A ‘MIRACLE’ canine from Rugby has celebrated two cancer-free years after his proprietor feared the worst when he was identified with an ‘inoperable’ tumour.
Beloved household pet Bow’s proprietor Kathryn Derby has chosen World Cancer Day (Sunday February 4) to focus on Bow’s unimaginable survival story – and the way new advances in most cancers care will help different pets to beat the illness too.
The 12-year-old Labrador responded brilliantly to pioneering electrochemotherapy therapy delivered by Solihull animal hospital Willows Veterinary Centre.
Kathryn admitted she feared the worst when he was first identified.
She mentioned: “I used to be devastated at first. I went to the vets anticipating it to be a easy difficulty and it wasn’t. It was extraordinarily critical.
“I was totally shocked and felt awful that the melanoma in his mouth had got so big without me realising because his tongue had been covering it.”
She mentioned the outcomes of the cutting-edge therapy had been improbable.
“Bow is completely satisfied and doing so effectively. It’s two years now and the melanoma has not reappeared. Everyone is amazed by how effectively he’s, when it had initially seemed so unhealthy.
Willows’ veterinary oncology specialist Chiara Penzo mentioned Bow’s restoration was an enormous achievement.
He mentioned: “It’s a miracle we have now been in a position to obtain such a optimistic final result, particularly in a 12-year-old canine.
“His most cancers was inoperable however the rapidly-evolving electrochemotherapy therapy is a brand new and inspiring means of tackling such circumstances.
“The fantastic thing about electrochemotherapy is that it permits intelligent and exact anatomical focusing on of the particular website of the most cancers.
“This approach means the drug will only attack cancerous cells, unlike normal chemotherapy, which also kills healthy cells – so it’s a very effective way of treating the cancer without harming the patient indiscriminately.”
“Remarkably, Bow is now celebrating two years of being cancer free.”
