what to do with a 8 1/2 unspayed rottweiler with many cysts not cancerous but one very large breast tumor.?

Question

i have 2 different vets telling me 2 different things to do. my rottweiler has all her shots and is up to date on everything. regular health chech ups etc. one vet did not even diagnose it properly i had to get second opinion and he said i should get a chest x ray to see if she has lung cancer, and then spay her and remove the breast tumor with no biopsy and it costs $600 plus????????? un sure of what the right thing is to do. can anyone give me more info and some expert advice. she has also had 3 surgeries prior to remove a large cyst and skin growth, plus she swallowed a ball and had to have emergency surgery or be put to sleep. love her and want to do the right thing.

Answer 1

Spaying her will not stop the breast tumors now. My lab 10 year old had the same problem - She had a large tumor that actually "popped" like a pimple and blood was pouring everywhere. What my vet did was xray her first to make sure she did not have lung cancer. He told me that if she did then there would really be no use in removing the tumor. She did not have lung cancer he removed the tumor (my bill was $550) and she lived for another two years. She was more playful. She eventually died of cancer but she has two more happy years with us. So my suggestion would be to x-ray first and then remove the tumor if the xray is ok. You do not want it to "pop" like my dogs did. You may also want to call some other vets to compare costs if you are not totally stuck on the vet you have - you would be surprised at how rates differ. Also, you may want to ask about a payment plan. The vet may be willing to work with you. Hope this helps and good luck.

Answer 2

Early spaying actually reduces a dog's risk for developing breast cancer, so I'd be very surprized if the breast tumor is benign. I'd opt for the surgery to be done by the second vet.
The next time you adopt a dog, spay or neuter it!

Answer 3

Poor thing! She's got a lot of problems!

By all means, get her x-rayed so you will know what you're dealing with. And get her spayed, if she is still strong. You'll probably want to get that tumor out too: Whatever it is, it's bound to be mangling your dog's insides.

But I have a sad suspicion that you will eventually have to put her to sleep. So all you can do is make her happy as long as you can.