Cancer is a disease that unfortunately occurs more and more frequently in our beloved pets and whose advancement and treatment cause great pain and anxiety, both in our animals and at home.
Dogs also currently suffer from higher stress levels and are also exposed to more toxic substances through food and the environment, which explains to some extent the increase in malignant tumors in dogs.
- There are completely natural therapeutic resources that.
- Combined with conventional pharmacological therapy.
- Can help alleviate the suffering of the dog.
- Protect your body from damage caused by chemotherapy and more easily overcome cancer.
- Provided you have a cure.
- Which unfortunately does not represent 100% of cases.
In this Animal Expert article we explain the best alternative therapies for dogs with cancer.
Diet is one of the most effective tools to prevent and treat cancer, because therapeutic nutrition will help keep the animal’s immune system in good condition so that it can continue to cope with the reproduction of cancer cells.
On the other hand, nutritional therapy allows the dog not to fall into a state of malnutrition during chemotherapy, allowing the preservation of such important structures as proteins and muscle tissues.
In addition, certain nutritional supplements based on vitamins, minerals and antioxidants are of great importance to minimize collateral damage from drug treatment.
Dog acupuncture is a basic pillar of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) applied to pets.
Acupuncture has a very important resemblance to other alternative therapies such as homeopathy: it considers that physical illness manifests itself as a result of blocked or altered life energy.
Inserting fine needles into the demolition of the animal (at anatomical points called meridians) seeks the regulation of this energy, as well as the stimulation of the animal’s immune system to improve the prognosis and progression of the disease.
Obviously, as with all the therapies we have named in this article, it must be performed by a veterinarian who also has a diploma in the therapy in question.
Animal homeopathy is one of the most widely used alternative therapies in the veterinary field for its surprising results.
With homeopathy we seek to stimulate the healing resources available to the body of the animal and it is very useful to achieve the following goals in the treatment of cancer in dogs:
Herborotherapy is a therapy with medicinal plants, plants that sometimes act with the same potency as medicines but in a much more harmless and respectful way with our dog’s body.
Medicinal plants can sometimes interact with drug therapy, so the veterinarian must choose those that are compatible with the chemotherapy the animal receives.
We can use many medicinal plants in the treatment of dog cancer, plants with immunostimulant activity, anti-inflammatory and analgesic plants as well as plants with recognized anticancer activity.
This article is for informational purposes only, in Animal Expert.com.br we cannot prescribe veterinary treatments or make any type of diagnosis, we suggest taking your pet to the veterinarian in case of any type of condition or discomfort.
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