Hi my husky developed a lump on his nose back in Feb this year and the vet diagnosed a tumour following an x-ray. We never went through with a cat Xsan due to the cost as he’s not insured. It has steadily gotten worse over the months and is now at an awful stage. We still aren’t 100% sure if it is cancerous or not but just wanted to find out if anyone else has experienced this with their dog? I’m having to bathe it multiple times a day due to lots of discharge. Yesterday was the worst I had seen it and I feel his end near now. He has lost lots of weight too. Can anyone offer any advice please? I apologise if the pic upsets anyone. TIA xx
Nasal tumour
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He’s under the vet. Took him on Thurs expecting him to be put to sleep as he’s also got a torn cruciate ligament in his back leg. The vet thought he wasn’t too bad and prescribed stronger painkillers (pardale) that have made him worse. He’s been sick all over the weekend and it hasn’t helped with his walking. We are booked in again tonight but I’m at my whits end knowing what to do now? He lies in his bed all day and has become withdrawn. The vet made me question myself on Thurs and I’m a bit lost with it all x
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I'd have a frank discussion with your vet, including what they'd do if they were in your position (including being unable to afford further treatment). Some people say that you should list your dog's five favorite things, and when they can no longer do three or more, you should seriously consider euthanasia. With the behavior you're describing, concerns about effectively managing the pain, and the likelihood that this will only get worse, I feel like I'd be wanting to end his suffering if he were mine. It honestly sounds like his quality of life is no longer there.
Poor guy. I'm so sorry you're dealing with this, and whatever you decide it won't be easy.
Poor guy. I'm so sorry you're dealing with this, and whatever you decide it won't be easy.
Thank you and yes his quality of life has deteriorated. He hasn’t been for a walk in ages because of his leg, he lies in his bed all day and isn’t really interested in fuss. He was still eating up until Saturday but not sure if that was these new tablets changing that. There is no cure for his tumours other than taking half his face away costing many thousands which I don’t have. Just very sad x
The tumour isn’t curable and I can’t afford to pay for another leg op? His other leg was the same 2yrs ago. It’s been a case of seeing how he goes and treating it with painkillers but it’s just knowing when enough is enough xx
Sorry I’ve replied below. Thank you for your response x
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I'm sorry that y'all are going through this. You really need to take a good look at his quality of life, weigh the goods against the bads, and decide if it might be time to let him go. This can help with that. https://vet.osu.edu/vmc/sites/defau...ionAnimals/HonoringtheBond/HowDoIKnowWhen.pdf
Thank you x
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