Hello,
Our dog has recently been diagnosed with meningoencephalitis and is on a high dose of steroids, epiphen and once every 4-5 weeks an IV dose of cytarabine which is administered at the vet hospital.
we know that this drug is toxic/carcinogenic however they have said it’s a low dose being used for his condition. My partner and I are in the middle of trying to conceive and I’m really worried about this drug even though we are taking all precautions. Apparently he’s only “toxic” for 2-3 days after receiving the cytarabine and then is not a risk anymore. As he is on steroids he has HUGE pees so gets urine on his paws, which he then walks into our house. How high a risk is this?
We cannot rehome him even temporarily (especially due to Covid) and he is part of the family. But we want to keep ourselves safe and also start a family. I wondered if anyone else has any experience or information on this? Thank you!
Our dog has recently been diagnosed with meningoencephalitis and is on a high dose of steroids, epiphen and once every 4-5 weeks an IV dose of cytarabine which is administered at the vet hospital.
we know that this drug is toxic/carcinogenic however they have said it’s a low dose being used for his condition. My partner and I are in the middle of trying to conceive and I’m really worried about this drug even though we are taking all precautions. Apparently he’s only “toxic” for 2-3 days after receiving the cytarabine and then is not a risk anymore. As he is on steroids he has HUGE pees so gets urine on his paws, which he then walks into our house. How high a risk is this?
We cannot rehome him even temporarily (especially due to Covid) and he is part of the family. But we want to keep ourselves safe and also start a family. I wondered if anyone else has any experience or information on this? Thank you!
