Welcome to Our Dog Cancer Forum

K9 Bladder Cancer and My Yorkie Pebbles 
I just found this site and was reading about all the dogs that have been diagnosed with bladder cancer.

My yorkie Pebbles is 8 yrs. old and was diagnosed ...

In Heaven 

Today is with great sorrow as my 8-year-old lab and best friend Duke died.

I guess I am reaching out at this point and asking for prayers that ...

My Precious Bailey has Bone Cancer 
Bailey came into my life 2 years ago, she is a beautiful fawn 6 year old girl Great Dane.

She has changed my life greatly in the short time I have ...

Bear's Fight Against Lymphoma 

Hey Everyone,

I would like to tell my story of my 3 year old Newfie who was diagnosed with Lymphoma 2 weeks ago.

My story is so confusing that ...

Lab Mix Jake May Have Thyroid Cancer 

Just found out my 11 yr old Lab/Greyhound mix, Jake, probably has thyroid cancer. I am devastated.

We had him since he was 4 weeks old, and he ...

Maya's Battle Against Lung Cancer 

Maya is my beautiful Rhodesian Ridgeback X who just showed a lung tumor on an x-ray we just had done.

She just started to cough a month ago, but ...

Pokey has Tonsil Cancer 

Today I received the most devastating news a doggie parent could ever receive. My baby has tonsil cancer.

Pokey, the love of our lives, is a 7 ...

Pappy's Sudden Death from Liver Cancer 
On December 7th 2011 Pappy seemed just fine. That evening we played, rough housed and everything seemed perfectly normal!

Early the next morning he ...

Saying Goodbye To Our Corgi Lucy 

Lucy is our five year old Cardigan Welsh Corgi. She has always been very athletic. She is a Frisbee addict - chasing and catching with ease and incredible ...

Fighting K9 Cancer with Herbs and Supplements 
Hi,

Just found out my 13 yr old small lab (27kg) has inoperable cancer in two areas of her lung, and her spleen is also enlarged.

Vets have said ...

My "Sister" Has Bone Cancer 

My beautiful 9 year old lab/rott mix Midnight was diagnosed with bone cancer about a month ago. We are extremely saddened by this as she means everything ...

Max My Dog My Friend My Brother 
Twelve amazing years I have had with a friend that can never be replaced.

We got him when he was just 6 weeks old. My human brother just went out and ...

11 Year old Boxer with Thyroid Cancer 

I have had boxers for many years.

Presently I have an 11 year old male boxer that was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in July of this year. We ...

Should I Get Treatment for My Dog with Thyroid Cancer 
My 11 and 1/2 year old labrador cross has just been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and has a large lump in her neck which the vet has said would be dangerous ...

Say a Prayer for Elmer 
We knew he was the one the minute he came bounding out the sliding glass doors, floppy ears all askew, tail propelling wildly to and fro. Elmer fell at ...

How to Help our Mastiff with Bone Cancer 
We discovered yesterday that Max has bone cancer in his left rear leg. He is a 9 1/2 yr old English Mastiff with a heart of gold! He is probably the ...

Mercy Girl Dog with Agressive Bladder Cancer 

Two weeks ago we took Mercy (11 years old) in to the vet. She was urinating (trying) continually. The vet took an ultrasound and found a mass in ...

Princess Mighty Dog Has Malignant Melanoma on her Paw 
Our beautiful little black shihtzu, Princess Mighty Dog, was diagnosed with maligant melanoma 1 year ago. It appeared suddenly and we immediately took ...

KB - A Cancer Fighter Till the Last Hour 
Last year our 7 year old Pitbull/Dalmatian mix, KB, broke his leg while chasing a cat. We rushed him to the vet and did x rays. They discovered possible ...

Tilley's Struggle Against K9 Pancreatic Cancer 

My dog Tilley was my brother's dog. Three years ago my brother died at the young age of 49. So I took over the care for his dog Tilley. I loved her ...

