On 12/12/2007
KGVRN wrote:
Been checking this site for 3 months, helpful to read about other folks dealing with this horrible disease... My forrest, who is an amazing basset beagle mix was diagnosed 09/15/07, have had him on piroxicam, pepcid & carafate in addition to tramadol prn for pain since then. At first, he was having lots of trouble with bm's... Read somewhere that canned pumpkin helped with that ( which it has), but how does cottage cheese and flax seed figure in? Amount and frequency? Forrest is almost 13, and his symptoms started with increased urination (which i pointed out to the vet in july)and then that fateful day when he peed blood. Absolutely refuse to be overly aggressive with treatment with him now, just trying to maintain a good quality of life .. Any other suggestions? Diet, supplements etc.. Open to anything non invasive. Thanks, forrest, bailey and gunners mom.
Hi there--I am sorry to hear about your pup's diagnosis.
There is a great big long thread in the bladder cancer section--over 625 entries. It is all devoted to TCC in dogs. If your read through it, you will see a lot of stories. Some will make you very sad, but some will give you a lot of hope.
You'll see many suggestions of how others have chosen to deal with this rotten disease. My dog, Annie is 12 1/2 now; she was first diagnosed 2 3/4 years ago and is still doing well. She is a PBGV--so her body shape is probably similar to your Forrest's. She has been on 5 mg of Piroxicam all this time and it has worked well for her.
Good luck to you.
Marty