My friend has a dog and I was looking at her and she has a tumor underneath her tummy, is there anything the vet will give her because she can't pay for all that surgery or nothing like that what do u think the vet will tell her? its a small one...on her side of her tummy...how do they get that? she also said she had alot of liters..
2007-05-26 22:22:37 · 8 answers · asked by Giovanna R 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
This dog is a chiwawa she really old maybe about 20 years old....
2007-05-27 14:50:09 · update #1
Oh, you had me interested in seeing a tumor with a dog attached. You seem to be talking about a dog with what MIGHT be a tumor.
Don't guess. ASK a vet. It may be nothing at all.
2007-05-26 22:26:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK to start with, you don't know that it's a malignant tumour - not all lumps are. You need to get it checked by a vet to get an idea what it is before you start panicking about cost.
However, since the dog is not spayed, and from where you've described the lump to be, it is very likely that it is a mammary tumour. These are common in unspayed b itches, unfortunately. The number one reason we spay is to prevent these.
Mammary tumours can only be treated by surgical removal, or possibly chemotherapy which is far, far more expensive and unpleasant for the animal. There is no 'medicine' that can be given for it. Mammary tumours are highly aggressive and result in unpleasant deaths when they spread to the lungs.
Please get your friend to take this dog to the vet. It won't cost much just to get an idea of what the lump is - for all I know it may just be a fatty lump, but being an unspayed dog she really is at risk from mammary cancer. I hope your friend will spay any dogs she has in the future, to avoid this very thing.
I'm also surprised that someone who is willing to let their dog hve a lot of litters would not be able to pay for surgery. Well I'm not surprised actually, sadly it seems a lot of people are that irresponsible.
Chalice
EDIT: That 'prognosis' for surgery quoted by Madison is BS - 20% chance for 2 year old dog? I've yet to see a dog, even an old one, die from having a mammary tumour surgically removed. Possibly Madison was muddling up the prognosis for a dog SURVIVING a mammary tumour. It's not the surgery that will kill them, it's the tumour. Either that or her vet is being weird.
2007-05-27 01:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our 16 year old dog has had a tumor for several years. Just got back from a vet visit and the doc said that it is a fatty tumor and nothing to worry about.
What your vet may tell your friend depends on a lot of things. The dogs age, general overall condition, type of tumor, etc. I would at the very least keep an eye on this tumor and see if it starts to grow. If it does, then I would definitely go to a vet. It may be wise to go anyway just to see exactly what type tumor you are dealing with.
2007-05-26 22:34:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it hard or soft? Is it red and hot like an infection pocket? If it's hard , it might be a mammary tumor.
If it's firm not hard like a rock, it might be from her last litter. How long has it been since she nursed babies? Sometimes there are firm areas where the milk is drying up.
Is the dog old? Cancer is more common in older dogs.
If the dog has had several litters, it is less likely to be breast cancer unless she is very old.
If she loves the dog, but can't afford to care for it, she should take it to a shelter. That is the kindest thing to do. Some things are serious and some are minor. It needs to be seen to know the difference.
2007-05-27 01:41:33 · answer #4 · answered by mama woof 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The age of the dog will have alot to do with what the vet will recommend. Rub your hand gently over it. If it is smooth, it is probably nothing to worry about. If it feels like a head of cauliflower, you really need to get to a vet. My Golden had a fatty tumor in her mammary duct a couple of years ago.. It cost me $450.00 to have it removed. She was 5 then. My vet told me that if she was any older he would not have done the surgery. But, that might just be my vets opinion. Good luck.
2007-05-26 23:39:21 · answer #5 · answered by mo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 14 year old has a mammary tumour...i am leaving well enough alone as the prognosis for a two year old is not good only about 20% so a 14 year old the surgery would probably kill her...it is slow growing and when it get too big for her comfort or any other signs that she is distressed in anyway then i will have her put to sleep so she doesn't suffer but as it is not at the moment causing her problems then leave well enough alone...ask the vet you dont have to have surgery it may be just like i am doing nothing...just the cost of consultation
2007-05-27 00:45:43 · answer #6 · answered by madison 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dog needs to see a vet. it can be a simple fatty tumor to a cancerous tumor they are all treated diferently.
Some vets will work out a payment plan.
2007-05-26 23:58:34 · answer #7 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a Mammary tumour and if possible needs to be removed.
2007-05-26 22:37:42 · answer #8 · answered by Lindsay Jane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