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My 2 year old Cockier Spaniel was diagnosed with Lymphomic Cancer by the vet.?
Three blood tests have not confirmed this. She is on Cortisone and the lasts three days she is really sick. Difficulty in breathing, only eating very little and completely exhausted. What should i do ?
I have called and visited my vet many times, the blood test were sent to the University and two other vets have been asked to look into this matter.No one has been able to come up with something new, it seems to be something of a very special case. That is why i ask here because I am desperate.
4 Answers
- Anonymous10 years agoFavorite Answer
Normally for a confirmation of lymphoma, a fine needle aspiration is done, into the lymph glands. I lost one to this, but from the point of confirmation (once I'd felt a lump in his neck) to when we lost him, he had 6 months of perfectly normal life, no meds. no Chemo (he was almost 14 in any case and with my vet's agreement, we felt this wasn't appropriate). He finally crashed, system shut down. Cortisone is a mild form of Chemo, and can indeed help, much as dogs actually tolerate actual Chemo far better than we do - the main problem being the stress of having to see the vet all the time, for the treatment. I am wondering why Pred. (?) has been prescribed before you have a diagnosis that she does have lymphoma to be honest.
I think you need a definite diagnosis as to exactly what's going on, and if your current vet isn't giving you this, find another vet, or get a second opinion.
Hopefully this isn't what's going on with her!!
- .Lv 710 years ago
Get a second opinion from another vet lymphoma is not all that hard to confirm. If the firs vet is unable to confirm the diagnosis take the dog to a second vet to either get the diagnosis confirmed or find out what is really going on.
- Nedra ELv 710 years ago
We can't tell you what to do. We're not vets and vets don't come to YA to answer medical questions about animals.
You took the dog to your vet. Call your vet and ask your VET what to do. That is who you should be asking. -!-
- 10 years ago
whoa, sorry about this
that's unfortunate for a 2 year old
all i could suggest is going to a larger vets practitioners
make her feel comforatable, check for water always, so that if she has got it at least she can be more comforatable