Last week was not a good one. I was pretty upset seeing Oakley's symptoms return and wondering if things are getting worse. I know they will, but I just felt like it was just too early for it. Friday night I got to thinking that Oakley started his huffing literally a day after starting his new bottle of Piroxicam. I have been wondering if perhaps there is an issue with the drug, as far as the quality of it, or maybe the dosage is wrong. I have not called Target yet, but I am contemplating on getting the prescription re-filled. In the meantime, for the last 2 days I have switched up his schedule and have been giving him his pill every 18-20 hrs instead of 24hr in case it was wearing off too early or something. So far today he has not had an episode of his huffing and he seems to be doing really good. I'm going to try this schedule for sure until I talk to the vet on the 30th and see what she makes of it.
I have also been doing some research and found a treatment using a drug called Neoplasene. It is derived from black root, a Native American herb. It's not used in convential medicine, but there are vets using it to treat mast cell tumors. Apparently, when it is applied to the tumor, it kills it. I have found a couple of cases where owners have used it for nasal carcinomas - they apply it via nose drops - and have had success in managing the cancer. I found a yahoo support group for neoplasene and cancer in dogs so I am hoping to get a lot more information. I am also going to talk to the oncologist to see if she has heard of it, or perhaps has a colleague. Unfortunately, you can only get this by vet prescription, but since it's not "convential" most likely I am going to have some major resistance getting Oakley on this treatment. If our current oncologist hasn't heard about it and its use in treating cancer, well, I'm going to be pretty disappointed in her as a doctor. I called a local holistic vet to see if they have heard of it, but wasn't able to speak to a doctor - just some office manager. She indicated they only use Chinese herbs and I told her that I only needed a vet who would be willing to try this approach out and see my dog. She said she would leave a message for the doctors to see if they would be interested in over seeing this type of treatment, but I'm guessing I will never hear from them. I'm not sure if I will end up going this route or not, mostly because I need to find a vet who will help me and that will not be easy - at least I don't think it will.
I am trying to stay positive right now and just continue to cherish and treasure every day I have left with him.
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