Dogs are ideal hosts to worms and other parasites. The way they sniff, slurp and lick anything in their paths — including dirt, trash and poop — makes it pretty easy for them to pick up unwanted guests from playmates or neighbors, canine or human.
Parasites often show up as diarrhea, but they can also cause other symptoms, like vomiting, coughing, licking under their tail, or being short of breath. Some dogs may even lose weight. If your vet suspects that your pet has a worm problem, he or she will probably run blood work and/or take X-rays.
In some cases, a veterinarian may give your pet a pill or liquid to kill the worms. In other cases, a veterinarian may need to give your dog injections of a powerful antibiotic called albendazole or metronidazole. This medicine is commonly used by veterinarians to treat gastrointestinal parasites in cats, dogs, horses and cattle. It is often sold under the brand names Safe Guard, Pro Sense or Panacur.
Fenbendazole, the dog dewormer cancer drug being touted as an anti-cancer treatment, is a broad-spectrum parasiticide, which means it kills many kinds of parasites. Some doctors are beginning to believe that this medication might also have anti-cancer effects in humans.
Currently, most cancer treatments involve surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. None of these treatments offer a cure for cancer, but they can improve the quality of life by slowing or stopping the spread of the disease. Some researchers are experimenting with alternative medicine, trying to find ways that natural substances might help fight or prevent cancer.
For example, studies of canine cancer have led to a number of new approaches to human medicine. These include combining traditional treatments with a variety of complementary therapies.
In this case, the complementary therapy involves adding fenbendazole to the standard regimen of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Fenbendazole might make it easier for the immune system to fight cancer, and it might help the other medications to work better.
Another new approach is a vaccine that targets the proteins that cancer cells secrete. The vaccine, which has been tested in mice, might stop the growth of tumors, and it might even destroy existing cancer cells.
Although there is much more research to do, a number of people have been successfully treated with a combination of these methods. One such treatment, known as the Joe Tippens Protocol, combines fenbendazole with other natural supplements. These supplements include turmeric (the spice), CBD oil and high doses of vitamin E. Many people who have benefited from the protocol report that their cancers are gone or that their cancer is in remission. It is important to note, however, that the protocol has not been approved by medical authorities. This is why it is important to get professional advice before trying any alternative treatment for cancer. There have been thousands of drugs that looked promising in initial studies with a small sample size, got hyped up in the media, and then turned out to be ineffective or toxic.
