Animal And Company: Re: [boxer lovers] button tumor

Lisa, thank you very much. I WILL check with our vet. My main goal is to avoid surgery as it is the most stressful way to resolve the problem. If I can do it, I'm happy. Thank you for the information.

Lyuda

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From: Lisa Wiser <lawiser@att.net>
To: boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2012 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [boxer lovers] button tumor

First off: I AM NOT A VETERINARIAN!!! All I'm doing is sharing with you
something that was shared with me by people who HAVE successfully used
the treatment. I did some looking on line and found where "button tumor"
was also referred to as Mast Cell (call your vet -- ask if what your dog
has is known as a Mast Cell). There is an "over the counter" treatment
that has been successful. The big thing is these types of tumors are NOT
malignant. This is NOT a "cure all" of all tumors!!!

And check with your vet before you do ANYTHING ..... LisaW

http://veraboxers.com/cancer.htm

If your dog is on any medication, you should always read the
PreCautions sheet. Some meds cannot be combined with Tagamet
(Cimetidine). updated 6/20/11.

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_Dose for growths & epuli in a 55-75 lb. boxer_:

1 tab 200 mg. Tagamet (Cimetidine) and

1 tab 25 mg. Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) caplet

twice a day for 3 weeks.

/With dogs who are terminal, the treatment is continued for the
rest of the dog's life./

/Some people have increased the Benadryl to 2 tabs per dose with
no negative side affects and increased the shrinkage. Each dog is
different and you should decide your treatment accordingly. /

_Preventative Therapy in a 55-75 lb. boxer_:

1 tab Tagamet and

1 tab Benadryl caplet

twice a day for 2 weeks. I do this twice a year.

Lyudmila wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> My Aurora got a button tumor. I took her to the vet, the doctor
> advised to wait and see as those can disappear within couple months.
> Well, it didn't. It's not growing. It's not bothering her. I guess my
> next step would be the surgery. One thing - it is on Aurora's
> "Private" part, right by #1 exit. Please, forgive me for the
> "detailed" explanation. So the recovery wouldn't be very pleasant.
> Specially considering the time of the year.
> So I've done some googling and found, that somebody used betadine
> scrub on it.
> I would like to avoid the anesthesia and knife option as much as I can.
> Did anybody else have the same experience? Any suggestion?
> As always, thank you for all the words of wisdom and all advise.
> You've been a lot of help with so many things! Thank you.
> Lyuda and Aurora
>

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