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🎥 Sneak peek for my latest vlog 🎥
Pet Radiation & Chemo Treatment For Nasal Tumors
🖥 You can watch the full video on YouTube
youtu.be/Ur54sToSzW8
Pet Radiation & Chemo Treatment For Nasal Tumors
In this vlog, I tell you what you need to know if your dog or cat was diagnosed with nasal cancer. I cover the tests we use to make a diagnosis and for staging (and what that means).
I explain how we treat with radiation and why it is the treatment of choice. I discuss stereotactic radiation vs palliative radiation.
Looking for alternatives? I discuss chemotherapy and surgery too.
Plus what is the prognosis, with and without treatment.
Did you miss part one on nasal tumors? Here’s the link youtu.be/4ksL7QWtYXI
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Thanks for watching! xo #kickcancersbutt🖤 I never expected not to see Arleigh again.
My heart is heavy, and my world is a sadder place.
I unexpectedly lost one of my chemotherapy patients this week.
On Monday Arleigh came in for his chemo treatment, like he has over 25 times in the last 14 months. He was over halfway through his second round of CHOP.
His visit was great. He was as happy as ever. He had a normal white blood cell count on his CBC - sometimes he was neutropenic and I needed to delay his treatment. Not today, lymph nodes normal, CBC normal, and everything was boring, as I say.
Joe, my tech, adores him (possibly more than I do, but it’s close) and held his paw in the chemo room because Arleigh is happier when you are literally next to him and holding his paw. I commented that day how much the 2 love each other.
We get really close to our chemo cases.
At the end of the appointment, I told Arleigh’s mom, see you next week for vincristine.
Arleigh died the next day at home. His cardiologist thinks the had a fatal arrhythmia.
Losing any patient is devastating, but I did not see this one coming. At all. And I know is family did not either. His lymphoma was in remission and he was doing so well. No time to prepare and say goodbye. I am at a loss.
My heart is heavy. My word is sadder. Rest is peace, sweet Arleigh. I miss you already.Want to understand blood work and the chemotherapy patient?
In this IGTV video, I answer your common questions about blood work, white blood cells and chemo including:
🩸 How often do we have to check blood work, specifically the CBC?
🩸 What is an adequate neutrophil count to be able to give chemotherapy?
🩸 What about platelets and red blood cells?
🩸 When do we run CBC? Can you run it a few days before the appointment?
🩸 What do we do do for neutropenia (low WBC) and what you need to be thinking when it happens?
🩸 When do chemo patients need antibiotics?
🩸 Are there exceptions? Spoiler, yes!
When you need to run a chemistry panel? Another spoiler, not every visit IMO
Watch to hear more.
▶️ Looking for more info on chemo and side effects? Check out my YouTube channel including Vlog 93
What Side Effects Do Pets Feel with Chemotherapy: youtu.be/vgoo_lAfuCYChallenge accepted 🖤🤍
Here’s to phenomenal females supporting and empowering each other.
My friends have lifted me up when I needed it most. They push me to be a better person.
Thank you to @drdanimcvety for nominating me. I know I’m late to the challenge, and many of you beautiful woman have already done this, but here are a few that have supported and continue to inspire me along my journey @drmarygardner @drjustinelee @dralexhynes