New medicine to treat canine cancer..
Can you believe there is finally a drug for the treatment of cancer in dogs? Yes, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug made specifically to treat mast cell tumors in dogs.
Until recently human oncology medicines were used to treat cancer in dogs.
This is indeed a huge breakthrough. The new drug called Palladia, has been manufactured by Pfizer Animal Health Inc.
It works by killing tumor cells and disrupting blood supply to the tumor. However, the side effects may include diarrhea, loss of appetite, lameness, weight loss and blood in the feces.
For more information on mast cell tumors you can log on to http://www.wearethecure.org/mast-cell-tumors.
Tags: cancer medicine for dogs, Canine Cancer, canine cancer treatment, Palladia
January 8th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
My dog Pooch a 9 year old Pit mix has been on Palladia for 4 weeks with a great success.. first week we had slight diarrhea she is still very active and full of energy. We did try chemo for almost 5 months with no results. so far I have been very happy appetite is normal, I’ve supplemented her grain free diet with cottage cheese, flaxseed oil. The last 2 weeks she has a slightly low white blood cell count so we lowered her dose by 5 mg each week. I can not find the tumor to date!!!