[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: information on cancer in dogs
- From: wendygsd@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:59:00 +0000
Depending on when it is caught, and when treatment starts (if you do chemo)
makes a difference in how long they will live. I found one enlarged lymph node
in my dog's neck and caught it at an early stage, however, my vet misdiagnosed
it for about 6 wks. When I finally took her to Tufts, she was a grade 5 (the
worst) and it was in her bone marrow. I did chemo, which got her in total
remission for 3 months, and it she lived a total of 6 months from the original
diagnosis. I knew of another bitch with it, who wasn't treated, other than
steroids, and she only lived a couple of months. Unless you catch it early and
start treatment then, IMO, it's not worth doing chemo, The cost was a
killer.....(for me) the 6 months cost me $6,000......but she was also an
extremely special girl and most of the 6 months were quality time for her. I
also feel that if chemo is done at your regular vets, it would be less costly,
however their original quote was for around $2,000......unless she
had pr
oblems, which she did from an infection from a low white count. For me, it was
really a horrible experience, but I couldn't bare to part with my favorite &
and what seemed to be a happy, healthy dog.
Wendy Luba
Cheeryo GSD, Antrim, NH
<Patty Szymczak wrote....
<Terry are you refering to lymposarcoma...where the first sign is the <swollen
<glands in the neck?
<If so, I have done chemo therapy for this on my dog and it gave her 13
<additional months of quality life before I had to put her down.
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