Hello Denise I had a tri girl 'Rosie' who was diagnosed with leukaemia which I presume is the same thing in the middle of May 1999. The glands on her neck were a bit larger than a marble and we found them quite accidently when fondling her neck. She had chemo jabs weekly for 8 weeks and then went onto tablets thereafter. I kept her until the end of April 2000 and had to let her go as she was suddenly in great discomfort. It virtually happened overnight. Up until the last couple of months she was in good health but gradually got slower as her liver and spleen enlarged. In all we had 11 1/2 months from diagnosis. How long we would have had without any treatment I do not know but guess it would have been a lot shorter. She did not suffer too greatly with any side effects from the jabs. On 2 occasions, I think after the 2nd and 4th one she vomited on and off for about 6 hours about 24 - 36 hours after the jab. The rest of the time she was well. She only lost the minimal amount of coat.
Later in the disease she did get crystals in her urine which resulted in blood in the urine but this was treated with Hills Science Diet Sensitive and it went away after 2 weeks, did return later but the diet sorted it out again. She was also given a Hills Diet for Cancer sufferers but she hated it as it smelt like fishy cat food. It is supposed to help prolong life but as she hated it so much there did not seem a lot of point. The biggest problem in the later stages is incontinence but we got round that by using a baby's disposable pull up and cut a hole in it for her tail. She loved wearing it and was very proud showing off in front of the others and holding her head up as if to say aren't you jealous, I have clothes. It enabled her do to what she loved best and that was sit on our bed and on the sofa in our lounge! Hope your friend's young man gets as long as possible. Regards Chris Knight UK Carolus -----Original Message----- From: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Denise P. Quittmeyer Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 12:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [CKCS-L] Lymphoma - Help For A Friend Hi List- I just spoke with a very good friend of mine whose mother owns an 8-year old neutered male Cavalier. This dog was just diagnosed with lymphoma. My friend has asked me to post to this list a request for any information anyone on this list may have in treating this type of cancer, as well as the results of the treatment. Her mom was told by her vet that it was treatable using chemotherapy, with an 80% chance for a remission. However, my friend wonders how long such a remission would last to count towards part of this "success rate." I would appreciate any and all comments, with permission to forward to my friend! Thanks in advance for your help- Denise Quittmeyer Hobbshire Cavaliers Las Vegas, NV ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
