Cats with Cancer?

I was reading on the internet today and came across hundreds of good reviews on a product that had given extra time to live  to cats with cancer...

It is by Pet Well Being and called Life Gold.

It seemed impossible to me that the ingredients in this bottle could  prolong life and make such an improvement

for a cat with all types of cancer..

what are your thoughts?

Have you tried it ?

I realize that for me I would not let  a cat suffer a long time with pain that was terminal

but I came across this and thought I would share it with others..

and they can at least research it..themselves.

SheriT

I have no interaction with this company. I will add my thoughts. There are lots of revival tent, snake oil remedies out there and companies that prey on a pet owners desperation.

All herbs and supplements can have medicinal value and if you add them to the regimen prescribed by your veterinarian you risk adverse side effects or bad drug interactions. If you can't run it by your vet and get an OK to use it don't.  Or understand you are doing so at your own risk. And your pets.

I was skeptical and that is why I posted this..I agree with you..

There was nothing in the ingredients that I felt would do much of anything

for a healthy cat much less one with cancer..

SheriT

I tend to be very skeptical of holistic remedies.  The only ones that I think are valid are ones that are being used by conventional vets mainly because I believe that they have either stood up to conventional studies or a skeptic who is a professional has come to believe that they have value.  The only ingredient that I see on that list that falls in that category is slippery elm bark but I don't know that it would do anything to put cancer into remission.  It does sooth the digestive system and helps with constipation.  It is also supposed to be given two hours apart from medications because it coats the digestive system and can affect absorption of medications.

It's hard to find proof that it works since so many of the pet owners are already getting treatment from a veterinarian. I also highly doubt that the majority of customers are asking their vets before adding this to the pets diet. As someone who recently lost a pet I can promise you I scoured the internet looking for that magic bean. Believe me there were lots of wonder cures to choose from. My pets best shot was following the treatment plan that the specialist advised. Thankfully we're smart enough to understand that even the best vets can't fix everything. And sometimes leading the pet owner to accept that is part of the overall treatment program.

Worse are the ' cures ' that offer to save your pet for less and not have to pay money grubbing veterinarians. Pet owners who forgo conventional treatments and ones being used by vets because they have the best success rate for a particular condition or cancer can cause a pet to endure great suffering.

I've probably went a bit off track from the OPs question. Sorry.  

Kittens Mom said:

If you can't run it by your vet and get an OK to use it don't.  Or understand you are doing so at your own risk. And your pets.

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That states my thoughts pretty well. I've seen plenty of holistic medicines mentioned in regards to kidney cats, but they are ones that veterinarians either know about, or are learning about. But those are just in regards to helping with symptoms (like slippery elm bark as someone mentioned). I honestly don't think I'd even ask my vet about something if it said it would make them live longer. That's a pretty big claim to make. And there's a lot more to pets' lives than having them live longer.