xRobyn
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Experiences please, including how the end finally came 
Lymphoma
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gwenllian
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try not to worry, it is very treatable , even if not diagnosed until the later stages, it is something you can live with, my friends mother had it for 20 years, my father in law has it, he is 77 he has been told he will die with it not as a result of it, my friends dad had it.
It is not an illness that will shorten your llife by its self, ( except if very rare cases) you are more prone to infections and other ilnesses you get if you have it should be treated with a bit more urgency than you would normally,
it is quite common, don't be worried about googling it, the info you will find will put your mind at rest , rather than frighten you, there are i think 43 different types of lymphona and i think the outcome is posotive in 97% of cases
It is not an illness that will shorten your llife by its self, ( except if very rare cases) you are more prone to infections and other ilnesses you get if you have it should be treated with a bit more urgency than you would normally,
it is quite common, don't be worried about googling it, the info you will find will put your mind at rest , rather than frighten you, there are i think 43 different types of lymphona and i think the outcome is posotive in 97% of cases
xRobyn
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Sorry, should have stated it was Canine Lymphoma. Sisters dog has been diagnosed with it. None of us want to prolong it therefore he won't be treated (please don't tell us how much longer he could live with treatment, we have both considered it and I don't think it is fair to simply draw it out ). Was just wondering if anyone else had experience with not attempting to prolong it and how the end came about. Luckily he's completely normal at the moment, appetite, energy, faeces are all normal.
). Was just wondering if anyone else had experience with not attempting to prolong it and how the end came about. Luckily he's completely normal at the moment, appetite, energy, faeces are all normal.millimoo
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I'm in no way an expert on this, so my timescales and symptoms may be well off the mark as I only have experience of my mums first Bull Mastiff who had it. I found a lump in his neck.
The vet at the time removed two lumps, the one in his neck and another just above his hock. My mum really regretted it and wished she left them alone, as he was quite sore for quite a while.
He lived for another 12 months max.
He aged very quickly towards the end, and we think he must have got a tumour in his brain as in the last couple of days he just lay down and wouldn't want to get up unless he needed to go to the loo, and wouldn't react to us stroking him.
On his last night, he had a funny turn, and my brother thought he might bite him because he didn't recognise him and was in pain.
He was PTS at home the following day - he should have been PTS 1-2 days earlier, but he was my mums dog and they were away at the time, and from memory my mum would not have gone if she thought he was at the very end - hence it's why I remember the deterioration was quickish at the end.
I'm so sorry for you, and understand why you don't want to treat - i'm not sure I would either.
My mums dog was 7yrs old, and it was 10yrs ago so treatments will have improved since then.
Tell your sister to enjoy her dog, and if she trusts her vet, take their advise.
http://www.caninelymphoma.net/
http://www.pyrbred.org/lymphoma.html
The vet at the time removed two lumps, the one in his neck and another just above his hock. My mum really regretted it and wished she left them alone, as he was quite sore for quite a while.
He lived for another 12 months max.
He aged very quickly towards the end, and we think he must have got a tumour in his brain as in the last couple of days he just lay down and wouldn't want to get up unless he needed to go to the loo, and wouldn't react to us stroking him.
On his last night, he had a funny turn, and my brother thought he might bite him because he didn't recognise him and was in pain.
He was PTS at home the following day - he should have been PTS 1-2 days earlier, but he was my mums dog and they were away at the time, and from memory my mum would not have gone if she thought he was at the very end - hence it's why I remember the deterioration was quickish at the end.
I'm so sorry for you, and understand why you don't want to treat - i'm not sure I would either.
My mums dog was 7yrs old, and it was 10yrs ago so treatments will have improved since then.
Tell your sister to enjoy her dog, and if she trusts her vet, take their advise.
http://www.caninelymphoma.net/
http://www.pyrbred.org/lymphoma.html
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FestiveSpirit
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I lost my lurcher to lymphoma of the gut He just had diarrhoea - vet treated him for giardia, it still didnt clear up, so the vet x-rayed and saw a thickening of the gut wall. He operated that afternoon, and phoned me to say that the whole gut was massively inflamed. He took biopsies, but I made the decision to let Talisker go before he came round from the anasthetic
The biopsies came back positive for non-treatable lymphoma, the whole thing took about 3 weeks from start to finish
I miss him so much still
He just had diarrhoea - vet treated him for giardia, it still didnt clear up, so the vet x-rayed and saw a thickening of the gut wall. He operated that afternoon, and phoned me to say that the whole gut was massively inflamed. He took biopsies, but I made the decision to let Talisker go before he came round from the anasthetic The biopsies came back positive for non-treatable lymphoma, the whole thing took about 3 weeks from start to finish
I miss him so much still
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite
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Our little JRT had a huge lump on her neck going into her shoulder area (5 years ago now). The vet operated and took it out, but TBH I wish we'd just let nature run its course.
The vets were useless, never took x-rays or bloods or anything, and we didn't know just how poorly our little girl was until the Christmas period when she was puffing and panting and was being sick, then collapsed.
We took her to the emergency vet, who DID do an x-ray and she was absolutely riddled with cancer, so we made the immediate decision to PTS. Bless her.
So what I would say is that if there is an option to operate, then think very seriously - in hindsight, I wouldn't put my little Joo's through all that again, I'd have made the PTS decision far earlier.
Sorry, not very hopeful or helpful probably.
The vets were useless, never took x-rays or bloods or anything, and we didn't know just how poorly our little girl was until the Christmas period when she was puffing and panting and was being sick, then collapsed.
We took her to the emergency vet, who DID do an x-ray and she was absolutely riddled with cancer, so we made the immediate decision to PTS. Bless her.
So what I would say is that if there is an option to operate, then think very seriously - in hindsight, I wouldn't put my little Joo's through all that again, I'd have made the PTS decision far earlier.
Sorry, not very hopeful or helpful probably.
xRobyn
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Thank you all for the replies, they do help. I think the right decision is not try treatment. None of us want to draw it out when the consequence is inevitable, especially as he's not in any pain at the moment. I really hope I can get home to see him before anything happens.
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