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Search these forums and the blogs and you will find lots of information about metronomics .

OOOH! Two Tripawds??!

OK about Lloyd... I know how upsetting that diagnosis is, I'm really sorry, but wow it's great he's doing so well!

The decision as to whether or not to do chemo is very personal and there's no right or wrong way to deal with the cancer. You are smart to make the decision with Lloyd's best interests in mind by considering his fear of the vets, that's one great reason to not do it.

We did not do IV chemo but instead did metronomics and found that it worked very well for us. It was inexpensive, easy to administer and did not impact our quality of life together at all. We believe it bought us lots more time for a total survival time of two years post osteosarcoma diagnosis.

We have been told by oncos that of course it won't be as effective as IV chemo since the dog doesn't get the same amount of chemo, but it's a good alternative that will still give you a fighting chance at stabilizing the disease.

I put together a lot of info about metronomics here, this should help. It's great to hear that oncos in the UK are starting to use it. By the way we do have a Tripawds UK Facebook Group, it may also help you to talk to members who are going through it in your country. I'm curious, what is the protocol your doctor recommended?

And yes, you'll have to tell us about Tully!

Awwww what a couple of cuties! I wish I could cuddle with them!

You are a really PAWESOME pet pawrent for giving your doggies the best life possible and keeping their best interests in mind. There is nothing wrong with not doing chemo, lots of folks don't and that's OK. We see lots of folks who don't do it and their dogs live a long time, far beyond expectations (our own Jerry made it 2 years, we've seen others go longer!). And we also see folks do IV chemo and sadly not make it more than a month or two. So really, it's a toss up. All that matter is you're following your heart.

So it sounds like you haven't gotten the exact protocol they're recommending yet? I'm always curious, there are some difference between the way things are done in the UK versus the states & Australia/New Zealand, which seem to have similar methodologies. Let us know what the docs tell you.

Thanks for chiming in Caroline!

katsngreys said
Is there a UK forum? As I did post about him on the FB page.
When I was searching for information about Metronomic Chemotherapy then it seems that lots of the links that I found came from this forum so it seemed sensible to join.
Although I use FB regularly the nature of it is that is fast moving so that posts fall from view and are lost. The benefit of forums is that you can search and sometimes find the information that you need.

No, there's no UK forum, Tripawds is a global community and we welcome everyone here in the Forums. Yes, you stated perfectly the value of Forums, with seven years of information being compiled here and in our featured blogs, it's an invaluable way to research topics. The UK Group was started as a terrific way for folks to connect on a local level and share tips about docs, getting the word out about life on 3 legs in the UK, etc. Treatment plans can be different in the UK and it's so valuable for us to know that here as well, so we appreciate your experiences here as well, it really adds to the database of information here. Thank you!