Dogs and cancer
Discussion
I have lost two of my bulldogs in the last year to cancer. Last Tuesday my 8 year old girl Rosie also a bulldog went to the vets as i new their was something up. i left her and I had a call from the vets to say she had a massive tumor. I was seeing to my sheep in the middle of a field at the time. I just broke down at the news. I asked the vet for some time to gather my thoughts and emotions.
I called back and the vet said he had taken it out already to my surprise. I went straight to the vets and he brought the tumor out and it was HUGE. It weighed 11 pounds 8 ounces. Shes back home now with her spleen removed and shes acting as if nothing has happened. Shes always done her own thing and always new she was a tough character but i am even surprised at how well she is coping after such a big operation. Vets and nurses said they are so surprised with how she has coped.
I will find out in a week if the cancer is curable or not.
The whole point of this post is to encourage people to get their pets scanned every 6 months or yearly even.
I called back and the vet said he had taken it out already to my surprise. I went straight to the vets and he brought the tumor out and it was HUGE. It weighed 11 pounds 8 ounces. Shes back home now with her spleen removed and shes acting as if nothing has happened. Shes always done her own thing and always new she was a tough character but i am even surprised at how well she is coping after such a big operation. Vets and nurses said they are so surprised with how she has coped.
I will find out in a week if the cancer is curable or not.
The whole point of this post is to encourage people to get their pets scanned every 6 months or yearly even.
In the context of another post tonight, I am sorry that you have had such a huge op to contend with and that there have been losses within your "pack" but advising a scan every 6 months isn't really sensible but a check by a good vet is really worth it. Lumps, bumps, weight issues, hearts, kidneys, lameness, skins......list goes on and on, can be monitored so easily. Hope your bulldog does well post-op
Whilst I would always endorse people having anything of concern checked out by the vet, I would also say that sometimes there is very little sign that something is wrong.
I have lost two dogs to splenic tumours (and several more to other cancers) and Hemangiosarcoma is sometimes known as the 'silent killer' because there are so few warning signs.
Both my dogs were fit and well, no loss of appetite or reluctance to exercise (one had been on a 5 mile walk the day before). Both went downhill suddenly - the only signs were sudden fatigue, a swollen stomach and pale gums. On going to the vet, they did a needle aspiration of their abdomens and drew out blood. It was the same vet several years apart - his face the second time told me all I needed to know.
I had both operated on. It gave Jake a few extra months, which included Christmas. Unfortunately Benson had a PE following surgery and did not recover.
I will keep my fingers crossed for you.
I have lost two dogs to splenic tumours (and several more to other cancers) and Hemangiosarcoma is sometimes known as the 'silent killer' because there are so few warning signs.
Both my dogs were fit and well, no loss of appetite or reluctance to exercise (one had been on a 5 mile walk the day before). Both went downhill suddenly - the only signs were sudden fatigue, a swollen stomach and pale gums. On going to the vet, they did a needle aspiration of their abdomens and drew out blood. It was the same vet several years apart - his face the second time told me all I needed to know.
I had both operated on. It gave Jake a few extra months, which included Christmas. Unfortunately Benson had a PE following surgery and did not recover.
I will keep my fingers crossed for you.
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