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Help Your Dog Fight Cancer

Empowerment for Dog Owners

ISBN 97809754794-38 258 pages

"Without you and your book, I don't know what I would have done."

"This book is a bible of information that I relied upon time and time again."

"Your book is always close by, I have tabs and highlights on the pages."

"Thank you for your book! I feel so much better prepared to deal with this disease."

"It is only because of your book that I had any idea how to treat Marley."

"Not one person at any vet clinic has answered my questions like your book did."

"It's an incredible resource for those of us who are owned by pets with cancer."

"Your book has helped me understand so much about Canine Cancer."

"Until I read your book, I felt so alone."

"Your book is truly what got me through. I don't know what I would have done without it."

"You answered questions I didn’t know I had, or didn’t know I needed to think about."

"Anyone fighting cancer with their pet should have it as a reference."

"Your information gave us the knowledge to make the decisions we had to make."

"This book gave me the direction I needed to move forward with treatment."

"Your book is fabulous! So much information you need to know if your dog has cancer."

"Your book helped me immensely when I first learned of Molly’s cancer."

"This book was the most honest account of all, about what I was going to face."

Do you want to be more proactive and more involved, in your dog’s cancer treatment? Some people let their vet make decisions. They don’t know much about canine cancer, or what can be done about it, and they may not want to. But your veterinarian does not live with your dog. They don’t know your personal feelings about your dog or about cancer treatment. They don’t know much about your finances.

Your dog, your money, your decisions!

If you want to participate in making decisions for your dog, read my book, Help Your Dog Fight Cancer: Empowerment for Dog Owners. It will help you become a better advocate. Books by owners of dogs with cancer tell emotional stories of their dogs’ journey. They will validate the feelings you may have through the ups and downs—the roller coaster—that many of us experience. Books by veterinarians will educate you about canine cancer or pet cancer treatment, from a vet’s point of view. Help Your Dog Fight Cancer is different. It is written by a medical animal writer after a great deal of research and tons of experience, helping over 900 dogs fight cancer. This book will provide you with everything you need to make good decisions and become an informed advocate for your dog. It will take away your stress and help you become your best friend’s best advocate through cancer treatment. Click the tab above to read the Preface of the book. Look through the Table of Contents. Then, decide. I know this book will be as helpful to you and your dog, as it has been for so many other readers and their dogs.

About Canine Cancer

Causes and Prevention
Early Detection
Lymph Node Locations

Most Common Types

Tumors
Bone Cancers
Cancers of the Blood
Multiple Cancers

First Decisions

What Tests are Needed?
Your Dog’s Cancer Team
Find a Treatment Plan
When Should Treatment Begin?
Could it be a Misdiagnosis?

Your Dog Has Cancer…Now What?

Should Your Dog Have Treatment?
Don’t Believe Everything You Read
Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
Don’t Believe “It’s Just a Dog”
Keep a Journal

Surgery

Curative vs. Palliative
Amputation
Surgery
Pain Control

Radiation Therapy

Lacy’s story
Curative vs. Palliative
Types of Radiation Therapy

Chemotherapy

Traditional Chemotherapy
How Much is Enough?
Intralesional Chemotherapy
Electrochemotherapy
Medical Cautions
Treatment Failure
Chemo Costs

Side Effects

Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Surgery Side Effects
Radiation Side Effects
Chemo (drug-specific)
Chemo (other)
Don’t Panic!

New & Alternative Treatments

Comparative Oncology
Immunotherapy
Vaccine Therapies
BMT for Lymphoma
Other Treatments & Therapies
Alternative Therapies
Clinical Trials

What’s Your Dog Eating?

About Diet and Cancer
Bullet’s Cancer Diet
Water
Don’t Forget the Treats
Frozen Fishies!

What Else Can You Do?

Don’t Blow a Fuse!
Vitamins and Minerals
Supplements
Organ Support
Bullet’s Supplements

Whole Health Issues

First-Aid Kit
From Warrior to Angel
When Pawspice Begins
When Pawspice Ends
After the Loss

Bullet’s Story

Appendices

Search the Internet
Join a Support Group!
Vaccination Waiver
Early Warning Signs
Chemotherapy Protocols
Chemotherapy Drugs
Schools of Vet Medicine
Quality of Life Scale
Reading List
Index

About half of our dogs will have cancer in their lifetimes, yet most dog owners know little or nothing about caring for a dog with cancer. Not long ago, admittedly, there wasn’t much to know. Today, however, treatment for canine cancer is nearly on par with treatment for human cancer, and there is a great deal to know.

If your dog has cancer, you’re undoubtedly asking, “What can I do?” First, you will decide on a medical plan and put it into action. There are many considerations to take into account when choosing a plan, such as which diagnostic tests to allow, which veterinarian(s) to enlist, and which treatment you want your dog to have. There are almost always several treatments available, even when a veterinarian presents only one. This book will help you obtain information you were not given, and help you make the important decisions…

As you read, and your knowledge about canine cancer grows, your anxiety will wane. You will become a confident and competent advocate for your dog…

I launched the Magic Bullet Fund in conjunction with the publication of the first edition of this book, in 2004, to offer financial assistance to people who have a dog with cancer but cannot afford treatment fees… Cancer survival may be a miracle, but for the families in the Magic Bullet Fund, just being able to see their dogs receive treatment is the real miracle.

