Softball size mass in rottweiler s stomach region.?

I am so very sorry. Rottweilers are very very prone to osteosarcoma and often in the legs. (Bone cancer). Unfortunately it very rarely works to have an amputation as once cancer is in the bone the cells are normally elsewhere in the body and for that reason very few people even consider amputation with bone cancer. Also without chemo there was no chance that it wouldn't spread.

I am really sorry but this all points to bone cancer in the leg and now spreading to internal organs and although she is only very young, the signs are quite evident.

SO SO SORRY :'( I believe the vet should have discussed this before amputating the leg in the first place and especially not even giving you a diagnosis on the leg. There would be no other reason to amputate unless a serious injury such as a road accident.

Short of suggesting you do a consult with another vet by phone for about $65 and sending her all of your dog's vet records/lab tests, I have no suggestions for you. She is an extraordinary diagnostician; graduated from Auburn but is now expanded her education into being the top holistic vet in the state where I live and her husband teaches at the local VET School. I've seen her help a lot of dogs this way, but there is no way to know what is going on w/o a lot more information. I see NO other posts about your dog - or what you went thru in your prior posts under this name/identity.

The dog may have developed cancer, esp due to lack of appetite, since there seems to be a mass. But of course so much else - could be the case. With holistic medicine I have found, the body is like a balance system, one thing being OFF, affects so MUCH more.

The eye boogers & bloodshot eyes suggest a food allergy or conjunctivitis, for example. But that may be a symptom of something else, if I knew more about Chinese medicine.

Did your vet RECENTLY run any more blood tests - like to determine if the dog had any sort of current infection; raised WBC? (Aside from the UTI.)

Affording further vet care; you have a couple of options;

1) apply for Credit Care

2) apply to certain organizations for help:

https://www.paws.org/cats-and-dogs/other-services/...

http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/10/27/help-with...

Poor dog! The mass is indeed suggestive of cancer, unless the dog ingested non digestible material like nylon clothing which shows up poorly.

Because your vet has failed to exlain the condition(s) and counsel you in a suitable manner, I think you need to at least consult with another vet.

Once you have an accurate understanding of the state of your dog's health and prognosis, you can make an informed decision as to whether to euthanise. Just make sure you ring fence some money for the euthanasia

ask for a referral to a specialist and have a consult. make sure your decision to euthanize is informed before doing so. One of my previous had some masses the vet was struggling with. After attempts to resolve them, and them just coming back in greater numbers we went to a specialist. Turned out it was cancerous but was a type of cancer that was localized and very slow growing... it could be left alone and the specialist said our dog would die during the surgery anyways because of her age and other health issues. We had 2 more years with her, her tumors didn't bother her.

I suggest you have consultation with a specialist. They are really good at what they do and you wont get any shoulder shrugs from them like the vet (human equivalent of GP).

you could also just get another opinion from a different vet... never a bad thing to have a fresh pair of eyes look over her case.

Sadly, it's fairly apparent to me that she has cancer and that even with the leg amputation, it has spread. I'm only guessing however. If you don't trust the vet you are using, you are entitled to go for a second opinion which I think I'd be doing before making the final decision. The mass that has been felt isn't good news and if she was mine, having explored all possibilities, and financial ability has to come into this for most of us, coupled with prognosis if you do take this further, then I know I'd not allow lingering - suffering. And once a dog goes off her food, for me, then it's getting pretty serious.

I'm so sad for you - to lose one so young is so hard to deal with but unfortunately just as with humans, cancer can strike anywhere and at any time - but unlike with humans, we can end suffering.

Get a second opinion from another vet before committing to anything with a vet who "said he wasn t sure if it would be or not.

He should transfer copies of all your dogs records to a vet of your choosing. Apply for Care Credit if necessary.

By law you must provide proper vet care as needed in a timely fashion, even if you can't afford it. And/or do what is best for the dog; http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/GLLNTKNIGHT...

We aren't vets, so for us to even begin to guess as to the problem would be illegal.

Sorry for your impending loss.

Sorry it only allowed so much letter. The two organisms they found in her leg are apparently rare in oregon. We never got a real answer besides it was a infection with the organisms.

Mustntake tobvet have it looked at.