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| ===Supportive Therapy=== | | ===Supportive Therapy=== |
− | For those receiving chemotherapy:
| + | Whilst receiving chemotherapy patients should recieve a high quality, palatable diet to maintain calorific intake. If animals become anorexic they should recieve appetite stimulation in cats e.g Cyproheptadine (Periactin) or antiemetics if vomiting occurs. |
− | * High quality, palatable diet
| + | Additionally fluid therapy, laxatives and analgesia may be required. |
− | * Appetite stimulation in cats e.g Cyproheptadine (Periactin)
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− | * Antiemetics
| + | Monitoring of: |
− | * Assisted (tube) feeding
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− | * Fluid therapy
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− | * Laxatives
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− | * Analgesia
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− | * Treatment for and monitoring of:
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| ** Azotaemia | | ** Azotaemia |
| ** Neutropenia/sepsis | | ** Neutropenia/sepsis |