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When Surgery Isn’t an Option
When a Tumor Can’t Be Easily Removed
Some tumors are difficult to remove with surgery.
Some are located in places where surgery is risky or disfiguring.
Some tumors don’t respond well to chemotherapy.
An exciting treatment that every pet parent should know about — a therapy that can help treat difficult solid tumors in dogs.
Sometimes called Targeted Pulse Therapy, also known as ​Electrochemotherapy (ECT), this treatment is typically gentle and has very few side effects.
Momo’s oral tumor never returned after treatment.
“We were told surgery would need to be very aggressive and would remove part of Momo’s jaw. Instead of getting surgery, she got ECT. After ECT therapy, Momo was happy, eating normally, and showed zero side effects. Most importantly, the tumor never came back. We are so grateful that our doctor offered this treatment.”
ECT works by using brief electrical pulses to help drugs enter cancer cells much more effectively. This allows doctors to use very low doses of drugs while still delivering powerful cancer-killing effects directly into the tumor.
In addition to killing tumor cells, the treatment can also stimulate the immune system, which could help reduce the chance of the tumor returning.
Champ’s basal cell carcinoma was gone and healed four months after treatment.
Before ECT AND 4 Months Later
“Champ’s tumor was growing and surgery was going to be difficult because of the location. Four months after treatment, the tumor was gone and the area healed beautifully. The procedure was much easier than we expected.”
Lee’s eyelid mast cell tumor was successfully treated.
BEFORE AND AFTER
“Because the tumor was on the eyelid, surgery could have affected Lee’s quality of life and appearance. ECT allowed the tumor to be treated without removing part of the eyelid. Lee recovered quickly and was back to normal within days.”
“I wish I’d known about this treatment before I chose surgery for our dog’s soft tissue sarcoma” - Jessie’s mom
Why Families Choose This Treatment
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Surgery would have been disfiguring
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Their dog was not a good candidate for surgery
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Can’t get good margins. Couldn’t get all the cancer cells
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The tumor returned after surgery
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Chemotherapy did not work
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Wanted a local treatment with fewer side effects
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Their dog was older and they wanted a gentler option
Join us to learn about a treatment that many dog owners have never heard about — but should.
April 8, 8:00 AM PT | 11:00 AM ET
Speaker: Dr. Chelsea Tripp
Canine Cancer Alliance Free Webinar
This webinar will go into:
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How the treatment works
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Which tumors respond best
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When to use it instead of surgery
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Side effects and recovery
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Real patient outcomes
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How to find clinics that offer it
Sign up and join the live webinar and also get the recording!
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