Transcription
The Dearing drugs for cancer in our dogs and cats. Are they safe? Are they effective? Are there really any studies to back them? Any research with people? And if you were going to use a dewormer for cancer in your dog or cat, what would the dose be? You're going to get all the answers in this video.
Are you looking to learn more about natural pet health and wellness? You've come to the right place. Click the link to subscribe to Vinary Secrets. We're having a brand new webinar and you're invited. I'll be discussing dog and cat cancer immune support and inflammation, my top holistic solutions. The webinar is free. It's happening Tuesday, April 23rd at 5:00 p.m. Pacific. You can click the link in the box below to sign up.
The most common dewormer being discussed for cancer treatment in our dogs and cats is this. This is Panacure. The name of the drug is Fenbendazole. It comes from a class of drug called benzimidazoles. There's a similar dewormer that it's FDA approved for use in people, is called Mebendazole. To these Z medications, they're now being seriously discussed to be repurposed as a new alternative treatment for cancer, both in our dogs and cats, and even in people.
Fenbendazole, it's a really old veterinary dewormer. It's been used in every type of animal, including our dogs, including our cats. I often used it in veterinary practice. It was a really good broad-spectrum dewormer, and it was also treating some of those difficult to treat parasites, such as Giardia. What I liked about it, it was safer in some of the other treatments, such as Metronidazole, which can have some pretty serious side effects. I treated hundreds of dogs and cats with Panacure or Fenbendazole. No one seemed to have any serious side effects at all, and generally, it was quite effective. And you can do a literature review of Fenbendazole for deworming in her dogs and cats, and generally, it's considered very safe.
A big reason why there's all this excitement and study around these dewormers is here. You have drugs that are already approved. They've been well used in animals. They've been well used in people. And what some of the researchers has found is, what they've been deworming an animal, I some other form of study, what they've seen is it's also able to be cytotoxic against some of these malignant cells. Animals that have cancer. So when scientists see that, or researchers see that, they're thinking, doesn't this make sense? Let's go back and look at a drug that's already out there, already approved, already has a well-established safety profile, and see if we could also use that drug against cancer.
Because as you know, chemotherapy, it's not really the thing. Even though we've made some pretty big strides against some of the cancers, when we look at our animals, our dogs and cats, chemotherapy, it isn't that effective. I can go back and look at all these dogs that have developed lymphoma or lymph node cancer, and we're looking at giving them chemotherapy, I Adriamycin or one of the other CO-OP protocols. The chemotherapeutic options, they are not curative. The best you can hope for is you're giving your dog a period of remission for a period of time. Like there must be a much better way. And that's why there's such big interest in these deworming drugs.
But are there any studies? Turns out there are many studies in dogs, cats, even people. They're not all positive. Some are not showing successful results. Some are obviously, they're based on the type of drug and also the type of cancer they're trying to treat. But let's just name a few. 2018 review study, Fenbendazole acting as a moderate microtubule destabilizing agent, causing cancer cell death by modulating multiple cellular pathways. An impressive study done by John Hopkins University in 2021, antiparasitic drugs slows pancreatic cancer in mice. For this study, they were using Mebendazole, the dewormer used for people, and they found that it was particularly effective when it was used for pancreatic cancers that were detected early. The lead researcher says that for those people with advanced pancreatic cancer, it may be a serious and much better alternative than surgery. They believe it can help prevent tumor recurrence, may even improve response to chemotherapy.
Another study in people was looking at colorectal cancer and the use of Fenbendazole. The anti-cancer effects of Fenbendazole on 5-fluorouracil resistant colorectal cancer cells. They concluded the study saying that these results show that Fenbendazole, it can be an alternative treatment for 5-fluorouracil resistant colorectal cancer cells. 5-fluorouracil, it's that seriously serious toxic chemotherapeutic drug. Often it's sort of the only drug that's offered if you've got metastatic colon cancer. And they're looking at Fenbendazole, this benign dewormer drug, as an alternative treatment. And that's awesome news. Or this study here, emerging perspectives on the antiparasitic drug Mebendazole as a repurposed drug for the treatment of brain cancers. There's a really serious type of brain cancer called malignant glioma, and one of the few treatments that was shown to be beneficial is Mebendazole.
But it's not all good. And in one particular one study was making them comparison. Yes, it may be good when you're looking at cells in a Petri dish, but not the same thing when you give it to a living animal. Fenbendazole exhibits differential anti-cancer effects in vitro, as in a Petri dish, and in vivo, as in a live animal. In models of mouse lymphoma, they came to the conclusion that these studies show that Fenbendazole may provide no value in cancer therapy.
My point of sharing those studies is, it's not clear-cut in the science. It's a little bit murky. Can't say your dog has cancer lymphoma, gave him this Panacure, it's going to be cured. Or the drug Mebendazole is going to help someone with breast cancer. But there are many, many people who have number one, use Fenbendazole for their dogs, for their cats that have cancers, and many people have reported some positive results. Here's what some of our subscribers have said.
