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- 1. BeatingCancer,OnePetataTime
Adiagnosisofcancercanbescaryandemotional,butcancer
doesn’thavetobeadeathsentence.AtMVS,we’vetreated
thousandsofcancercasesandrealizethateachpatient’s
situationisunique.Ourpersonalizedapproachcoordinatesthe
effortsofmultiplespecialistsandadvancedcancertreatments
tohelpyoumakethebestdecisionforyourpet.
TakingtheFirstStep
Beforeyouarriveforyourappointment,ouroncologistwill
havereviewedtheinformationprovidedbyyourprimarycare
veterinarian.Ourdoctorswillperformathoroughexamination
ofyourpet.Thentheywilldiscusswithyouthenatureofyour
pet’scondition,anddeterminethebestwaystoaddressyour
areasofconcern.
UnderstandingtheBigPicture
Justlikeinhumanmedicine,therearenumeroustypesof
cancer.Althoughsomecancersarereadilyidentifiable,yourpet
mayrequireadditionaldiagnosticteststodeterminethetype
ofcancerpresentandwhetherithasspread.Knowingthese
testresultsprovidesouroncologistwiththeinformation
neededtosuggestappropriatetreatmentoptions.Diagnostic
testsoftenincludedigitalx-rays,abdominalultrasound,CT
scansorMRIs,andbiopsiesorneedleaspirations.
Cost
Beforedeterminingthecosts,ourspecialistsmust
considerthetypeandextentofcancerinvolved,the
weightandsizeofyourpet,andthemostappropriate
treatmentoption.Followingourdoctor’sevaluation,you
willbeprovidedwithareasonableestimateofthecosts
involvedwithtreatment.Anexamfirstisnecessaryto
ensurethecostinformationwegiveyouisasaccurateas
possible.However,ourstaffcandiscussvariousoptionsfor
paymentpriortoyourappointment.
Convenience
Inordertomakeyourpet’streatmentsas
convenientaspossible,weofferday-longand
overnightboardingandallowpickupanddropoff
at timesthatarebestforyou.Wealsooffer
weekendhoursandhavestaffoversight24hoursa
dayshouldyourpetneedtostayovernight.
TreatmentOptions
Ouroncologistwillhelpyoudeterminewhichofthefollowing
treatmentsisbestforyourpetbasedonitsindividual
circumstances.
Surgery: Oursurgerystaffhassuccessfullycompletedthousands
ofproceduresonvariouskindsofcancer.Theywillwalkyou
throughtheprocedure,thepotentialoutcomesandtherecovery
processshouldsurgerybethebestoptionforyouandyourpet.
Oursurgeonsareextensivelytrainedinmicrosurgeryandplastic
surgerytechniquesaswellasproceduresthatsparelimbs.
RadiationTherapy: Radiationtherapycanbeusedtoshrinkor
eliminatetumorsortoalleviateapet’spainfulsymptoms.Itcan
alsobeusedinconjunctionwithotherprocedures,suchassurgery,
toreducetumorsizeandmakesurgicalremovaleasierandmore
likelytobecomplete.Becausethetreatmentfieldisprecisely
targeted,sideeffectsaregenerallytemporaryandlimitedtothe
treatedarea.
Chemotherapy: Didyouknowthatmanypetsreceiving
chemotherapydon’texperiencesideeffectsatall?Ourtreatment
plansaredesignedtominimizesideeffectswhilemaximizing
impactandqualityoflife.Chemotherapymaybeusedtoimprove
apatient’sprognosisinconjunctionwithanotherprocedureor
whencancerhasspreadtomultiplesitesinthebody.
Chemotherapycanbeadministeredbymouthorinaninjectable
form,dependingonwhichanti-canceragentismostappropriate.
Ifyourpetdoesexperiencesideeffectsfromchemotherapy,there
areanti-vomitingmedicationssuchasCereniathatcanhelp.
HomeCareandSafeguardingQualityofLife: Theoncologistsat
MVSstrivetoensureyourpethasagoodqualityoflife.We
understandthat thesetreatmentoptionsmaynotbeidealfor
yourfamilyorpet.Inthatcase,wecandevelopaplantorelieve
yourpetofanydiscomfort theymayhave.Arrangingan
appointmentwithouroncologistcanhelpyouunderstandwhat
ishappeningwithyourpetandhowyoucanassist themduring
thisstageoftheirlife.Theplanthatyouandouroncologistdesign
canthenbeputintoactionwiththehelpofyourprimarycare
veterinarian.
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