The Cancer Support Blend for Dogs helps your pets’ immune system to fight the spread of the cancer / tumour, and speed up the recovery process associated with conventional treatments. Cancer is becoming a more commonly diagnosed condition in both dogs and cats. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the United States, the top five cancers in people are breast cancer in women, prostate cancer in men, followed by lung cancer, colon/rectal cancer, and melanoma in both sexes.

PRINCIPAL NATURAL TREATMENTS

• Natural diet, omega-3 fatty acids, glycoproteins, antioxidants

SUPPORTING NATURAL TREATMENTS

• Coenzyme Q10, proanthocyanidins, DMG, soy iso-flavones, larch, Immunostimulant herbs: alfalfa, aloe Vera (Acemannan), Astragalus, burdock, dandelion leaf, dandelion root, Echinacea, garlic, ginseng, goldenseal, hawthorn, liquorice, marshmallow, milk thistle, nettle, red clover, St John’s wort, turmeric, yellow dock;

When it comes to our pets, there’s no national organization that tracks the occurrence of cancer. We do know that many common human cancers are not prevalent in pets, but there are other cancers we do acquire in common (Becker D. K., Four Common Types of Pet Cancer, 2014), including breast (mammary gland) cancer, lymphoma, skin cancer that takes the form of mast cell tumours in pets, and bone cancer. The rapidly growing speciality of veterinary oncology provides caregivers the choices to battle cancer that are similar to those offered human family members, so until recently, dietary therapy has often been neglected for pets with cancer, yet feeding them the proper diet is very important.

Studies demonstrate that both people and pets with inadequate nutrition cannot metabolize chemotherapy drugs adequately, which predisposes them to toxicity and poor therapeutic response. This makes proper diet and nutritional supplements an important part of cancer therapy.

Several metabolic derangements are common in the cancer patient. First, cancer patients often have hyperlactatemia (increased lactic acid in the blood). In addition, since metabolism of simple carbohydrates produces lactate, a diet with minimum of these carbs might be preferred.

Research has shown a pronounced decrease in certain amino acids such as arginine in the plasma of cancer patients. If left uncorrected, these amino acid deficiencies could result in serious health risks to the patient. Supplements with the deficient amino acids might improve immune function and positively affect treatment and survival rates.

Weight loss often occurs in cancer patients, as a result of cachexia (wasting). Most of the weight loss seen in cancer patients experiencing cancer cachexia occurs as a result of depleted body fat stores. Tumour cells, unlike normal healthy cells, have difficulty utilising lipids for energy. Dogs with lymphoma fed diets high in fat had longer remission periods than dogs fed high carb diets.

The use of Omega-3 fatty acids can promote weight gain and may have anticancer effects and warrants special mention. In people, the use of omega-3 fatty acids, such as those found in fish oils, improve the immune status, metabolic status, and clinical outcomes of cancer patients. These supplements also decrease the duration of hospitalisation and complication rates in people with gastrointestinal cancer. In animal models, the omega-3 fatty acids inhibit the formation of tumours and metastasis (spread of cancer). Finally, in addition to having anti-cachetic  (anti-wasting) effects, the omega-3 fatty acids can reduce radiation damage to skin.

While many treatment options are often available for the various malignancies our fur kids experience, doctors sometimes overlook the simple aspect of nutrition. In the next decade, prevention and treatment will most likely include a focus on nutrition in veterinary medicine, just as their counterparts are now doing in the human medical field.

While there are no controlled studies showing the value of diet in supporting the pet with every type of cancer, there are studies (Becker D. K., Using Alternative Therapies to Fight Cancer, 2010) showing the benefits of dietary therapy when combined with conventional therapies in dogs with lymphoma and nasal tumours.

Contains: Garlic, Ginger, Turmeric, Aniseed, Black Mustard seed, Fennel seed, Rosehips and Gotu Kola

A good, natural diet can help prevent cancer. What we offer, is a specialised diet based on raw food, and herbs to help the recovery process. Dietary therapy, when combined with conventional therapies, have many benefits for your pets.

Start by introducing your fur kid to the Simply Pets Veterinary Formulated raw diet. Once your fur kids transitioned to raw, typically between 4 and 6 weeks, introduce the Cancer Support Herbal Blend into the diet.

The Cancer Support Blend can also be used as preventative therapy. These can be used in conjunction with conventional therapies. The natural treatments are widely used with variable success but have not been thoroughly investigated and proven at this time.

As with any condition, the most healthful natural diet will improve the pet’s overall health.

PLEASE NOTE that herbal and other natural products can harm your animals – not all plants are safe and gentle! Do not attempt using any of the ingredients listed, or any other plant matter, without the guidance of a qualified herbalist.