CHEMOTHERAPY

By providing chemotherapy services for pets, we are enabling a level of health care for your pet that is rapidly approaching the scope of services offered in human health care. Chemotherapy can help to achieve a longer or better quality of life for your pet. Chemotherapy treatment plans vary depending on the type and nature of the cancer that your pet is afflicted with. Your family veterinarian can help you decide if the type of cancer your pet has is treatable with chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy for your pet is similar to human chemotherapy. Although not as extreme as in people, your pet may experience some nausea following the treatment due to the dosages of drugs used. One unique difference is that pets will not lose their hair following chemotherapy treatments. Treatment plans usually vary between 4 and 12 weeks in duration with treatments given either weekly or biweekly.

*For more information on chemotherapy, please consult your veterinarian to find out if your pet's health concern should be treated by an internal medicine specialist.