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===Supportive Therapy===
 
===Supportive Therapy===
For those receiving chemotherapy:
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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
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Additionally fluid therapy, laxatives and analgesia may be required.
* Appetite stimulation in cats e.g Cyproheptadine (Periactin)
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* Antiemetics
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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:
   
** Azotaemia
 
** Azotaemia
 
** Neutropenia/sepsis
 
** Neutropenia/sepsis
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