GSD with Oral Cancer - Heart in 1000 Pieces 
Hi All,

Just last week, my 2 1/2 year old GSD was diagnosed with oral cancer .

Needless to say, my family and I are completely devastated. Her ...

Jake-E Boy has Gone 
We had just lost Daisy Girl as she surprised us with rear leg tumors that wound up being Bone Cancer which had metastasized (Her story is posted already ...

My Labrador Retriever has Leukemia 

My beautiful 9 year old Chocolate Labrador Retriever was just diagnosed with leukemia .

My husband and I are devestated.

He has been the best ...

Sammy My Westie Full of Life and Love 

Sammy my Westie was diagnosed with TCC in March of this year (2011) and was basically given 6 months to live.

Being that he is so full of life ...

K9 Osteosarcoma - Do Not Waste a Minute 

My heart-felt sympathy to all who have lost a much loved pet to cancer - it is devastating.

We had to euthanize our beloved Velvet (a Rhodesian ...

My Two Dogs and Osteosarcoma 
2011 has been a rough year for us.

In February, My wife and I had to euthanize our 13 year old cat, Elsie. She had suffered a cardiomyopathy and could ...

My Goldens Fight Against Hemangiosarcoma 
This has been a bad year for my family. We lost my beautiful golden retriever Max to hemangiosarcoma in March, he was 12. He lived 6 months after diagnosis ...

Bonnie Bell Miller, a new Malignant Melanoma Fighter! 

Just got biopsy results on Saturday (3 days ago) from a tumor removed from her tongue, and after wallowing in despair and denial til finding this ...

When Should I Let My Max Go? 
My first baby puppy Max who is now 12 has an inoperable tumor inside of his anus. It is now the size of a baseball. The vet gave me the option of surgery ...

My Beautiful Best Friend has Breast Cancer 
I am so sad; I am an average schmuck who has had the blessing of having my best friend Mia for 10 years.

She was diagnosed with breast cancer 6 months ...

My Dog Tula Has Vascular Cancer 
My sweetest girlfriend had to undergo an emergency splenectomy two weeks ago, and has been diagnosed with the incurable cancer HSA. I have been so very ...

Boris Loved and Missed So Much  
I am so sad writing this. My Boris was a 9 year old rottweiler. He had been limping for a couple of weeks, and we took him to the vets because he got ...

Golden Retriever with Possible Brain Tumor 

Kasey is one of our 3 golden retrievers. He is 10 years old and the senior of the bunch.

About 3 weeks ago he had a grand mal seizure. Took him ...

Black Lab just Diagnosed with Appendicular Osteosarcoma 
My handsome male Black Lab, Shade, who is 9 years old, was just diagnosed with Appendicular Osteosarcoma last week and has approximately 1-2 months to ...

Daisy Mae's Empty Collar 
I had noticed a little muscle twitch and some excessive tiredness and took Daisy Mae, our 9 year old Cocker Spaniel, to the vet. She got a clean bill of ...

My Little Boxer has a Mast Cell Tumor 
My 1.5 year old boxer Mugsie was diagnosed today with a low grade mast cell tumor at the front and back of his ear. This explains the soo many problems ...

Dog Brady with Oral Melanoma 
Hi,

Our 8 year old lab named Brady is struggling with an oral melanoma .

Our Vet found it at a routine checkup at the beginning of July. At the ...

Bulldog FatBoy has a Brain Tumor (Glioma) 
June 1st... the day FatBoy (my 9-year-old Bulldog) had his first seizure. We were in bed and this seizure just came on. Of course I freaked out and called ...

Leukemia Took Away My Dog Rambo 
Hi All,

Its very sad to me that my dog had to be put down today. He had leukemia. About two weeks ago, he just stopped eating. He used to eat anything ...

Momma's Boy has Mouth Cancer 
My best friend Bo has a large mass on the roof of his mouth . There were few symptoms prior to having the mass noticed and the time period between the ...

