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…a general vet and readily admits this is not his area of expertise, he believes the sample from the needle biopsy likely did not stain positive for alkaline phosphatase because it was a small sample from one specific area (similar to the bone needle biopsy being a non-diagnostic sample).  But when the…

…entire tumor was biopsied, obviously a much larger sample, alkaline phosphatase was present and the osteosarcoma diagnosis was made.  

 In any event, we are thrilled that Luna is still with us and doing well.  Trying to take

…specimen,”  which was very disappointing.  The needle biopsy came back stating, in pertinent part, . . . Staining of neoplastic cells for alkaline phosphatase using NBT/BCIP as a substrate is NEGATIVE. INTERPRETATION:  Undifferentiated sarcoma with evidence of bone lysis. COMMENTS: The

…I'll share is one that is very close to my heart... prior to Forrest's initial diagnosis, his bloodwork showed moderately elevated ALP (alkphos/alkaline phosphatase) which, for anyone who has done as much research, reading, obsessing as I have, you'd likely have come across the literature that high

…of the morning another 3-4 in the next week. Once it was nothing, but another time the vet agreed she was in pain and another time we found her alkaline level was high like I think I mentioned in another post. So I wasn’t totally off base! I panicked after those visits because they put her on pain…

…meds sorta indefinitely (?) and the alkaline (can indicate OSA as I’m sure most of you know) made me freak out. But actually, about 2-3 weeks after “the incident” she bounced back and

… and I'm sorry for the double post and the panic. We ended up going to the ER (I've given up saving money at this point 😂) and it turns out her alkaline level was elevated which as I'm sure many members know is tied to osteosarcoma. Her level was elevated pre-diagnosis and they thought it was maybe

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…s going to be hard, but I know in my heart if I didn't choose treatment, the guilt would eat me alive. I have to try.

So, the good news is, her alkaline phosphatase was still within normal limits, so that gives a tiny edge to the positive for treatment outcomes. I choose not to do an abdominal

… can do more harm than good. Our wheelchair
link has articles that get into detail about the risks of using one on your own. 

Oh as for the high alkaline phosphatase (ALP), here are some search results

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….  Had lab work scheduled for 8/12 so oncologist also ordered x-rays because of the blood.  Got lab results back today, has elevated values in Alk Phosphatase, WBC, Platelet Count, Absolute Neutrophil, Absolute Monocyte, T4 and elevated pH in urine. (All of which are indicators of cancer in bone/blood,

…for any of us! I cannot believe, after years of explaining to our vet that we couldn’t do the fluids because of her vomiting, I had to learn about alkaline and pH differences causing vomiting in cats from the internet. Honestly, we were pretty furious about that, especially when we were agonizing about

…by our vet. Have been reading a lot but wondered about recent information on whether to do chemo or not (her chest xray appears clear and her alkaline phosphatase is normal) and also wondered about the vaccine as it appears that perhaps the limb needs to be shipped off to get the vaccine made.

…:

His 2nd chemo treatment was last Tuesday.  The treatment itself was fine, but the doctor is concerned about his continued high level of ALKP (Alkaline Phosphate).  Normal is 23 - 212.  Before surgery it was 611 and now is reading 1072.  He gets his next chemo on the 24th and we'll decide where

…I use  honest kitchen bone broth to add to my alkaline water to mix my supplements with 1 cup ketona kibble. With that i add lightly cooked 80/20 beef, lightly cooked chicken liver , riced cauliflower

…received only carboplatin chemotherapy. No differences were identified between these groups regarding age, reproductive status, body weight, serum alkaline phosphatase activity, tumor location, or histologic grade or subtype of osteosarcoma. Median duration of MC chemotherapy for dogs in the carboplatin

…major mushrooms we need for osteo??

milk thistle  -  helps the liver.  helps with pancreatitis   use for 3 weeks.. stop for 1 week,, etc.

alkaline water.   easy to do as I use this currently

fish oil ,krill  roatate every 2 weeks

….  We simply grabbed that top knot to help him on stairs until he had them mastered.

One thing to look for . . . did they test Sam's ALP (alkaline phosphatase)?  Low ALP levels indicate a better prognosis.  

I will ask them about ALPS when we go to pick him up! Fingers crossed. They're

…knot.  We simply grabbed that top knot to help him on stairs until he had them mastered.

One thing to look for . . . did they test Sam's ALP (alkaline phosphatase)?  Low ALP levels indicate a better prognosis.

…yesterday to make her more comfortable and it is my understanding that her lungs are clear and except for the bone lesion and a mild elevation of her alkaline phosphatase, she is in perfect health. But if she isn't going to be comfortable or happy, then I won't do that to her and I am now devastated. 

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…Brigus! Thanks for checking in.

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…mid Sept 2016, and his rear leg amputation 2 weeks later. No obvious metastases at that time. We are in session 5 of 6 chemo sessions, and his alkaline phosphatase (ALP)has steadily risen over the past 6 weeks (lowest was about 135(early November), highest before chemo was about 250(end Sept)

…salt. The Berky filters are pretty but not cheap by any means although they do appear to be more sustainable 

I had not given any thought to the alkaline issue in a long, long time (for Isa or myself) but now that it's back in my brain I may have to pay attention. sigh.

…already use this one which is similar to Brita but supposedly makes the water Alkaline:

Santevia

I see they have bigger ones than just the pitcher. It just filters the water so quickly, I question whether it's really doing all

…in the case of cancer? Gabbar had a blood test done on Monday along with preliminary X-Rays, which the doctor said were fairly normal, except high alkaline levels which he attributed to the inflammation. At the time however, we still weren't necessarily considering Osteosarcoma. On Wednesday a blood

…a little googling on Cannine Caviar. This sounded kind of informative, plus it had links within to check out alkaline...which

http://dogfood......ne-caviar/

Also check out Dog Food Advisor. and the Whole Dog Journal.some interesting stuff there to.

…on 2-3 days later, which I already knew thanks to the wonderful folks on this board!

In the Dog Cancer Survival Guide
, Dr. Ettinger mentions Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) levels as being a potential prognosis indicator, so I asked that we have those checked soon as well as the usual white blood cell

…to German Shepherds, as you might be able to tell! Here's how to add images to the Forums.

You're the second member here who's talked about alkaline balanced bodies & cancer, we would love to hear more about that as well.

Oh and when it comes to those statistics, remember that 9 out of 10

…guidance: http://nutritio.....temisinin/ . Sam is taking Artemix and Artemisinin
as well as vitamins. In addition to this, he only drinks alkaline water to help ensure his body is alkaline balanced. I don't know if this has any affect for him, I just decided to do this because of the Nobel…

…Prize research that cancer/disease can not live in an alkaline balanced body (google Dr. Otto Warburg). I figure it certainly can't do any harm! Because of the healthy ingredients, Sam also only eats 4Health…

…. Unfortunately I don't know how much, if any impact, has or will be made to prolong his life using Dr. Singh's recommendations in the article with alkaline water and a healthy diet. We were given a life expectancy of 6 months, a year if we're "lucky". We focus on making the most of every day we have

…what caused this liver alteration, since there is no visible tumor (fortunately) in the liver. 

I am VERY scared of this rapid increase in the Alkaline Phosphatase, since at the time of the surgery it was around the 100s, totally normal.  

Anyway, I decided to stop Apocaps
for two weeks to give

…think ALP is the Alkaline Phosphatase Level? If so, I've read the same sort of thing about elevated ALP. In any case, I would agree that what is important is enjoying each day as it