[mimimomo]

Originally Posted by shodanusmc

The swollen Nodes do not mean cancer at all. We have experienced it with other dogs, and my daughter just took her dog in for it. She was freaked out thiking cancer and it was an infection.

Aww, I feel for your daughter...the experience w/your other dogs going through cancer was I'm sure traumatic for everyone involved...& such relief when she found out it was only an infection.

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I am quite sure it is because of the teeth! I have had many pups come to me that needed dentals..and they had enlarged nodes.
I have further given them antibiotics without any issues at all and do not give probiotics every single time I give an antibiotic to a pup...or when I take them.
I have found that my pups need dentals yearly...I have a couple that can stretch a bit longer, but yearly is the norm for mine. I like to avoid infections because long term it can have a very bad effect on the heart and other organs.

I think it's the teeth too, I wanted to wait at least 3 yrs b4 putting him under again, but it looks like he'll have to soon. My other 3 have very different/possibly normal looking teeth, & don't need dentals as often. Plus, they let me brush their teeth & I want to look into non anesthetic cleaning for them. I think they would be good candidates, I hope.

Originally Posted by Maximo

Sending best wishes to Momo for when he goes in for his dental. Hope the antibiotics clear things quickly.

My father had a lymph node swell in his neck after some dental work. It took some time to go down. He was worried, so the doctor did a CT and other tests just to reassure him that it was nothing.

So glad to hear your father is ok! I really don't like it when they go under, I know we all don't like it...but it must be done.