Beagle Layla's Battle Against Lung Cancer 
I'm grateful to have found this website with such great information.

My seven year old Beagle girl Layla is sadly starting her journey to begin the ...

Cocoa's Story - Brain Tumor or Epilepsy? 
On July 22, 2011 we put our little Cocoa of 15 years to sleep. We should have done it sooner. I am hoping that someone can learn from this story.

In ...

Dog with Mast Cell Cancer and Leukemia 

Mollygirl is a lab/greyhound mix, 11 years of age. She is a beautiful and sensitive girl.

Mollygirl was diagnosed in April with mast cell cancer ...

My Beagle Tipper is Dying of Lung Cancer 
A week and a half ago, I took my beloved, sweet, 11 year old Beagle, Tipper, to the vet for what I thought was kennel cough.

The vet took a chest ...

Help Our Dog with Lymphoma 
We just found out last week that our "Lucky" dog has lymphoma .

We have had Lucky since he was born. He is 6 years old, a dachshund and shih tzu ...

Golden Retriever Mason's Fight with Lymphoma 
My beautiful, not quite 4 year old, Golden Retriever Mason was diagnosed with Lymphoma on Memorial Day Weekend 2011.

It's now only June 27th so ...

Cancer story and a question 
My name is Aura and I have been living with final run breast cancer for the last 2 years. When diagnosed the vet gave me 4 - 6 months to live, this ...

Scooby diagnosed with oral malignant melanoma 
My dog Scooby, rescued from a shelter, is between 12-13 years old. I love him so much, he is like my furry son and doggie soul mate. I also have a beagle ...

Our Shih Tzu Roxy has Lymphoma  

I took our sweet 7 year old shih tzu, Roxy, to the vet 2 days ago because she had a sore on her leg. The vet was checking her out and noted that her ...

My Dog Tug's Battle with Melanoma  
My dog Tug (a laborador mix) had a tumor from the top of his paw removed. After a biopsy he was diagnosed with an aggressive melanoma .

The tumor ...

My Dog Chloe has Tumors on Liver and Spleen 

Chloe is an 8 1/2 yr old boxer. She is the love of my life. I delivered her. I was there when she took her first breath and I'll be there when she takes ...

Vet thinks Chiquita has Liver Cancer 
On May 18, 2011, my little dog Chiquita, a longhaired chihuahua in her 11th year, had been outside for a few minutes as is her habit after eating her dinner....

Robbie's Fight Against Prostate Cancer 
Robbie is a 6 yr old collie. We noticed that he was having problems with bowel movements - going several times a day and it seemed like it took him a long ...

Golden Retriever Diagnosed with Osteosarcoma 

Our Golden Retriever "Ginger" is 12+, a rescue girl who we have had for only about 18 months.

She went to the vet on Saturday with a limp and came ...

My Greyhound Died of Liver Cancer 

Hi, just wanted to say one of my beautiful greyhounds had to be put to sleep because of liver cancer .

Sonny was 8 years old and one of three dogs ...

My Mini Beagle Bunnydog has Primary Lung Carcinoma 
Bunnydog, rescued 7 years ago from a shelter, is somewhere between 11 and 14 years old.

She seems healthy but is coughing. Chest x-ray showed a mass....

My Bichon has a Liver Tumor 
My daughter and I are so very sad. Abby, our bichon frise (13yr 8mo old) was sick since September 2010 till April 2011.

It all started with diarrhea,...

Goodbye Mason Our Australian Shepherd 
Just got back from a very sad visit with the vet.

We took our 12 year old Australian Shepherd, Mason, in this evening because he had been having some ...

Had to Put Our Little Buddy to Sleep 
I cannot believe it, my 9 and a half year old male pure poodle was diagnosed with cancer out of the blue and I am completely devastated.

About a week ...

Lost Our Cockapoo to Liver Cancer 
Tessie Marie, our sweet little cockapoo of only seven years, passed away Sunday evening, February 27th, 2011 from an extremely aggressive liver cancer ...