All owners are initially overwhelmed, as was I, by the shocking news that their dog has cancer and by the prospect of losing their best friend… This book will provide you with a solid foundation for your battle against canine cancer. You will come away from Help Your Dog Fight Cancer with confidence, prepared to begin the journey and to make informed decisions as your best friend’s best advocate.

Cancer is a fierce enemy. To fight the good fight, we need all the ammunition we can get. Armed with information and love, you will discover the best possible way to care for your dog through the battle against cancer.

So Easy to Love So Hard to Lose

A Bridge to Healing Before and After the Loss of a Pet

ISBN 97809754794-14 112 pages, spiral bound

"This is an amazing book! It’s extremely helpful in trying to overcome the death of your pet."

"A friend recommended this book and I hesitated to read it. I was scared of the feelings it might bring up. I’m now kicking myself for not reading it sooner."

"This book is amazing! I’m in such a fog but you make me think by asking the right questions."

"If you have recently lost a pet or if you know that time is coming, I strongly suggest you read this book!"

"When I feel down, I pull out the book and fill in a page or two. I love this book!"

"This book helped us turn our hurt & sadness into realizing how blessed we were to have 13 years of loving, happy memories."

"Laurie Kaplan provides a shoulder for pet lovers to cry on."

"I saw this book at my dog’s oncology office, and thought it was wonderful. As I have an elderly dog as well, this will be a godsend."

"I wish I had had this book for preceding dogs that have passed on. I highly, highly recommend this book!"

"Kaplan speaks with deep understanding, sympathy and love."

"A beautiful tribute to the bond between human and animal, [this book] is a must read for any pet owner."

"It’s great therapy to write about a beloved pet. It helps to put your feelings into words and then read it."

When we bring a new pet into our home, we always hope he will have a long, happy, healthy life. Unfortunately, our dogs do not live long enough, no matter how long it might be! At some point, we know that we will have to farewell.

Whenever that time comes, this book will help you move through the stages of grief gracefully and comfortably. You will pay tribute to and honor your pet.

Experiencing the sadness with the guidance of this book will make it less painful and show you that your pain is, in itself, your “Bridge to Healing.” You will come to see that your sadness is an expression of your love for your pet.

If you have a pet, get this book now. It can sit waiting for a long time—for years—until you need it. And when you need it, it will be waiting.

Keep a copy of “So Easy to Love So Hard to Lose” in reserve, so you can send it to a friend who has lost a pet.

Note: If you breeze through the pages of this book without writing in the answers, you will not give my book a chance to be helpful! Please write in your answers to the questions. Writing the words will keep those words in your head for longer than a second.

Make your way through this book slowly. Read about 2 pages a day and write in the answers. You will need time between sections for your brain and your heart to absorb the content.

And when you are finished, the book will be a record of your journey.

Foreword
Author’s Note

SO EASY TO LOVE

The Magical Bond
Embrace the Final Days
End of Life Care

SO HARD TO LOSE

After the Loss
Is it True?
No Regrets
The Emotional Roller Coaster
You’re Not Alone
A Bridge to Healing

Appendices

My Grief Journey
Resources
Pet Loss Support Hotlines
Quality of Life Scale
Reading List
Favorite Poems

The loss of a beloved pet is devastating. Can the pain and sadness of pet loss grief be eased by a book? I hope so! My objective is to not write a book that will sit on a shelf with a collection of other such books. This is just evidence that someone looked for help but did not find it.

Remember the saying, “It’s the journey, not the destination”? Prepare to take a journey. I will be your guide. The journey may not be as much fun as a trip to Tahiti, but it will be meaningful, enriching and well worth taking.

This book will help you integrate into your life the experience of loving and losing a pet, without pushing grief away or avoiding it and without neglecting to recognize the real purpose of grief as an opportunity to pay tribute to your pet. This book will show you how to experience the grief journey in a meaningful, positive way, pay tribute to your pet and find the bridge to healing.

Do you want your sadness to vanish so you can feel better right now? If so, you are reading the wrong book! Losing any loved one is painful. That pain is cathartic, healthy and appropriate. It’s a tribute.

It may be possible to sidestep grief, sweep the emotional turmoil under the rug and feel better. Instead, I would like you to take the journey, pay tribute to your pet and turn your grief back into love.

I offer something much more valuable than simply making your sadness go away. I will help you see that while grief hurts, it is also a rite of passage that allows you to pay proper tribute to your pet and help you through your loss in a way that you will value for the rest of your life. Your grief journey is actually the bittersweet last chapter in the long, wonderful story of you and your pet.

This book is a tool to help you on the journey from loss to legacy. It will help you move from despair, anger and unbearable sorrow to a new understanding of the loss as the price we pay for the amazing privilege of experiencing the magical person-pet bond.

The final destination of your journey will be an appreciation of the love you had and the memories you will always have. While reading this book and writing your personal answers to the questions, your sadness will lift. You will feel stronger and less alone. Your grief will become less sad, painful and difficult. It will become an expression of love for your pet…

We each need to find our own way through grief. As you find your way, you will become less focused on the sad end of your pet’s life and more focused on all of the wonderful days you had together. While reading “So Easy to Love, So Hard to Lose,” you will cherish the happy memories every day, and find peaceful joy in having had and lost a very special friend.