Cancer Treatment and Prevention Therapy

Tagamet & Benadryl used to shrink mast cell tumors

This is the same treatment that I use to shrink Epuli. 

If your dog is on any medication, you should always read the PreCautions sheet.  Some meds cannot be combined with Tagamet (Cimetidine). updated 6/20/11.

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     Dose for growths & epuli in a 55-75 lb. boxer: 

1 tab 200 mg. Tagamet (Cimetidine) and

1 tab 25 mg. Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) caplet

twice a day for 3 weeks. 

     Preventative Therapy in a 55-75 lb. boxer: 

1 tab Tagamet and

1 tab Benadryl caplet

twice a day for 2 weeks.  I do this twice a year. 

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http://www.tagamethb.com/

http://www.benadryl.com/

It doesn't hurt my dogs and you never know what growths you might be shrinking.  I take it too!

I have only heard of one dog who was allergic to Tagamet.

More Information:

I am posting this on the request of several boxer breeders I have spoken to  recently regarding their boxers and cancer.

I began using Tagamet and Benadryl to shrink mast cell tumors in 2003 when I shrunk 5 large tumors on a boxer.  One of these over-the-counter drugs encapsulates the T1 cancer cells and the other encapsulates the T2 cancer cells. 

The Life Extension reference article is located at:  
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2002/jul2002_cover_cimetidine_01.html

Testimonials

• 1/7/12 - Vera, just wanted to give you an update on Hans. we have kept him on the Benedryl and Tagament since his surgery last January. as you remmeber he has 4 masses on his lungs and lymphoma. every 2 months we take him back to the vet for xrays. we are so excited!!!!!,Hans went to the vet today. the little piggy weighs 108.2 pounds!! they did xrays in October when he was there last and again today.!! he had 4 masses in his lungs and his windpipe was bent from the one mass pushing on it. today the xrays reveal all the masses are gone!!!!!!!!!!!! i wouldnt have believed it , if i didnt see the xrays myself, she gave us a copy that i am going to try to post here!! the vet sed she has never seen anyhing like this before! he just has a few small nodules still there.she sed he should have been gone last year. OMG, we are so happy. she wants to see him back in 3 months. she sed this is nothing short of a miracle!!!!! thank you for all the prayers and good vibes. this is just so wonderful!! attached are the before and after xrays!! also a new pic of Hansome Hans!! i am so glad you had that article on your website!! thank you so much!!!!!  Diane

Hans January 2012

Hans January 2012

Hans March 2011

Hans March 2011

Hans March 2011

Hans March 2011

November 2011

Many thanks for your help!

    My Boston Terrier, Stetson, had surgery to remove mast cell tumors on August 23rd, and both tumors came back as Grade II, malignant. I was told to keep a close eye on him, and if more tumors appeared to schedule him for more surgery. The following week, another one appeared on his right hock.

    I contacted Stetson’s breeder, since I absolutely had to vent and worry at someone who knows something about dog diseases and she is a vet tech. She sent me links to your web site and said that people have been trying your way of dealing with mast cell tumors with good results. Then on September 11th I called you to find out more and ask how much to give a 17 lb. Boston, since your site gives the dosages for a 65 lb. Boxer.

    I copied off all the technical information and took it to my vet to ask her about it. Actually, I did this three times wanting her input, but couldn’t get her to do more than glance at the papers and set them aside. On the third try, she told me I could try it, but to increase the dosage of the Benedryl to a whole tablet twice a day and to forget the Tagamet, because that’s only for upset stomachs. She still would not read the information.

    He got a whole Benedryl tablet twice a day, and the tumor on his hock slowly got bigger. I was torn between taking him in to have it removed or trying the treatment. Because of its location, I didn’t see how the vet would be able to take it off with clean margins and still leave enough skin to close the wound without its tearing open when he walks.

    I prayed about it, and my gut feeling was to try the treatment with the Tagamet. He’s been on a whole Benedryl and 1/3 of a Tagamet twice a day for 6-7 weeks now, and the tumor on his hock is almost gone.

    He has more energy, and I’ll cut the Benedryl down to half a tablet twice a day like you recommended. Feel free to share what I have written here. Stetson will celebrate his sixth birthday this Saturday. I’m not too good with a camera, but here are a few pictures of my beautiful boy. And thanks again!

Christine

•      I will happily give testimony to this particular treatment :) My boxer was diagnosed with lymphoma (Gastrointestinal type) last August. I had prayed at the time that she would be able to stay with me and I am happy to report that we will celebrate her 10th birthday this month. I am not a big fan of chemo or radiation treatments and surgery was not an option. I believe in the quality of life and will never take drastic steps to just put off what will eventually take them regardless of chemo or surgery and so I have done no other treatment other than the Tagament and Benedryl twice a day. There are times she is bloated and I have used Lasic to help with the fluid build up but that is the only additional treatment she has received. Her gums remain a light pink and I realize that the cancer is slowly taking over.  Right now I am having to encourage her to eat by offering puppy food (canned) and Bil-Jac (frozen variety - thawed of course). She insists that I stay by her crate and watch her eat but that's a small price to pay for her continued company.

• It was a fight to keep my own cancer afflicted girl. You know her by her name Miranda Sue, She was a delight and the light of my life. In her last year, I went with Vera's Therapy. She had a nearly year of happy life left before she went to the bridge.

• Thank you very much for the tip on treating gum over-growths. I followed your directions and it did help my boxer, so I am doubly grateful to you. :- )

• I think you are keeping some stats on this...so just to let you know, Duke passed away on dec. 1. He had another large tumor on his heart. I do think the tagamet and benedryl helped him tremendously.

• June 20, 2011 - She is doing great! We keep checking the area, but so far the tumor has not come back. Thanks for remembering and all your help.  Dec. 30, 2010 - Misty is doing fine. Back to her normal, energetic self. We have to keep checking the area where she had the nerve sheath tumor. They expect it to come back in 6-9 months. If it does they will operate again and take out a larger area since they know the type of cancer. I’m giving her the preventive dose of Benadryl/Tagamet to see if that helps.  Dec. 6, 2010 - Have you heard if Tagamet/Benadryl works with nerve sheath tumors? I have a lab/boxer mix that just had one removed and the vet said there’s a good chance it will reoccur in the same spot within 6-9 months.