My 13 1/2 yr. old husky, Shanna, has a football shaped mangiosarcoma growing out of her liver. 4 mos ago when I noticed she had seemed to slow down, we brought her for a physical & ultrasound. Nothing but slightly elevated livers. 2 weeks ago she seemed very tired & disinterested in eating. Now her livers are out of sight, the tumor is about 1/2 the size of a football, she is severely anemic. She is on 1Cap 2X daily, Vet Solutions Omega3, hemp seed oil, 3 pet tabs daily, 10 mg prednisone, 3X dly, 200 mg sam-e 2X dly, 20mg of famotidine 2X dly,1dropper Hi-Vite Drops dly. The vet keeps recommending surgery and says she may get up to 1 year. I feel guilty because I prefer to go w/another vet (highly recommended) who includes holistic, homeopathy, herbals, etc & possibly ttransfusions for anemia. She also has spondylosis and some disk compression at the base of her spine. Is surgery a viable alternative, all things considered??? Her diet has always consisted of high quality dry food w/half of each meal a mix of organically raised beef, or chidken w/broccoli and carrots & br. rice (all organic). Now that her appetite is back, is this okay to keep feeding her? Meat/chix cooked -- vegs steamed, all done in food processor & added to rice (ratios 1/3 1/3 1/3). Is there anything I can do to keep her comfortable for as long as possible w/out surgery.?
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Age: <1; Female; Breed: Siberian Husky 13 1/2 years
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Healthy diet wlots of antioxidants, omega 3's, prednizone, antibiotic (metronidazole (500 mg once daily for temp, endosorb tabs for diarrhea, famotidine for stomach, hi-vite drops,/p>