Saying GoodBye to Teddy the Chow Chow 
My beautiful red 13 1/2 year old Chow Chow was diagnosed 1 1/2 years ago with Malignant Melanoma . They gave him less than 1 year. I have treated him ...

A View From the Rainbow Bridge 
Death is nothing at all. It is as if we slipped away into the next room. We are here with you and whatever we were to each other, that we are still.

Call ...

Tormented over Decision to Put my Dog Down 
I am tormented and need to know if anyone can help ease our pain. Yesterday, our dog went for her annual checkup and received her usual shots. The vet ...

My Dog Cracker has Adenocarcinoma Mammary Cancer 
Hello everyone,

I am presently looking after my gorgeous little dog, Cracker, who is battling breast cancer .

She had surgery; however the cancer ...

My Dog Tasha Fighting Lymphoma 
Our wonderful dog Tasha was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer about a month ago. She is 11 years old and is a big dog, but was always full of energy.

It ...

Our Cocker Spaniel Sam the Cancer Survivor 
Our Cocker Spaniel Sam was diagnosed with a blood disease back in 2009. He collapsed on the floor of our apartment one day and lost control of his bladder ...

Bosco's Big Scary Cancer Adventure 
My 4.5 year old French Bulldog Bosco had a horrific seizure in the middle of the night in early September 2010. I took him to a 24 hour emergency pet hospital ...

Herbs I use for my dog with cancer 
Hello all,

I have a dog that was diagnosed with breast cancer and told only had a few weeks left to live, maybe a few months. Since we know a lot ...

Little Harold has Healed from Melanoma 
The second week of August 2010, my little dog, Harold, whom we adopted as a senior, (around 13-14 years old) was diagnosed with oral cancer (melanoma)...

Anal Sac Tumor with Lymph Node Enlargement 
Two weeks ago, Laydebug, my rescue foxhound of 10 years, started drinking excessively. No other symptoms present. I had ordered her senior blood panel ...

My 18 Month old German Shepherd dx with Oral Fibrosarcoma 
Two weeks ago, Oct 15th, we noticed Sasha bleeding from her mouth and noticed a large lump in her upper back jaw. The following day I took her to the vet ...

Our GSD Kara has Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 
Two years ago we adopted a beautiful German Shepherd from the Dogs Trust. Kara was the answer to our prayers after losing our elderly shep 5 months previously....

My Great Dane Zeus has Acute Lymphocytic Lymphoma 
Our 4 year old Great Dane, Zeus, was just diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Lymphoma . This happened very suddenly, over a week, and he went downhill ...

Saying Goodbye to My Precious Angel Who Died of Canine Liver Cancer 
We lost our precious Brody, early this past Tues. morning, to what our vet is almost positive was liver cancer . It was so heartbreaking and has been ...

My Shitzu has Mammary Tumors 
Our gorgeous 12-year-old Shitzu, Poppy, has just undergone major surgery to remove several mammary tumours . The vet said the operation went very well ...

My Dog Skookie has Liver Cancer 
My dog Skookie is an 11 year old Labrador.

About 2 weeks ago, she started eating less, losing weight, becoming lethargic, and "huffing" like she had ...

Essiac Capsules and Our Labrador's Thyroid Cancer 
In November of 2009, our beloved yellow lab Tooty Anne was diagnosed with thyroid cancer . We were heart broken as she was not yet even 6 years old. The ...

Canine Melanoma is a Terrible and Aggressive Disease 
It's wonderful to be able to share our story here to people who understand the close bond that develops with a pet and why we go to such lengths and expense ...

My Beautiful Buddy Has Brain Tumor 
Yesterday morning I woke up to what I thought was my 9 yr. old Wheaton Terrier "Buddy" having a bad dream. I leaned over the bed to calm him and relized ...

Lost My Boxer to Liver Cancer 
I lost my 8 year old Boxer (Madison) on July 8, 2010.

