bertybear

Sorry for the late reply, been busy this week... Thanks Staffyluv for the offer to answer questions and for the general advise. The tumour he has is a soft tissue sarcoma. I am doing him up a new diet with very little carbs and also plenty of fish oil. I have come to terms with the thought of this now & I am just going to make the best of it..He has got some time left yet..! Bear is doing well and is now on 15mg of Cyclophosphamide and 10mg of prioxicam every day, the specialist here in Perth is very good and I trust in his knowledge. There are no ill effects yet, also I am giving him more fluids via meat stock I have made to flush out his bladder, hope there are no complications for while. Thanks to all...I will update in the future

thanks for the replys, Staffyluv I have read your post about ollie, inspiring to say the least..what a trooper. I hope Bear can amaze us too, he already has proved to be a fast healer after his ops. We have had two opinions, both have chosen the same medications 1st vet recommends the Cyclophosphamide 50 mg every third day and Piroxicam10 mg every second day.. for 18 months. This vet is not a specialist but has experience with oncology.. 2nd vet who is a specialist and costs allot more is recommending a smaller dose of the same meds every day for the rest of his days.. for both scenarios I administer the pills at home. I am seeing the specialist on Monday, maybe I will have a clearer idea then on dosage and outcome. The Cyclophosphamide is a nasty drug, I have been thinking of not using it because I have to pretty much treat Bear as leper as the med is very dangerous. I will not mention the vets names here as I do not want to defame them in any ways, but I will say the specialist seems to be very skilled. To tell you the truth I am very confused and I need to get copies of all the test results so I can try to understand it all better. I can't help but blame the very first vet ( not either of the above vets ) that did not treat the lump as suss months ago when it was small and possibly could have been removed more successfully. If anybody knows of a holistic vet in Perth W.A. can they list them here for me Also dietry ideas and vitamin supplements that do not cost the earth would also be handy.

Hello to all forum users. My Ridgeback (Bear) has been diagnosed with a stage one tumour that has been removed and he also had his spleen removed one week later as an ultra-sound & x-rays showed a lump that thankfully was not cancerous. I need to sight the reports to be able to give more info on the terminology of the tumour ( [i think. Sarcoma]-connective tissue tumour) . it was located on his chest. I am very annoyed with the vet we were seeing as we had it looked at when very small and they said " do not worry, fatty lump" months later it grew then we had it removed and got the bad news. We have started him on chemo and i am worried the 50mg dose of Cyclophosphamide each 3 days, he has been put on will do more harm than good. I am considering going to another vet who recommends a smaller dose every day that will cost more and also not using it at all. I am asking for anybody out there that has had experience using this drug to treat their pet and to share their experiences of what had resulted from its use and also what you may have done other than these traditional treatments. thanks in advance to all