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dog has cancer.
16/f
my dog got cancer 2 years ago. my dad put tons of money and time into getting her tumors removed every few months. but they kept growing back faster and faster and now they are in her lungs. she has trouble breathing and i feel horrible for her. she is 11 btw and an american bull dog. is there anything i can do for her? she is probably going to die soon. i just want to know if there is anything i can do to help her live longer. and im not sure if she is in pain or not? she flinches when i touch her stomach but other than that she seems normal and fine. she is an extremely strong dog. she has gone through so many operations and she bounces back the same day. is there any way to remove tumors from someones lungs? or does the doctor just not want to do it? i really want her to live. i love her very much.
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Without seeing the radiographs of her lungs, no one can properly say whether or not surgery would help. But, from what you've said, surgery probably wouldn't help. What happens with cancer is that is metasticises to other parts of the body. When that happens, the radiographs show what look like hundreds of bony growths in the lungs. A surgeon would not be able to take hundreds of growths off of the lungs, since every time he/she would cut into the lungs that would be a way for air and blood to escape and he would have to suture it, which would irritate it. Not to mention that some of the growths would be inside the lungs. The most you can do is enjoy the time she has and make her as comfortable as possible.
Now, if the problem is that she has one large tumur, then that is sometimes surgically possible, but not every veterinarian could or should do it. It's not like a spay. The animals who need to have chest surgery are sick and at a high risk. You need at least two very skilled technician/nurses and should have one very skilled doctor and a technician scubbed to do the surgery, or two doctors scrubbed to do the surgery. Not every veterinary clinic has the skills or employees to do that. Not to mention that the post op most likely won't be like her past surgeries. Just because she bounced back before doesn't mean she will the next time. You (or your parents) could spend a few thousand dollars on this one surgery only to find out that instead of another month to live, your dog has a week of hard recovery left.
This is definately a question best left to you and your veterinarian and your parents. If your Veterinarian has gotten you through multiple chemotherapies and surgeries then I see absolutely no reason to not trust him now. Many veterinarians, especially one's who put as much care as you say this one has put into taking care of your pet, really do care more about the pet then about how much money their making off of treating your pet.
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their is probaly nothing you can do for you dog she is growing old and even if you cure her cancer dogs dont live much longer than 12 years im sorry
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Unfortunately it is near impossible to surgically remove cancerous growths from the lungs without a large chance of death. Your vet most likely doesnt want to risk it.
You could inquire about radiation treatment (like in humans) but that is very expensive and time consuming. Perhaps the best thing you can do now is to make your dogs remaining life as enjoyable as possible, and remember the good times you've had together.
As to the question on weather or not she is in pain, she most likely is. You could ask the vet for pain medication (most likely Rimadyl, or metacam.)
Good luck to both of you.
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thats really sad to hear, but unfortunately, if you have allready tried to get rid of the tumour, and it isnt working, there isnt much else you can do apart from make her time more enjoyable. Buy her toys, make sure she has a lot of fun, and if she flinches when you touch her stomach, then she probabaly is in pain, try to avoid touching that area, and just let her relax and enjoy her time with you. hope i helped, and good luck :)
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