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My dog has cancer.

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Ollie had a lump removed from his neck last week, and the pathology report just came back. The lump was a Grade 2 Mast Cell tumor.

With agressive surgery (which he definitely had...my mom noticed the lump early and he's got a huge inscision all the way down his neck) recurrence rate is about 20%. Hopefully the vet got it all taken out, and hopefully he won't develop any more tumors.

He has been acting normally (before and after the surgery) and has been having regular bowel movements, etc. But he's 11 years old, and I don't know how many more surgeries he'll be able to take, if it comes to that.

Oliver, in 2001

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Originally posted by: redly1
wow, that sucks
how much does that kinda stuff cost you?
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I don't know. He lives with my parents; I'm in college.

But they'll pay whatever it takes to get him healthy again, unless the treatment is too painful to observe any real benefits.
 
My cat had a lump recently on her back, was just some megasized pimple or something though because it eventually oozed out and healed.
 
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Sorry to hear that. Hopefully he'll live out the rest of his life in relative comfort.

My parents' cat that has been around since I was a kid (he was at least 18 years old) passed away the other day. He hasn't been doing much except sleeping on the front porch, eating and pooping for the past 5 or 6 years...he died like he lived, though, my dad found him "asleep" on the porch the other day. Poor old guy, at least he wasn't in any pain.
 
poor ollie. my best wishes for a speedy recovery and many more years for you to spend with your doggie.
 
🙁 sorry to hear about that i feel for you... we lost our dog 10 days ago... she was a 7 year old poodle and she got run over 🙁 🙁 🙁 so i know how painful it can be to loose a dog.
 
On of my dogs of 13 years developed a cancerous tumor the size of a football on her side. Surgury was not an option. It took a year before she could no longer walk or control her bowels. It was then that we had to put her down.

But they live a full, happy life so there was nothing to be sad about. They eventually go to a better place where they won't be in anymore pain.
 
Originally posted by: PawNtheSandman
On of my dogs of 13 years developed a cancerous tumor the size of a football on her side. Surgury was not an option. It took a year before she could no longer walk or control her bowels. It was then that we had to put her down.

But they live a full, happy life so there was nothing to be sad about. They eventually go to a better place where they won't be in anymore pain.
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Yup, if there's anything I can feel really good about, it's that Ollie has a really comfortable life and doesn't have to worry about much. He wakes my parents up at 5:30 a.m. (he sleeps under the covers with them) and then after peeing and pooping and eating, he goes back up to their bed for another two hours until he feels like waking up.

The rest of his day is spent going on a long walk, sleeping, and eating his dinner. After my family's dinner, he sits down with us, watches the news, and then goes up to bed.

He used to be a real terror when he was a puppy (he's part Jack Russell, part German Shepherd, and part Boxer), but he's really calmed down quite a bit.
 
that sucks.
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My dog had the same problem, though it was on his stomach area. We got it removed, tests came back malignant, but no sign of regrowth yet (it's been about 1-2 years now).

He was a lot younger before the surgery, afterward he got really old really quickly. Now he just eats, sleeps, and lays out in the sun all day, with the occassional desire to run around and play.

Regardless, all is not lost. My dog is 11 now, and it looks like he has a few more years left in him. Just keep checking the problem area every so often to make sure it isn't coming back. No need for medicine or anything unless you notice he's in pain.

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Originally posted by: ducci
My dog had the same problem, though it was on his stomach area. We got it removed, tests came back malignant, but no sign of regrowth yet (it's been about 1-2 years now).

He was a lot younger before the surgery, afterward he got really old really quickly. Now he just eats, sleeps, and lays out in the sun all day, with the occassional desire to run around and play.

Regardless, all is not lost. My dog is 11 now, and it looks like he has a few more years left in him. Just keep checking the problem area every so often to make sure it isn't coming back. No need for medicine or anything unless you notice he's in pain.

:beer:
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He was really tired after the surgery (he doesn't do well with anaesthesia), but the stitches don't really seem to be bothering him at all. He seems to be doing really well (barking, eating normally, etc.), so hopefully when the incision heals he'll be A-OK.
 
Sorry to hear - I'm facing the same deal right now with the family dog.

Our eight-year old boxer was recently drinking a large quantity of water and she was not acting like herself (sleeping more, eating less, heavy breathing, etc.). We took her into the vet and to our dismay found out that she has acute cancer in many parts of her body, too many - and in too dangerous of spots for surgery - of the SEVEN that were show to us on x-ray. It shocked us all cause she has many check-ups a year becuause of her hypoactive thyroid, so it's not like this was her first visit in awhile.

We can definatley tell they are getting bigger - she begins panting from a very small amount of activity, the vet says it's becuase the tumors are pushing up against her heart and lungs. He gave her until about Christmas and our family is still shell shocked - she was the perfect dog. No barking, obedient - the whole deal. That's just the way most boxers are, I guess, at least the ones I seen. She was very active and loved to go for walks, so she was always active. It's really taking a toll on the parents that they can't really DO anything with her physically anymore.

Her mother passed away at age 12 from cancer, but she's EIGHT. I think that's what really bums everyone out the most. She's purebread, but we didn't trace the lineage - we knew the owner's mother, so I'm assuming that there was a long line of cancer up the tree. I guess there really is nothing we can do besides make her happy until she passes. I knew it was coming, but I didn't think it would be this soon. I'm still in shock. This all happened about a month ago.

Best of luck for his recovery, and hopefully you can have a few more years whith 'em. I wish I had more.

To anyone out there looking for a dog of this breed (mastiff, boxer, etc.), if you can get papers for them, make sure you ask ALOT of questions and find out if there is any family history of cancer. It's the least you can do becuase you will get very attached to them. They love attention, especially from families who care for them.
 
I am sad for your friend. I recently lost my 12+ year old dog to cancer of the liver. :brokenheart:

I like dogs more than I like people. :beer:

 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
That had to cost a huge amount of money. Too much to spend for an 11 year old dog that doesn't have long to live anyway.
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Actually it was relatively inexpensive, from what I know. My parents didn't give me any hard figures but they said it was reasonable.
 
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