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Old 04-04-2015, 07:21 PM   #1
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Porsche, my 11 year old female, was diagnosed with mammary cancer and underwent a radical surgery. We found the cancer very early. She had one litter of two and was spayed around 5 or 6 years old. Has anyone had any experience with cancer in their babies? It is heartbreaking, even though she is doing well now.
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I do not have any experience. Hopefully someone here can give you some information. Glad they caught it early and I pray she continues to heal.
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My Yorkie Barkley was diagnosed with a mast cell tumor on his chest when he was six. We did the surgery, it was stage 2. I had a choice of doing nothing or radiation. The vet said that they removed several millimeters around the tumor that came back clean. She advised us to do nothing and we followed her advise. He did fine for another 6 years. Two years ago at the age of 12 he was diagnosed with a very aggressive stomach tumor. I wanted to try everything including acupuncture alternative medicines. Again our vet advised us to let him live out his time without the pain and discomfort of radiation and other treatments. He lived for 9 weeks after the diagnosis. To say we were devastated is an understatement. Until the day he died, he was alert and frisky. My heart is still broken, but I know that we didn't put him through any treatments that would have been more for us than for him. The vet said that he lived to the age of 12 with a wonderful quality of life for all of those years. I hope your little girl continues to do well. I know that she will be fine with your wonderful care.
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I'm sure sorry your girl got this bad disease but hopefully you can find others on here for support and answers if things come up in the future. Hopefully the surgery got it all and she's done with this disease for good. Best wishes for you and sweet Porsche.
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I currently have a dog, a Shih Tzu Harry who is 10 yrs old with an aggressive cancer that has spread. This is extremely hard to talk about with anyone..because I'm sick inside. The vet said the treatment is unlikely at this stage to cure him, or put him in remission as its spread quickly. I've opted to give him palliative care at home. I feed him table food now, I basically just let him enjoy whatever brief time he has. He's not in pain at the moment..he's on medication but not pain meds yet. When I had to let his brother George go in Nov for a different thing, I was heartbroken, probably even more so because during that time I was told about Harry's cancer….I read something that stuck out in my head, and made me cry….someone wrote that they had to let their dog go and let her/him have a bowl of ice cream before it happened. More then anything I wish I gave George a bowl of ice cream, but I didn't. When I feel like the time is close with little Harry, I will give him a big old steak dinner with chocolate ice cream for dessert and if he's up for it one last walk to his favorite spot. It really is a horrible thing to live with. I know thats why I've gotten so insanely attached to Sunni….If Harry doesn't survive the year, that means I have lost 3 Shih Tzus in 3 yrs. Maggie at 15, George at 13..I thought he was 14, but my kids corrected me, and now Harry. A lot of people in my life questioned how I could get Sunni so soon after George. I've always had 3 pets…having 2 felt weird…then one who was sick. I needed Sunni more then she needed me I think…It only goes to show that my dogs have shared so much love with me, complete pure love, that of course I would want to bring more into my life..its because of the dogs I have had in my life, that I know my life is better with them then without. I know I'm babbling and I'm sorry, but I just got sad thinking of all of the ones I've lost. I do predict there will be another Yorkie in my future…I would like to find another rescue when the time comes..hopefully not too soon.
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I currently have a dog, a Shih Tzu Harry who is 10 yrs old with an aggressive cancer that has spread. This is extremely hard to talk about with anyone..because I'm sick inside. The vet said the treatment is unlikely at this stage to cure him, or put him in remission as its spread quickly. I've opted to give him palliative care at home. I feed him table food now, I basically just let him enjoy whatever brief time he has. He's not in pain at the moment..he's on medication but not pain meds yet. When I had to let his brother George go in Nov for a different thing, I was heartbroken, probably even more so because during that time I was told about Harry's cancer….I read something that stuck out in my head, and made me cry….someone wrote that they had to let their dog go and let her/him have a bowl of ice cream before it happened. More then anything I wish I gave George a bowl of ice cream, but I didn't. When I feel like the time is close with little Harry, I will give him a big old steak dinner with chocolate ice cream for dessert and if he's up for it one last walk to his favorite spot. It really is a horrible thing to live with. I know thats why I've gotten so insanely attached to Sunni….If Harry doesn't survive the year, that means I have lost 3 Shih Tzus in 3 yrs. Maggie at 15, George at 13..I thought he was 14, but my kids corrected me, and now Harry. A lot of people in my life questioned how I could get Sunni so soon after George. I've always had 3 pets…having 2 felt weird…then one who was sick. I needed Sunni more then she needed me I think…It only goes to show that my dogs have shared so much love with me, complete pure love, that of course I would want to bring more into my life..its because of the dogs I have had in my life, that I know my life is better with them then without. I know I'm babbling and I'm sorry, but I just got sad thinking of all of the ones I've lost. I do predict there will be another Yorkie in my future…I would like to find another rescue when the time comes..hopefully not too soon.
