I have a 11 year old female dog that has been recently diagnosed with a cancer tumour? Any remedy?

Question

It has a tumour on neck/throat. My vet says he cant operate because it's damn risky. We dont want mercy killing either. She was born in my house and has been a part of my family. we have never beaten or chained her and let her sleep on our sofa. And seeing her suffering with cancer is really painful.

Answer 1

sorry to hear this, one of the best things you can do is pray over it daily and show your dog more good attention and love her. You should get a couple different opinions from vets. Some vets will do nothing will others will go out of way to do things.

Answer 2

You need to gather a lot more information from your vet to make an intelligent decision about your dog and any potential treatment. Where the tumour is can make a big difference. What the type of cancer is is also important to know.I had a golden retriver-german shepherd mix that had a tumour located in his internal organs. The tumour was operable and I had the operation done. Unfortunately, it was a very aggressive type of cancer and while the vet thought he'd extracted the entire tumour, the cancer came back. There came a point in time where his quality of life was simply very bad and putting him on chemo, which would've only put off the inevitable for a while, was simply cruel. I ended up making the hardest decision any pet owner ever has to make. However, to this day I don't regret it. It was awful, it was hard, but hsi quality of life was far more imporant. Please keep this in mind whatever decision you make. And keep in mind that dogs show pain in very different ways than humans do and cannot communicate much of what they're going through. You must be your dog's advocate. You options will probably be an operation if the tumour is operable, chemo or to do nothing. The key here will be communication with your vet and very importantly, a vet that you can communicate with and that you feel comfortable with and in whom you have confidence. Otherwise, search for a different vet. Your dog's current health will play a big part in your decision too. Lastly, please don't fall for a vet that wants your money and makes promises of cures with this treatment and that. Sadly, there are quite a few out there that may view your dog as more of a scince experience and a way to generate revenues. That said, there are some fantastic vets out there and some good treatment options. Best of luck to you and you pooch. This is proabbly one of the hardest things you'll ever go through.

Answer 3

Where is the tumor? What does your vet say? If your vet thinks it's removable, go for it. If your vet thinks it isn't removable, or it needs something in addition to surgery like chemo or radiation... then listen to their advice. If you aren't sure about what your vet is telling you, either keep asking questions, or talk to another vet in his/her office... or seek a second opinion. Are there any specialists in your area that you can get a referral to?

and prayer is the only remedy that can been seen
do ask god 4 his mercy so that he may help uinrecovering ur pet and give it love so that u can think later (if happened so) that u gave it a perfect jurney back home

Answer 4

Disgusting fools with no life. They shouldn't be allowed to EVER own another dog. When you get a dog, it comes with the whole pack, which may or may not include those *gross tumours*. These people simply can't feel love... Just look at the dog's face. Poor thing. I wish her the best luck! I also have a similar story... Of these stupid fellas who abandoned the dog about 2 miles from their household, the dog CAME BACK, and they still had the heart to send the dog away... Or those people that will get rid of the dog because it doesn't match the carpet. EGH.

Answer 5

I'm not a vet, but I just recently put down my 12yo dog because she had a cancerous tumor in her chest cavity that was inoperable. I provided her with prednesone, lasix, and hospice care until her breathing became too difficult. The vet told me without really telling me that this was the right decision. It was a tough but caring and humane decision. You haven't really provided much info. What type of cancer? Where is is located? Ultimately if it's time to make a final decision you will know when to make it. Hope this is helpful.

Answer 6

I had a female dog that developed a cancerous tumour and I had surgery for her. Then it grew back and we did surgery again. She was old when we had to have her put down but I think her cancer was coming back again and I had decided to not do surgery a third time. I still cry over her I loved her so much.

Answer 7

Where is the tumor? What does your vet say? If your vet thinks it's removable, go for it. If your vet thinks it isn't removable, or it needs something in addition to surgery like chemo or radiation... then listen to their advice. If you aren't sure about what your vet is telling you, either keep asking questions, or talk to another vet in his/her office... or seek a second opinion. Are there any specialists in your area that you can get a referral to?

Sorry I can't be of more help... without more information about the tumor, where it is, what type it is... it's pretty hard.

Answer 8

i am a vet. the best thing for u is to get the tumour confirmed as benign/ malignant by asking the vet to send biopsy from the tumour. if it is confirmed as benign u can go for an extirpation of tumour.if it is malignant the best thing is euthanesia.Although it is painful to u instead of continuosly seeing her suffering till death this is best.still if u want to keep her though declared as malignant put her under radiationj, chemotherapy, and REIKI by a reiki channel of ur area. sometimes reiki does miracles. i have immense faith in reiki practice.

Answer 9

usually depends on the location of the tumour either could be done by surgery or your dog must take analgesics which your vet knows more about them, but make sure that you pamper her a lot so she can feel always been taken care of, i wish her the best and whatever happens its not your fault or no ones fault.

Answer 10

She had her full life with you taking and giving all the pleasures that both had to give to each other. There is nothing much that you or anyone can do in her present condition. It is best to make her last time as much comfortable for HER as you can rather than worrying too much about your own emotions.