor. She said there have been cases of tumors disappearing after using it. So I figure what the heck. Sonrisa will like the massage and the one on one time and it couldn't hurt.
Meanwhile Sonrisa is acting normal and I am enjoying every minute as others on this forum have advised.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write this forum even in your time of sorrow.
Hugs,
Sonrisa's mom

Hi Sams Mom,
So very sorry to hear about losing Sam. I am sure he was filled to overflowing with your love as you granted him the final kindness. I will look for his star in the heavens.
That is such a nice offer of your unused peroxicam. However my 60 lb Sonrisa is on a 10 mg dose. Perhaps a smaller dog could benefit from your offer.
I appreciate your timely mention of Dr. Dean Cerf and his lazer ablation. My regular vet refered me to an oncologist to discuss options and learn more about the chemo drug mitoxantrone. My appointment is tomorrow. I will ask the about the lazer option. My gut feeling at this point is to not subject Sonrisa to the chemo but that may change as I get more informed.
Meanwhile she acts normal and seems happy. My wonderful regular vet, Dr. Katy Sommers co-authored The Holistic Dog Book with Jan Allegretti. Jan recommended that I start Sonrisa on Atlas World USA Agaricus Bio which is a mushroom supplent for the immune system and also to rub Frankensense oil on her skin near the tumor area. The oil is added to sweet almond or olive oil and gently massaged in twice a day. There have been human cases of tumors disappearing after using it....so I figure it can't hurt and Sonrisa would enjoy the massage and one on one time.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write in you time of sorrow. It brings truth to the comments of others on this forum to enjoy every minute.
Hugs,
Sonrisa's Mom

Hi Sams Mom,
So very sorry to hear about losing Sam. I am sure he was filled to overflowing with your love as you granted him the final kindness. I will look for his star in the heavens.
That is such a nice offer of your unused peroxicam. However my 60 lb Sonrisa is on a 10 mg dose. Perhaps a smaller dog could benefit from your offer.
I appreciate your timely mention of the and his lazer ablation. My regular vet refered me to an oncologist to discuss options and learn more about the chemo drug mitoxantrone. My appointment is tomorrow. I will ask the about the lazer ablation option. My gut feeling at this point is to not subject Sonrisa to the chemo but that may change as I get more informed.
Meanwhile she acts normal and seems happy. A holistic practioner recommended a mushroom supplent for her immune system and also to rub Frankensense oil on her skin near the tumor area. The oil is added to sweet almond or olive oil and gently massaged in twice a day. There have been human cases of tumors disappearing after using it....so I figure it can't hurt and Sonrisa would enjoy the massage and one on one time.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write in you time of sorrow. It brings truth to the comments of others on this forum to enjoy every minute.
Hugs,
Sonrisa's Mom

Sam's Mom--

I am so sorry for your loss--poor Sam didn't make it to Christmas after all!

I know you did everything you could for your boy, right down to releasing him from his pain when the time came.  Annie and I pray every night and tonight we'll remember you in our prayers.

Gentle Annie & her mom, Marty 

 

 

Hi Susan,

 

I have a 15 year old Lhasa Apso that was diagnosed with TCC a few weeks ago and I heard read several success stories regarding the Graviola.  Can you tell me about how much I would give to my dog, Prissy?  She is approx. 24 pounds.  Also, where can you buy it from?    She is also taking Peroxicam, Fish oil, Tramadol and Pepcid. Any information would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you for your time.

 

Lisa

Maggie, my 14 year old Aussie, was diagnosed with TCC last week. She weighs aout 40 pounds now down from her normal weight of 48.  She was put on 2.5 mg of Piroxicam which after reading these boards seems like a very low dosage.  She was diagnosed because of a very severe bladder infection which she still has after 1 round of Clavamox. She is only on the Piroxicam; nothing for the infection and nothing for her stomach. I am very concerned; primarily about the dosage, but also the lack of any other drugs.

I am so pleased to have found these boards with the plethora of information into this very devasting disease.  I hope to put much of it to good use in trying to keep Maggie with me as long as she is able.

Thanks all,  Marty and Maggie

 

 

 

 

 

On 11/30/2007 aussieluv wrote:

Maggie, my 14 year old Aussie, was diagnosed with TCC last week. She weighs aout 40 pounds now down from her normal weight of 48.  She was put on 2.5 mg of Piroxicam which after reading these boards seems like a very low dosage.  She was diagnosed because of a very severe bladder infection which she still has after 1 round of Clavamox. She is only on the Piroxicam; nothing for the infection and nothing for her stomach. I am very concerned; primarily about the dosage, but also the lack of any other drugs.

I am so pleased to have found these boards with the plethora of information into this very devasting disease.  I hope to put much of it to good use in trying to keep Maggie with me as long as she is able.

Thanks all,  Marty and Maggie

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Marty!

(I'm a Marty too--a female one) I'm sorry to hear about your Maggie's diagnosis, but I have to agree with you that the prescriptions sound odd--at least as you describe it.  Usually--and you'll read this again and again on the board--vets treat a UTI for weeks or month's before thinking about TCC (which is not what you want to happen, either)

My Annie, who weighs 37 pounds receives 5 mg of piroxicam. She  has lived with her cancer for over 2 1/2 years with that as her only treatment and we are quite grateful that she is still doing well .  Even so, whenever I see something that seems even more amiss (blood in her urine or severe incontinence) My vet, who is an oncologist, will prescribe antibiotics.  At various times she will take one, then another.  But for Annie, this is rare, I must say.

I try to never second guess anyone's vet, but I can tell you are doubtful.  I would see about at the very least, having her dosage increased. (The only reason I can think that it would be so low is if the vet was testing to see how your Maggie tolerated the Piroxicam as it can upset some dogs' stomach so that the cure is worse than the disease.)

Good luck to you.

Marty & Gentle Annie 

Quietly and easily, Tango crossed Rainbow Bridge

( 48 hours ago /12 Dec)

Completely broke my heart.

It was the first car journey she has ever made when she didnt howl.

It confirmed what I knew, that the end had come, she was alert but her body had just about given up, and she hadn't eaten for a couple of days.

I never knew how bereft I would feel,

I do feel relief for her, but my heart aches, all day I waited for our appointment, it truly was the worst day of my life,

That final journey went so fast, we were there, we went in, I wanted to let her have a wee, but the vet said it was ok, she didnt need to.

I hugged her and kissed her, she is deaf so I hope my hugs were enough.

It was very very easy and peaceful for her, heart wrenching for me, and I miss her so much, puddles and all.

Blessings to you all still enagaged in the battle.

Tango fought for 13 months, a year they thought she wouldnt see.

 

I am so so very sorry to hear of Tango's passing. I can only imagine what heart ache you are feeling, as I am gearing up for my own when Billy's time is up. 13 months is such a strong fight against this. It's been almost one year for Billy and I know my heart has filled up more than I thought possible everyday since his diagnosis. Each good day is a celebration, and truly makes  you grateful for every minute you have with them. And when they finally cross that rainbow bridge, it's a celebration that they don't have to have anymore bad days. So many hugs to you!

So sorry for your loss. There is nothing that I can say that will make you feel any better after a loss like this, except that we're thinking of you.