My dog has bone cancer, mainly in his mouth. Eating is difficult. He is not in any pain. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

You may want to go to a softer food. Here is what I feed my puppies. Maybe you can adapt it to your dog.

I take a can of goats milk and mix in a jar of meat (usually chicken or lamb) baby food. This I warm up until it is slightly warm. When they get older, I add in some dry kibble and let it soak then smush it up.

You may also want to add in a bit of rice or rice cereal. Some cottage cheese would be easy on him to mix in. Also, for fiber, get some canned pumpkin like you use for pies. It is a mush and is good to mix in. You might also want to get a good multi vitamin from your vet or a pet supply house. If it is liquid it would be easier but if you get pill, get a pill crusher so it is powder fine.

Good luck

Answer 2

I agree with Ben's mom! I'd say this in not the time to follow the rules of the proper diet of canines. Osteosarcoma of the jaw is rare, but I've seen a few dogs suffer from this cancer and eventually, it makes chewing impossible. I'd suggest that you boil hamburger meat, chicken livers, calves liver and run them through a food processer. Anything that can be mushed and finely chopped should be okay. Now is the time to endulge his wants and needs. If there is a canned dog food he especially loves, process that as well. Cater to him, endulge him and love him and he will let you know when it's time to allow him to go.

Answer 3

I actual have worked as a vet tech for quite a few years and have heard of no connection to spaying and bone maximum cancers or incontinence. you could alter her weight with the quantity of nutrition she eats and workout that she recieves. i be responsive to that no longer spaying her would be messy each and every 6 months or so while she is going into warmth and starts off bleeding and at those circumstances she may additionally want to discover her "thoughts". I actual have a boxer that we accompanied, she grew to become into no longer spayed and we could tell some week or 2 formerly any indications would initiate that she grew to become into going into warmth by way of fact at that factor as quickly as we would take her out to apply the bathing room she would discover the thank you to take off. She now no longer does that provided that we had her spayed. (She has been spayed for about 3 years and isn't any heavier than formerly.)

Answer 4

First I would like to know what makes you think he's not in any pain? If eating is difficult he is probably not getting enough nutrition. I know it's hard to think about but the best help you can give him now is to let him go peacefully. It's hard. My cat had cancer but I couldn't stand to see her try to do what she had always done and not be able to. I held her in my arms and let her go. Then I had her cremated and she will be with me always. She's no longer suffering.

Answer 5

My last dog had that. I took her off of all hard foods. I fed her Gaines Burgers (pure crap, but she could eat it), canned food, and my neighbors cooked her home made macaroni & cheese and mashed potatoes. My husband made her a few steaks that he cut into the ittiest little pieces and fed them to her one piece at a time.

It was 2 weeks after the diagnosis when we lost her. Mouth cancers are very aggressive. I will keep you and your dog in my thoughts.

Answer 6

I take it your dog will die from this cancer? If that's the case -- puree (put in blender) his favorites so he can lick them from a plate or bowl.

Some vets say to feed your dog proper right up until the end - - but when we knew my dog was very short on time? Every snack we'd said 'No' to for the last 11 years suddenly got a yes!!! Pizza, hamburgers, french fries, ice cream, cookies...he got it all and he died one very happy dog.

Answer 7

It is hard on you to sit there day after day wondering when will he die. I don't know of any way better to say it other then put the dog down and end the pain and suffering for the both of you.

Answer 8

Using a blender or food processor, may not be a bad idea in this case. Part can food and part hard food blended or just use can food mixed with a touch of warm water, well blended.

Answer 9

It sounds like it may be time to put your dog down :(. If the dog isn't getting proper nutrition it's going to die a slow starvation death.

Answer 10

at the vets office we mixed a canned food with water to make a soupy mixture for dogs with sore mouths, broken jaws, etc. God bless him, and you for caring for him.