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Authors: Susan Ettinger Demian Dressler

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Chapter 14: Step Four, Diet

The Wild Diet

Raw Foods and Cancer

Cooking Meat for Your Dog

Preparing Vegetables for Your Dog

Overfeeding and Cancer

Reduce Omega-6 Fatty Acids

Supplement with Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Reduce Sugar

Weaning Your Dog to the Dog Cancer Diet

The Full Spectrum Dog Cancer Diet

Dog Cancer Diet Guidelines

At Every Meal: High Quality Lean Protein

At Every Meal: Cancer-Fighting Fats and Oils

Precautions:

At Every Meal: Vegetables

At Every Meal: Calcium

At Every Meal: Filling and Nutritious Whole Grains

At Every Meal: A Dog Multivitamin

At Every Meal: Optional Healthy Additions

Digestive Enzymes

Salt Substitutes

The Full Spectrum Dog Cancer Diet Recipe

Healthy Options to Add Before Serving:

Step One: Base Mixture

Step Two: Healthy Options at Meal Time

Meal Time

Chapter 15: Step Five, Brain Chemistry Modification

Exercise

Play Dates

Training

Manageable Challenges

Joys of Life

Meditation

Visualization Exercises

Intercessory Prayer

Massage and Touch Therapies

Just Do It!

Part IV: Making Confident Choices

Chapter 16: Dog Cancer Treatment FAQs

Is all this treatment really worth it?

Chapter 17: Pain and Pain Management

Chapter 18: Joys of Life

Chapter 19: Average Life Expectancy

Chapter 20: Treatment Plan Analysis

Diagnosis and Prognosis

Life Expectancy

Life Quality

Pain Management

Guardian Type

Budget

Time

Other Health Issues

Side effects

Mission Statement

Chapter 21: Choosing Treatments

Step One, Conventional Treatments

Step Two, Nutraceuticals

Step Three, Immune System Boosters and Anti-Metastatics

Step Four, Diet

Step Five, Brain Chemistry Modification

Other Treatments

Make Confident Decisions

Chapter 22: Working with Professionals and Loved Ones

Primary Health Advocate

Medical Files

Set Aside Time to Talk to Your Vet

During Your Appointment

Second Opinions

Other Practitioners

Questions to Ask Practitioners

Working with Loved Ones

Lack of Understanding

Dismissive Comments

Children

Professional Support

Other Sources of Support

Chapter 23: Keep a Journal

Starting Your Journal

What to Track in Your Journal

Chapter 24: Financial Help

Organizations That May Help With Medical Bills

Clinical Trials

Barter

CareCredit

Chapter 25: End of Life Choices and Care

How to Know When

“It Is Time”

When You’re Still Not Sure

Dog Hospice

Cleanliness

Bedsores

Appetite

Dehydration

Pain Control

Life Quality

Dealing with Difficult Emotions

Euthanasia

Making the Appointment

Preparing for the Appointment

At the Appointment

After the Appointment

Home Euthanasia

Grieving

Chapter 26: If Your Dog Could Speak

Chapter 27: The Rest of the Book

Part V: From the Oncologist

Chapter 28: Message from the Oncologist

How an Oncologist Can Help You

Cancer’s Cost

Chemotherapy and Radiation Side Effects

Median Survival Times

Specific Cancers

From My Heart to Yours

Chapter 29: Lymphoma

What is Lymphoma?

Which Dogs Are at Risk for Lymphoma?

What are the Signs of Lymphoma?

How Is Lymphoma Diagnosed?

Canine Lymphoma Test

What Is the Prognosis for Lymphoma?

What Are the Available Protocols for Lymphoma?

University of Wisconsin CHOP Protocol

Alternative Chemotherapy Protocols

Other Treatments for Lymphoma

What If Lymphoma Relapses?

The Bottom Line

Chapter 30: Mast Cell Tumors

What are Mast Cell Tumors?

Which Dogs Are at Risk for Mast Cell Tumors?

What are the Signs of Mast Cell Tumors?

How Are Mast Cell Tumors Diagnosed?

Grading MCT

Further Staging for MCT

What Is the Prognosis for Mast Cell Tumors?

What Are the Available Protocols for Mast Cell Tumors?

Additional Considerations for Mast Cell Tumors

Follow Up

The Bottom Line

Chapter 31: Mammary Tumors

What are Mammary Tumors?

Which Dogs Are at Risk for Mammary Tumors?

What are the Signs of Mammary Tumors?

How Are Mammary Tumors Diagnosed?

What Is the Prognosis for Mammary Tumors?

What Are the Available Protocols for Mammary Tumors?

Additional Considerations for Mammary Tumors

Follow Up

The Bottom Line

Chapter 32: Osteosarcoma

What Is Osteosarcoma?

Which Dogs Are at Risk for Osteosarcoma?

What are the Signs of Osteosarcoma?

How Is Osteosarcoma Diagnosed?

What Is the Prognosis for Osteosarcoma?

What Are the Available Protocols for Osteosarcoma?

Additional Considerations for Osteosarcoma

The Bottom Line

Chapter 33: Hemangiosarcoma

What Is Hemangiosarcoma?

Which Dogs Are at Risk for Hemangiosarcoma?

How Is Hemangiosarcoma Diagnosed?

What Is the Prognosis for Hemangiosarcoma?

What Are the Available Protocols for Hemangiosarcoma?

Surgery and Visceral HSA

Surgery and Heart HSA

Chemotherapy for Visceral and Heart HSA

Skin HSA

Additional Considerations for Hemangiosarcoma

The Bottom Line

Chapter 34: Transitional Cell Carcinoma

What Is Transitional Cell Carcinoma?

Which Dogs Are at Risk for Transitional Cell Carcinoma?

What are the Signs of Transitional Cell Carcinoma?

How Is Transitional Cell Carcinoma Diagnosed?

What Is the Prognosis for Transitional Cell Carcinoma?

What Are the Available Protocols for Transitional Cell Carcinoma?

Additional Considerations for Transitional Cell Carcinoma

The Bottom Line

Chapter 35: Oral Cancer

What Is Oral Cancer?

Which Dogs Are at Risk for Oral Cancer?

What are the Signs of Oral Cancer?

How Is Oral Cancer Diagnosed?

What Is the Prognosis for Oral Cancer?

What Are the Available Protocols for Oral Cancer?

SCC

FSA

Benign Dental Tumors

Additional Considerations for Oral Cancer

The Bottom Line

Chapter 36: Nasal Tumors

What are Nasal Tumors?

Which Dogs Are at Risk for Nasal Tumors?

What are the Signs of Nasal Tumors?

How Are Nasal Tumors Diagnosed?

What Is the Prognosis for Nasal Tumors?

What Are the Available Protocols for Nasal Tumors?

Additional Considerations for Nasal Tumors

The Bottom Line

Chapter 37: Soft Tissue Sarcomas

What Is Soft Tissue Sarcoma?

Which Dogs Are at Risk for Soft Tissue Sarcoma?

What are the Signs of Soft Tissue Sarcoma?

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