Is it more humane to immediately euthanize a dog with cancer? Or is it okay to wait awhile and see how they deal with the pain? (Picture)?
I just ask because I fear my dog might be developing cancer, I notice a lump on his hind leg which does feel like a fatty tumor,which he has a few around his body. I have a vet appointment to check it out this coming Saturday. He's a Rottweiler/Lab mix and will be turning 9 this April. He's my best friend and I really don't want to lose him but at the same time I don't want him to die in pain. I'm gonna include a picture of the bump.
2017-03-06T02:48:15Z
I'd like to thank everyone for their best wishes and advice, they took samples from his leg and I should be getting results back this week.
GreyhoundAdopter2017-03-01T12:18:34Z
When you see your vet on Saturday he can take some cells from that lump, look under the microscope and tell you in his opinion if it needs to be removed or not. Right now, try not to worry - that lump is a long way from his heart, and he is in no immediate danger before the vet visit.
Don't you ever take your dog to the vet for check-ups? Maybe you should stop diagnosing things and let a professional do it. It could be nothing. On a side note, if your pet is suffering from something terminal, yes, euthanizing would be the right thing to do.
It does look like it might be cancer. My 11 yr old female Dalmatian was diagnosed with skin cancer about or over a yr ago. I have been treating her with 'esiac tea' & have been able to keep the big huge masses down & they don't get to the point of constant bleeding. She will still get a few growths but they come up & then go back down.
If your Vet diagnoses cancer start the dog on the esiac tea for dogs.
There are no vets here and no one can tell you whether your dog has cancer or not...only the vet you see on Saturday can.
As for cancer, depending on the cancer and how spread it is, I personally know dogs that were treated with chemo and radiation and doing just fine. Again, this will depend on the type of cancer. I know other dogs that suddenly collapsed and it turned out they were riddled with cancer.
If your dog is diagnosed with a cancerous lump, in which case I would suggest having it removed. Even though there is never a guarantee that it won`t return. My male GSD was 12 years old when he was diagnosed with a malignant lump. In fact he had 3 small lumps. One near his penis. One on a nipple and one on his back leg. The one near his penis was diagnosed as malignant. As he was so old the vet advised not having it removed as he was not in any pain with it. He then later got an adenoma on his anus which was non malignant and painless but did get infected and he had to be on antibiotics every few months. But it was manageable, if a bit messy at times. The non-malignant lump on his back leg grew to an enormous size by the time he was 13 years old and it was choice of either having him euthanised or having the lump removed as it was the size of a grapefruit. As he was still so active and happy I had all pre-op tests done and decided to have the growth removed from his leg. he flew through the operation with ease and he lived happily for almost another 2 years, and was still coming out on short walks 2 days before cancer finally claimed him at almost 15 years old, and I had to have him euthanised. So I suggest you wait until you have seen your vet and got a diagnosis of your dogs lump and take it from there. Odds are your dogs lump is harmless and can be either removed or treated. Good luck.