At Outcast 3397: Dog with stage three, four mouth cell tumor. Options given chemo, radiation, or put the dog down. Went with doing the research and learning a holistic way of healing and treating. Can answer from good people like you. Going on two and a half years strong, full of energy and happiness.
Or from at Transition 333: My female cat was over 20 years old and developed a mass in her abdomen. Based on her age, the cost of surgery and treatments, etc., she decided to treat her cat with Fenbendazole. Cost about $10 for half a cup, and she was feeding her cat 1/8 of a teaspoon twice a day, dissolved in water. Whatever the mass was, it disappeared, and she lived three more years.
From at Teresa Shell 967: My 13-year-old Bolder was diagnosed with lymphoma six months ago. I started on Fenbendazole with other natural supplements. Shortly thereafter, she's now 70% better. I will not do chemo or any other toxic substances. Thank you, Dr. Jones. Thank you, Teresa.
Another subscriber wrote in saying that she had a friend with stage four cancer. She was said to be terminal, and she took Panacure. Since that time, she's now been cancer-free for over a year.
Or from at Szidon: 10 weeks ago, my dog was diagnosed with a lized tumor on his liver. She also had masses on her adrenal gland, her pancreas. The first vet said she had four to six months to live. After 10 weeks of Panacure, 220 milligrams twice a day, she had an ultrasound. She had no tumors at all. They had absolutely disappeared. Even though that is done, he doesn't know what to say. I can read all the studies, but when I see results from people like you, that's when I know like, okay, there is something there.
If your dog or cat had cancer, what regimen would you use? There are two suggested regimens. Number one, a high-dose regimen, 3 days on, 4 days off. Number two, a lower daily regimen.
Regimen number one, the dose is 50 milligrams per kilo, which is 250 milligrams per 10 lbs of body weight, once daily. And the schedule is given for 3 days on. So day one, two, and three, you're getting the Panacure. Four days off. Then you would continue that regimen, 3 days on, 4 days off. You do it for a full 30 days, and then assess. Is it being beneficial for my dog or cat or not? For instance, the liquid Panacure that I have here, it is 100 milligrams for each one mill of the Panacure. Tula weighs about 22 lbs, meaning she's about 10 kilos. 10 times 50, that is 500 milligrams. Her dose would be 500 milligrams. It would be giving 500 milligrams once a day for 3 days on, 4 days off.
The second option that's being discussed is a low-dose regimen, and that dose is 10 milligrams per kilo. So if we're looking at a 10 lb dog, that 10 lb dog is 5 kilos. 10 times 5, that is 50 milligrams. So that 10 lb dog will be giving 50 milligrams once a day ongo. That would equate to 1/2 a mill of this liquid Panacure. For Tula, she's 22 lbs, that's about 10 kilos. 10 times 10, that is 100 milligrams of our liquid Panacure here, which is 100 milligrams per mill. So she'd be getting just that amount once a day, the 1 cc or 100 milligrams once a day. If you want to do the math, think about a 20 lb dog would be getting 100 milligrams or 1 mill of the liquid Panacure once daily.
High-dose regimen, number one, is a 50 mg per kilo. A 10 kilo dog, which is Tula's weight, she's 22 lbs, she'd be getting 500 milligrams. On this syringe here, each mill is 100 milligrams. That means you'd be getting five CCs or five meals, one teaspoon, once a day, 3 days on, 4 days off.
If your dog or cat has cancers, Panacure going to work? I don't know. There's a bunch of studies. Some are pretty supportive, some less so. In cancer, it's very complex. There's multiple different even subtypes of cancer. It's not just lung cancer. There can be non-small cell lung cancer that is less responsive to certain types of chemotherapy. But what I can say is chemotherapy is not a great option in many, many cases of our dogs and cats having cancer. And this is an option where it's inexpensive, potentially beneficial, limited to no side effects. So I've said it before, and I'll say it again, my dog or my cat were to get cancer, I would definitely be trying this. I'd be definitely be trying the Fenbendazole.
Thanks so much for listening to this edition of Vinary Secrets of Animal Dewormers for Cancer. Click up there to subscribe. Hit the bell to sign up for notifications. And when you click that link directly in the box below, I can send you a copy of my free book, Dog and Cat Cancer Immune Support and Inflammation: My Top Holistic Solutions. We'll be covering cancer causes, important diets to actually prevent cancer, supplements you should be using now, why it's so important to holistically manage inflammation and pain, vaccines you really should be avoiding for your dogs and cats, disease is linked to inflammation, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, organ dysfunction, and most importantly, what you can do about all of this. The webinar is free, and you're invited. It's happening Tuesday, April 23rd at 5:00 p.m. Pacific. You can click the link in the box below to sign up.