You guys must realize that cancer treatment in animals has progressed tremendously lately, experiences from even two years ago aren't comparable. There are some very specific treatments for specific cancers now that are very effective and mild side effects.

Hell I can even send a tumor off now and have a vaccine made for that actual tumor.

I would recommend at least googling current canine mast cell treatments and at least consult with an. Oncologist to see what your options are.

Tommy

My only experience was not good. Our yellow lab had cancer and was otherwise still bouncing around like a puppy at 10 years old. He had a bad reaction to the first round and it killed him in less than 24 hours. The vet said he’d never seen such a thing and he’s been in business over 25 years. He’s always been great to us and our pets so I believe him. Sometimes things just don’t work out.

Our dog had a type of lymphoma that responds really well. 12 weeks of treatment and she went into remission. It came back a year later and remission again but she passed due do another issue. So, for us, yes. She got two years or so more with us. She was 9 or 10 and normally life expectancy would be 12-14.

The couple visits were rough. Then we got her on some Cerenia nausea meds and then she was fine and had no issues.

It was not inexpensive and required a weekly visit to the vet for blood work and IV treatment.

I would look into it. Give it a chance if the vet thinks it’s worth it. We had decided if it was going to be hard on our dog after a couple times, we’d stop so she didn’t suffer.

More from our experience here. https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...935/m/9610074544/p/1

By the time we realized our guy had cancer, he had some tumors growing really quick in his neck/ lymph nodes. He was about 12-13 y/o and just had a knee surgery. We were told the most we could get with tx/extending his life was maybe 6 months to a year, depending on how he did. We were told chemo is easier on animals with the different types available and we spoke to people who had it done. We eventually decided the best course of action was to try an anti-inflammatory. It's tough be an owner of a good dog and knowing you can only do so much for your friend.

Chemo is rough on dogs and humans. The usual is loss of hair, nausea, vomitng and watery diarrhea. Your dog will suffer and you will have a lot of cleaning up to do. It is an individual decision. Good luck.