[Dailydrool] Spleen tumors in Basset Hounds

[Steve and Elaine Belcher]

I just wanted to share with as many people as possible about my Joey who was
diagnosed with a spleen tumor at the beginning of Sept 2008.  At that time
it looked very bleak for Joey according to most Vets.  That was almost 6
months ago.  We put Joey on the following treatment plan and he is doing
great and the Vet could not even feel a tumor at his last visit.  I want to
share this as our Duke had a spleen tumor and passed away a few days after
surgery and one of our friends has also lost a basset to a spleen tumor.
Given Joey’s age, 12 ½ at time of diagnosis surgery was not an option for
him.  Hopefully this information will help some of you who are lucky enough
to catch a spleen or other type of tumor early enough to treat it.   

 

Joey is on one prescribed medication and several herbal or natural
supplements.  The medication he is on is called Neoplasene Oral 350 mg and
it is a botanically derived medicine from the blood root plant.  More info
on how the drug works can be found at
http://www.buckmountainbotanicals.net/treatments/neoplasene.html  We give
Joey 3 ml a day broken up over two meals.  Also, we totally changed his
diet, he is now on grain free kibble as well as grain free canned dog food.
We mix the kibble and wet (about 1/3 can at each meal) together for him to
make it easier for him to take the meds.  The reason for the diet change was
due to many web sites saying that grain free is a better cancer diet for
dogs.  We also give him grain free treats and limit his intake of grains to
the biscuits he gets from our mail lady and an occasional small treat.   

 

At each meal he takes the following supplements in addition to the
Neoplasene.  2400 mg fish oil (2 caps per meal), 350 mg Echinacea, 470 mg
Astraglus, 300 mg Cats Claw, 1800 mg Maitake Mushroom extract (4 capsules
(450 mg each) per meal) containing total 120 mg of D-Fraction extract and
Standard Process Spleen PMG (Vet only) tablets 1 per meal. I have read that
the Maitake mushroom powder is supposed to help dogs fight cancer and
abnormal cell growth.  I also read that it is the main ingredient in a
cancer treatment called K-9 Immunity, which is very expensive to say the
least.  All the supplements can be found at any Vitamin World store, GNC no
longer carries Maitake mushroom supplements.  Also, some whole/natural foods
stores will have the Maitake mushroom, but you will be paying more there.
The mushroom supplement is the most expensive supplement at approx. $15 per
100 capsules.  The rest are usually under $10 each and last much longer
since they are only 1 or 2 capsules per meal.  The Neoplasene is vet
prescribed only and cost may very, but my vet charges a $1.50 per ml if I
buy less than 200 ml and $1 per ml is I buy 200 or more ml at a time.   

 

To give this to Joey I just open each capsule and sprinkle it on his food
then mix in the Neoplasene and canned food and add 3-4 ml of water and he
gobbles it down.  All the supplements I mentioned are supposed to be immune
system boosters.  Also as an aside, Joey used to have a growth on one of his
paws that made it difficult to walk in the cold, but now after the meds we
have been given him, he walks fine in the cold and the growth on his pad has
shrunk to probably less than 25% of it's usual size. 

 

I sincerely hope this helps some of your pets.  And just so you know, I have
no connection to the folks who make or sale Neoplasene, I am just a grateful
Basset lover.   

  

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