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Dog has cancer

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Jeni

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Anyone have experience with mast cell tumors in dogs? Our Hungarian Viszla, who is 10.5 years old, was just found to have 2 of these tumors. I am waiting for a call back from the vet re: grade, but one is fairly large (3"x1"). Any advice? Experience with prognosis?

Thanks in advance...

Jeni
 
No advice but lots of sympathy

This is really painfull for you. You have all my best wishes. I don't know about prognosis but your vet will. What to do? I had an old cat with cancer and I just kept him happy and eating for as long as I could. These are hard decisions to make.
 
Jeni, I'm so sorry to hear that your dog has cancer. I am not familiar with the type of cancer it has, but we just put our 12 1/2 year old Lab down the end of October. We found she had a tumor in her left front leg and after spending a horrible night with her being restless, we made the decision to put her down the next day. The leg could have broken and shattered for no reason and we didn't want that to happen. It seemed to happen all to fast, but she was not happy and wasn't moving. It is a terribly hard decision to have to make, but we feel we did the best for Kelly...not us.

This is the second Lab we had to put down due to cancer. The first one, we found a lump in her chest area and had her X rayed and got the bad news. And found out the cancer was in her lungs, too. We brought Sammi home and had a good night and day with her and took her into the Vet's the next day for the last time. I know all of our pets are well and happy now and I still miss every one of them, and someday we'll see them at the "Rainbow Bridge". And yes, we have another Lab...Dakota.

Listen to what your Vet tells you and then watch your beloved puppy and see what he/she tell you...sometimes you just know when it is the right time. Hopefully, you will be able to keep him/her around for awhile longer.
 
Our miniature schnauzer collapsed with a large malignant tumor on his spleen, but I'm not sure exactly what type it was. It was very, very sudden and we arranged for emergency surgery. It was not cheap but the prognosis was good for his recovery.

He did recover and lived for another two years. He eventually developed other tumors and we had to let him go. However, we were as prepared as we could be by that time and really enjoyed our "borrowed" time with him.

Our vet was excellent. When the time was right to not intervene any further, he let us know and was extremely supportive.

Best wishes - my heart goes out to you.


Bev
 
Our 1st mini schnauzer got cancer of the throat at 10 1/2 yrs. The vet gave us all the options and we decided to keep her as well and happy as we could and we knew when it was time to let go because she no longer would eat, could not climb on her favorite sleepy place, etc. Enjoy what time you have left with your pet, do what your vet recommends and know that all TUG pet owners know your pain and will be thinking of you. Keep us informed.
 
We lost a beloved German Shorthair to mast cell tumors which spread (+a thyroid problem). We thought it was something else, as it was very similar to something we'd seen on another pet years ago...which was harmless. And yes, we are very good about taking our dogs in for annual exams.

The deal is you need to treat it quickly...don't let it grow. The sooner you treat it, the better the prognosis. Get your pup in there now and get it removed. If removed soon enough, it is curable, but your Doc will be the best one to give you the prognosis. My best wishes to you--I know it's so tough with a pup you love so much.
 
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So far I have happier news. My lab had a mast cell tumor 1 1/2 years ago. She is now 11 and doing great. It was about the size of a marble on her left flank. The vet removed it and a large amount of surrounding skin. We don't believe she has had a reocurrence. She has had numerous cysts on her body, as well as fatty tumors. There is another marble shaped lump on her flank, which they think is a cyst, and they did withdraw some fluid from it. It has not changed or grown. The vet said that if the mast cell tumors reoccurred, they would treat with prednisone, rather than more surgury.

My friends cat had an internal mast cell tumor, which they found when the cat had seizures or severe histamine reaction. They put the cat on bimonthly chemo pill, with no side effects, and the cat is doing great. Its been a year since they first found that. Mast cells in cats and dogs are different, apparently.

I hope for the best with your dog.
 
I wish you and your dog a good prognosis. I know I was devastated when my dog was diagnosed with Lyphoma.

Sue
 
Thank you!

I can't thank you all enough for your kind words and support. It's nice to know others understand what a blow this news was to us. Sammy has been our baby for almost 11 years. Of course our son replaced her as the baby almost 2 years ago, but Sammy will always be our girl.

I will go to the vet's office tomorrow to get the surgery scheduled. They will remove three tumors and run additional pathology on them. Right now, they are saying Grade 1-2...we'll see.

Again, thanks and I will keep you posted.

Jeni
 
Hope everything goes well at the vet for you and Sammy. As the mom of a DSH cat and a Golden Retriever, I know how strong the bond is. Vislas are beautiful dogs, I bet Sammy is a sweetheart.
 
:bawl: My prayers are with you as we know exactly what you are going through. Our Australian shepherd of 14 years developed lung cancer and we managed to find an excellent vet who administered 'corisone' injections to reduce inflammation and keep him comfortable. The injections worked so well that along with his cough medicine he managed to live a fairly normal life for another year. You will know when the pain becomes too much for them as they begin to whine and cannot find a comfortable spot. When that time came, we gave our Pepper a tranquilizer, plenty of kisses and said our good byes. It broke our hearts and we cried for nearly two weeks. His picture is still sitting in our office..............nearly 12 years later. We adopted another dog as a tribute to Pepper..........a year later, we adopted another one........and two years after that we adopted another one! Somehow caring and loving another dog or dogs in our case help ease our pain.
Just don't give up as there is always new treatments and plenty of love will keep him with you for awhile longer. Breezy
 
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