Guest TinasTroops Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 If anyone can provide some experiences on how their hound(s) delt with their chemo treatments and if any side effects that they had to deal with and for how long. I understand it will probally depend to on which types of drugs we will be using but I would like to see what others have had to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysandmollie Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I went through chemo with Rascal for Lymphoma. I don't remember the drugs we used as it was a few years ago. The chemo made him tired but it only lasted about 24hrs. He was never sick afterwards. We did chemo for about six months and then it really just wasn't effective but I still had him for another 8 months past that. His was not as fast progressing as others I have heard about on this board. Quote Donna and...Lucy and Chubb Rascal H 10/1/91-5/22/04 My best friend and Bounty Boon 1/23/99-6/25/07 My boy with the biggest heart Cody 7/28/99-8/1/13 My boy that always made me laugh and Dylan 5/12/04-12/29/2017 The sweetest boy ever Miss Mollie 1/1/99-1/30/15 and Pixie -10/10/2017 Lincoln -2/14/2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KRKWMU Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Let me get home and pull out my notes on Bonnie's chemo protocols. We went through several protocols over the course of 1 year. I'll be honest, we had lots of ups and downs, but it was well worth it. Dr. Couto guided us through the whole process with our vets doing the chemo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelWhispers Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Flippy has mast cell, but her chemo protocol is very similar to what's used for lymphoma. She get's oral lumustine (60mg) then has a week off and then she gets vinblastine by IV, so she gets chemo every other week. Her bloodwork is done before each treatment to check her liver enzymes, pack cell volume and white blood cell count. So far she's never missed a treatment because of low values and the only side effect I've seen is, loss of energy, and her hair at the surgical site and IV site don't grow. Hopefully her bald spots will fill in after she's done with chemo. She's also on prednisone, prilosec, benedryl and liver support supplements because the lomustine is extremely hard on the liver and the reason most dogs have to stop treatment. Her liver values have stayed perfect and proved her oncologist wrong. He didn't think she'd be able to complete the full protocol. Flippy has really handled her chemo treatments like a champ and has made it look easy. I think because she was such a healthy girl to start with, that she really has an advantage over a dog that starts chemo when they're debilitated from the cancer they're fighting. Like you, I had a million questions when Flippy started her chemo. I did promise her, that at the first sign of discomfort from the chemo, I'd stop. Thankfully that didn't happen. Quote Denise & Strider, Blake, Fields, Frank, FlippyDoo, and Momma Gail. The Bridge Angels Zack(Ags Marble Chip) 4/25/93-2/16/06, Wanda(Rainier Rowanda) 12/14/94-06/09/06, Brooke/Boogers(Rainier Restive) 01/01/99-10/20/08, Warlock(Rainier Rammer) 4/29/99-10/01/09), Patsie(Frisky Patsy) 5/17/96-2/05/10, Hatter(Cals Madhatter) 6/3/00-3/11/10, Dodger(Rainier Ransack) 4/29/99-4/16/10, and Sparkle(Okie Sparkle) 11/8/2000-1/28/11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadosgirl Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Penny did great with her lymphoma treatments. Several different drugs. We never saw any side effects, although she had an allergic reaction to one of the drugs. But I was amazed how well she did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytmonty Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Monty had 8 chemos for lymphoma before his dx was changed. he did very well. We gave him Reglan (Metaclopromide) preventively for nausea and he really never lost his appetite. He did get more fatigued. he was on 4 drugs, I can look them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TinasTroops Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Thank you so much everyone for all the info, it is really helping me to make sure I have the items she is going to need for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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