In January this year, I found out that my dog's brother had died of liver cancer so I had been ...

My Dog Billy Had Brain Tumor 
Billy was a real mutt but we loved him. Just before Christmas I came home from work and Billy was sitting there. He did not acknowledge me which was very ...

Oral melanoma - Alaskan Malamute 
In November of 2009, we took our 10-year old Alaskan Malamute to the vet to take a look at a newly discovered dark colored cyst located just behind her ...

My 7 year old Great Dane has Cancer 

Got the phone call yesterday....my adorable great dane has fatal cancer ( bone cancer ).

Three weeks ago we noticed some bumps on her neck and ...

Bracken`s story 

Thirty three months ago, I was running with my adopted brother Mac! We were having such fun (I like to run). But then suddenly on cornering it happened!...

My Lab has Mast Cell Tumors 
My dog Duke an English born Lab has had skin allergies since we moved to NC 7 years ago. He is now 10.5 years old and has many nasty Mast Cell Tumors ...

My Dog was diagnosed with Transitional Cell Carcinoma 
2.5 years ago, my loving and faithful canine companion, Sable, was diagnosed with Transitional Cell Carcinoma , or Bladder Cancer. At the time, she was ...

My American Pit Bull Terrier has Mast Cell tumors 

Four years ago I brought Pauly to the vet about a lump on his face in the cheek area. She said it was nothing to worry about. Evidently, she was fresh ...

My Poor Australian Cattledog Sydney Has Liver Cancer 
We all must be here looking for comfort or knowledge. It looks as though our sweet and often intense 13 yo Australian Cattledog, Sydney, has liver cancer ...

Anal Gland Cancer 
Winston is nine years old, and was just recently diagnosed with anal cancer. The vet(s) have said it is too far along to do 'anything'. However, I am ...

Max has been diagnosed with liver & spleen cancer 
Max is a silkie terrier I rescued from a back yard when he was just 1 year old. We live in NE, Pa. and you know how cold our winters are. There he was,...

Cooper diagnosed with liver cancer 
Cooper is our 12 year old Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier and he was just diagnosed with liver cancer .

Cooper is jaundiced and his urine is dark yellow ...

Lost my baby to liver cancer 
My lil' Reno Casino, our 3 pound, 12 year-old Pomeranian just passed away Feb. 1 of liver cancer . It was a very brutal thing to go through.

About ...

Mammary Cancer in my Lab 
My 10 year lab/golden retriever mix Molly underwent a lumpectomy of a mammary tumor today. The vet is sending the tumor to a pathologist, and I am very ...

Homemade Food and Cancer 
My 9 year old lab fell over one day while on a walk. She got right back up so I didn't think much of it. Then she started acting strangely. She would ...

Our dog just diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma 
Our beloved Golden Retriever had a splenectomy for a ruptured tumor on her spleen and has been diagnosed with hermangiosarcoma . We have gotten xrays ...

Our 12 year old princess has liver cancer 

Hi all,

Our baby girl who will be 12 years old 11/03/09 was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer 10/02/09. The wind was taken out of our lungs....

My 13 yo Baby Girl has Cancer 
Hi all,

I was given the news that my eldest dog Lady (13) has high calcium in her blood indicating that she has cancer on 9/29/09 and she has days to ...

Missing my Dog Spanky 
I just put my Cocker Spaniel down after 9.5 years of a great companion.

My dog had mild seizures several years ago only twice. I did not think anymore ...

Emma's Lymphosarcoma 
Emma is my heart dog, my dog of a lifetime!! I have 5 other dog's (all are Border Collies) but Emma is super special, coming into my life after losing ...

My Sweetpea has Thyroid Cancer 
Today I got the terrible results - We found a lump in her neck 3 weeks ago and after many test we found out it was thyroid cancer . Our surgeon completely ...

15 yr old lab with oral melanoma - help 
Here I go again....5 yrs ago lost my Jack Russell to Hemangiosarcoma after cancer treatments....now I have a white female lab just diagnosed with oral ...

