Testicular Cancer

Staffy

Hello all,

I recently took my dog to the vet to get his injured leg treated. The vet done a check up to see if he was healthy and all, then when the vet got to the testicles she said that my dog might have testicular cancer because one testicle is bigger then the other. I was told that if i dont want the cancer to spread to the rest of the body then it would be best to de-sex him. I dont want to de-sex my dog unless i know for sure that he does in fact have testicular cancer. So, just wandering if anyone can confirm that my dog has testicular cancer or if there are any other symptoms of testicular cancer that i should check my dog for. Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

Jessica&Crew

Why do you not want to get him neutered?

This possible "scare" (lets hope it isnt the real thing) should be an eye opener to the very real possibility of your dog getting cancer.

gos

why would you? would you do it to yourself? I have a dog with the same problem, but he is great otherwhise! I feel terrible having to neuter him without even knowing if he has cancer!

I do not think <anybody> has been inside a dog's mind to be able to tell that neutering doesn't bother him.

the human / doggy body is such a complex machine, I feel unable to ensure nothing bad will happen by removing some *significant* parts;

What about removing only the affected testicle?

golden&hovawart

I would ask the advice of a 2nd vet!.
If he said the same thing,then,I would have the dog neutered without any hesitation.
It's not worth the risk of losing him!.

Shalva

I agree with this

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peter love dog

Here is a good informations about Testicular Cancer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testicular_cancer

Beware of commercial foods too. My dog has liver cancer and died a few year ago from eating those evil commercial food for a long times.

Patt

OOPS

Edit: The original post is from 9-23-06 The OP has never returned.

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