Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Supportive care for a Vizsla with lymphoma
By Villalobos, Alice E·Published in The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice·2011·Pawspice at VCA Coast Animal Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A case report: Pawspice for a visla with splenic lymphoma.
Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old Vizsla was diagnosed with splenic lymphoma, a type of cancer affecting the spleen. The owner chose a new approach called "Pawspice," which combines early supportive care with gentle chemotherapy to help manage symptoms and improve the dog's quality of life. This method aimed to provide relief from debilitating symptoms while still treating the cancer, resulting in a significant improvement in the dog's condition. The Vizsla experienced better comfort and a more enjoyable life during treatment.
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Abstract
This author's experience in oncology proposes "Pawspice," a new concept that offers early supportive care for pets with life-limiting disease, embracing palliative care and standard care. Pawspice offers compassionate and comprehensive symptom relief at diagnosis while addressing life-limiting diseases. The concept of Pawspice is to maintain quality of life with palliative care that improves the patient's debilitating conditions by 30% to 50%, while simultaneously administering standard care via gentle chemotherapy modified for low toxicity. This combination makes Pawspice different than palliative care (pain and symptom relief) or hospice (intense comfort care that precedes imminent death), which prevail in most conventional thinking.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21601756/