I'm so sorry you have a baby with cancer after losing another just so short a while ago. And don't feel bad about the ice cream - sometimes as one is dying organs are failing or shutting down and cannot handle even normal foods or even liquids and perhaps his favorite dish of fat-filled ice cream would have given him terrible nausea or bloated him with gas and his last hours been miserable. I don't know but I think I might ask before I gave a very sick dog anything in case it might make the last worse than it already is.

I'll share my own experience and see if it might help you feel better about George. Most of the family was horrified when my unconscious, dying MIL was withdrawn from all nutrition and fluids in her last hours except for a few ice chips, a wet cloth and lip balm they'd let us put inside mouth every so often but when asked, the doctor said her kidneys and other organs were shut or shutting down and couldn't handle fluids at all by then and she would have swollen up all over at that point, including her stomach and brain. It sounded plausible so nothing more was said about it and later when I asked one of the surgeons I worked for if that was still proper protocol, he agreed that hunger is usually non-existent toward the end and any thirst can be abated with ice chips and a wet cloth in the mouth. Maybe dogs are different from humans but you might check with the vet to see what he thinks if you think they might be alike in that way.

It seems unfair you have lost so many to this awful disease. It's bound to leave you bruised, hurting and changed forever and why not reach out to another dog who needs love if you have the time, ability and means to do it? Death of a beloved pet doesn't mean you have to grieve X amounts of months or years before giving another dog a great home. Getting to know and love a new baby who needs a home sounds like an excellent way to help honor your lost babies and heal over the awful series of deaths. I'm glad you have little Sunni and it sure sounds like you are.
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Tink was diagnosed with cancer in November - Insulinoma (tumor in the pancreas that causes low blood sugar). She's 11, and the type of surgery for the disease was very unreliable. Some have surgery, and the tumor comes back within a month, or the surgery is too hard to even recover from. With Insulinoma, the tumor will always come back. I know my little girl would prefer to be at home with me, and not have to go through such an invasive procedure that is not guaranteed. I WISH the surgery would provide an immediate fix, but I could not send her into surgery with such unreliable outcomes.
She is on an oral chemotherapy medication - Palladia which is still rather new. She does fine, but has to eat every 4 hours, 24 hours a day in order to keep her blood sugar up. It took me probably 2-3 months to fully accept this... but I have support from my family, and her vet(s) - her local vet and her oncologist who specializes in cancer. I often feel like I'm not doing enough for her, but my vet reassures me I am doing all that I can. For the most part, she is her happy, normal, demanding little princess self. The only issues we have had are tummy issues either from clostridium perfringens (bacteria overgrowth) or pancreatitis. The outcome of her cancer is very vague, but I'm hopeful we caught it early and she can be managed on her diet and medication.
Cancer SUCKS... and I have so much sympathy for owners who have had to deal with it - I never imagined Tink would get cancer and it feels surreal at times.
I'm happy to see you caught it early - that definitely helps, and with the removal of the tumor, I hope and pray for many many happy years with Porsche.
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I'm so sorry to hear about Porsche's cancer diagnosis. It's devastating to get that diagnosis. My lil man Canyon was diagnosed with Lymphoma on February 21, 2015, so far he's ok, but it's heartbreaking to know someday he'll be gone. Needless to say, he's extra spoiled these days and will be until the day he's no longer with me. My heart, prayers and thoughts go out to all the furkids with cancer and their human parents.
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".... so happy with her." got left off the end of the final sentence in my Post #6. Sorry.
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Just got an owner release in August with widespread mammary tumors. I was told the mother had it also so I am thinking at least in her case it is genetics. My vet said it is rarely malignant. He took an xray to verify the liver was clean, then we set up the surgery that removed the mammary chains on both sides. I thought the cost was pretty reasonable at about $800 from consultation to finish. The scar was pretty wicked at first, but now looks just great. I did notice a small bump last week so may have to have a lumpectomy, but the dog is probably about 11 so it may not grow fast enough to cause any problems. Oh, and although I was told she had been spayed that was not the case and the vet removed the uterus at the same time.
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