My Sweet Little Gracie 
I have the sweetest dog in the world. She is a 10 year old black lab named Gracie. Three weeks ago I found blood in my bathroom on the rug and didn't ...

Fibrosarcoma in 10 year old male Husky 
Stoli my rescued blue-eyed red boy was diagnosed with fibrosarcoma almost a year ago. Although his tumor on his right rear knee has grown from the size ...

My Precious Yorkie has been diagnosed with mediastinal lymphoma 
On 3/12/09, my Yorkie, Precious, was diagnosed with mediastinal lymphoma and was started on chemo with a modified Madison Wisconsin protocol. On 4/14/...

Malamutt Snowball's Fight against Lung Cancer 
Snowball is a 2.5-yr-old female malamute. She developed an annoying cough. After X-Rays the doctor's diagnosed lung cancer . Snowball was given a week ...

my best mate TYSON 
BORN 20.01.1998. I have to have my dog put down tomorrow, 3.04.09 which is killing me. He is 11 years old, great dane X setter, and I have had him since ...

Border Terrier Cara has Liver Cancer 

Our darling Cara, a Border Terrier, is 7 years old.

It all started with me noticing that she was drinking a lot, then she started stealing food ...

How to Tell My Son It's Time to Put Our Dog to Sleep? 
My dog has numerous symptoms of multiple brain tumors. He paces from room to room until you shut him in and he eventually realises he can't get through ...

Sad in San Diego 
Our little boy Eli was just diagnosed this week with prostate cancer which has also moved into his lymph nodes. We're not sure of Eli's age as he was ...

Osteosarcoma in Wonderful Lurcher  Not rated yet

Our Lurcher, Twiggy, aged 11/12, was an RSPCA dog. She was our first dog, and a most wonderful companion. She lived for her walks, and was a great ...

English Pointer Freckles Died of Liver Cancer  Not rated yet
My dog Freckles was an 8 year old English Pointer. We just lost her this past weekend to liver cancer.

A few months ago Freckles was very sick; she ...

Lost My Beagle Buddy to Lung Cancer  Not rated yet

I rescued a beagle 9 years ago who I named Buddy for he became my constant companion. I am a cat person, or so I thought. But he changed me forever....

Magnus Just Shy of 4 yrs in Remission  Not rated yet

Hello,

My black lab, Magnus, was diagnosed with Lymphoma when we was seven years old.

He did the University of Madison protocol and had good ...

Saving Pia from K9 Breast Cancer  Not rated yet

Our newly adopted chi/mix, Pia, was diagnosed with a mammary tumor. She is approximately 1 yr, 4 mos old. Friends of ours found her near their home....

Starting to Face My Dog's Death  Not rated yet
My dog Dizzy, a Chow/Lab mix, is now 18 or 19 years old. He's had a good super long life for a dog his size.

He has been diagnosed with an enlarged ...

Canine Cancer - Our Stories  Not rated yet

I am reading the stories in this Cancer Forum with tears streaming down my face. I feel so sorry for all the dog parents who have faced or are facing ...

My Sweet Boy Fighting Nasal Carcinoma  Not rated yet
My elevenish year old sweet boy, Keith Moon-Doggy was diagnosed as having nasal carcinoma early December 2010. (I don't know his exact age because we ...

Hank's story  Not rated yet

Our big boy (he's a black lab) was diagnosed with bone cancer a year ago! That's right, a year. His leg was very painful and swelling at the joint ...

Spike has gone to puppy heaven  Not rated yet

I just recently (May 5th) lost my beloved Spike, a 10 year old golden retriever, to lymphosarcoma .

I took him to the vet as I felt lumps in his ...

Undifferentiated Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia  Not rated yet

Hi,

I can hardly believe it. Last week my 14 year old toy poodle, Fifi, stopped eating. I took her to the vet and they thought she had pancreatitis ...