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07-27-2006, 06:29 PM
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lump on dogs throat
my girlfriend has 2 dalmations and we took them to the vet today because they both have lumps...princess...the mom....is 12 years old and developed a lump about the size of a golf ball right on her throat and max the son has a lump on his chest....the vet said that they both may have cancer!!! he said that princess has a cancerous tumor that is invading her windpipe...but he did no xrays...i am taking them to another vet tomorrow for a 2nd opinion and to get xrays...the vet also said that he wants to see max again to do a biopsy on him to see exactley what it is...im not really concerned with him right at this moment...more so princess because the vet said that this tumor will eventually sufficate her and kill her...is there anything else it could be....i just hate to see my girlfriend like this i i would like to give her a little bit of hope instead of telling her that we have to put her dog down...and if we put her down her son max will go into depression because he cant even go pee without her...what are your guy's and girl's opinions on what i should do and expect...i look at it like this the vet shouldnt jump to conclusions without seeing xrays...we are feeding them natural choice senior plan ....o and by the way they both once in a while vomit grass....
o yeah princess is also have trouble breathing when she gets excited and it sounds like she has mucos in her throut...but her tail is still waging and she still barks 
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#2
07-27-2006, 07:14 PM
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Sorry your having a hard time. 12 is pretty old and unfortunately if its as big as you say it most likely is a tumor. I would go ahead with the second opinion. And even if it is you said it doesn't bother her too much so you can prepare your son for the inevitable. Perhaps there is some medicine they can offer for the younger Dal.
The grass vomit is because their eating it.. Just don't let them eat grass and they should be fine.
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07-27-2006, 07:22 PM
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A lot of older dogs get tumors unfortunately, but I would still go for a second opinion. I think both dogs should have the lumps biopsied. Even if it is cancer the lump could probably be removed so as not to suffocate the dog.
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07-27-2006, 10:16 PM
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Most lumps are not cancerous. NO diagnosis should even be hinted at until the proper diagnostic tests are done!! If this all went down as you say, get a new vet!
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07-28-2006, 06:15 AM
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I agree Debbie---a diagnosis should never be thrown around like that.
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