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Things to remember • A consistent and ongoing, whole−school approach to supporting a child with cancer is important. • Relevant <strong>information</strong> about your child’s condition should be shared with appropriate school staff. • Maintain regular communication with the school regarding how your child is coping at school and home. • Look for opportunities for your child to participate in activities with the school which will help them to maintain a social connection with their peers and the school community. • Ensure appropriate modifications are made to allow your child access to the school environment and curriculum. • Explore possible sources of additional support. Pets You don’t have to get rid of your pets – they are an important part of your child’s family. However; • Wash hands after handling or patting the pet. • Wash hands before meals. • Your child should not clean out the pet’s places including litter trays, fish tanks and bird cages. • Most pets are suitable according to the age of the child, although some playful pups (and other pets) can scratch or bite. If the child is bitten or scratched, then the wound should be washed well with cool running water, cleaned with an antibacterial agent and covered if necessary with clean gauze. Ring the CCC for further advice. • Maintain pet immunisation and regular worm medication, as per animal schedule. • Ensure pets have no ticks or fleas, keeping their coat healthy with regular brushing and cleaning. • Pets should not be allowed to hunt or feed from rubbish bins, but maintained on a commercial diet for their species. Other foods such as eggs, poultry or meat products should be adequately cooked and water should only be taken from sources that are fit for human consumption. • It is not ideal to allow pets to sleep on your child’s bed. Living with cancer Sec.3:19 Updated March 2011
• When visiting households with a pet the same precautions apply, regarding hygiene and pet health. • Children on chemotherapy treatment should avoid animals like reptiles, (snakes, lizards, geckos and terrapins) wild birds and non human primates such as monkeys. Horses: regular contact is not recommended, particularly grooming and mucking out stables. Birds: can carry disease. Don’t keep caged birds inside. Don’t let your child clean out the cage. Farm animals: limited contact allowed, taking care of good hygiene especially footwear. New pets: Check with your Consultant Oncologist for the right time to get a new family pet. This new pet should be checked by veterinarian before bringing them into your home. Hygiene and sanitary conditions can vary considerably between pet stores, animal breeders and animal shelter. When obtaining a new pet, children who are on chemotherapy treatment should avoid animals less than 6 months of age (or for cats less than 1 year of age) and especially those animals with diarrhoea (they may have a serious infection can could be transmitted to a child having chemotherapy treatment). If you have any other queries regarding pets please ask your Consultant Oncologist at your next appointment or ask your Nurse Coordinator. Sun Smart Protection from the sun is essential for children having chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy make the skin more sensitive to the sun – the skin burns more easily. Outside, all children having treatment must dress in light-coloured, long-sleeved clothing, and wear a wide-brim or legionnaire’s hat. When applying factor 30+ sunscreen, pay special attention to the backs of the hands, tops of the feet, back of the neck, ears, and scalp. If your child is having radiotherapy, do not put sunscreen on the skin where the radiotherapy is done. <strong>The</strong> sunscreen may have certain properties which may cause the skin to burn when it gets radiation during radiotherapy. Sec.3:20 Living with cancer Updated March 2011
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