Hero dog Kabang undergoes second chemo session in US

Philippine “hero dog” Kabang underwent a second chemotherapy session this week at the University of California-Davis (UC Davis) in the United States.

 

Kabang gained international attention when she lost her snout after saving two children from being run over by a speeding motorbike in Zamboanga City last year. A group — "Care for Kabang" — was formed to raise funds for Kabang's surgery in the US, initially estimated at $20,000 (roughly P800,000).

 

In an email to GMA News Online, one of the administrators of “Care for Kabang” Facebook page, who refused to be identified, said more chemotherapy sessions are scheduled for Kabang.

 

“Her third treatment is scheduled for next week,” the administrator said. “She will most likely need 5 total chemotherapy treatments (one per week) and then they will move on to treating the heartworm.”  Kabang arrived in the US on October 10 and underwent her first chemotherapy session on October 24.

 

The "Care for Kabang" page mentioned in a public post that doctors were happy to observe that Kabang’s tumor has shrunk significantly from the previous week.

 

The doctors of UC Davis found that Kabang had two urgent medical conditions that needed to be addressed before she could undergo facial reconstructive surgery:

(1) tumor in her genitals, and

(2) heartworm.

 

If the treatments are successful, she can proceed with at least two facial surgeries:

(1) a dental reconstruction, and

(2) closing of the gaping wound on her face to prevent further infection.

 

Her doctors are optimistic that the hero dog would recover after chemotherapy and other treatments. - VVP, GMA News