Tumor in dogs mouth

[Ninjasquirrel]

Let me start off by saying im not a dog person. Ive had dogs in my life and adored their loyal qualities but as ive grown and had the company of a feline i have become more of a cat person. Sure we have toyed around with the idea of getting a dog to protect our flock but there is so much maintenance in having a dog versus a cat: cleaning paws, taking it out to poop, exercise... Its just not for us. We even watched dogs at our house for a week to see if we could and we both hated it.

Either way, we are not dog people. This question is not for us but for a dog person we hold close to us. Today my sister took her Pomeranian to the vet for a check up. It was discovered that he has a "tumor" (i use these quotes as i have not seen it myself) under his tongue. The vet told my sister at best he has 6 months to live. Her other dog has dementia, arthritis and vertigo. She scared shes going to lose both animals she loves at the same time.

I asked her if she was sure it was a tumor and not just oral thrush and she said yes because "the vet told her". I advised her to get a second opinion. The vet advised her to take him to an oral surgeon to remove the tumor. He has a dental appointment to hopefully remove it and do a biopsy.

I want to provide my sister with some hope since she already has another dog she might be losing. I may not be a dog person but i have had the devastation of losing a pet or relative. Has anyone else had this happen to their dog? How long did they live? Anything would be helpful.

 

[Flockandfowl46]

I'm not offering any advice except that your a good friend

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

I'm not offering any advice except that your a good friend

Thank you. I told her im her for her if she needs to talk to someone. My sister is a very closed person when it comes to showing weakness of emotion and i could tell she was fighting off tears while we talked. Her pom is 13 years old and im not sure how old the other dog is because he belongs to her recently married husband. I just know shes in pain and i want to help

 

[BGcoop]

I don’t think it is ever wrong to ask for a second opinion with anything medical, so good job giving that advice! Also, the biopsy is a good idea too so you know exactly what you are dealing with. Losing pets is the worst! Sending hugs!

 

[sawilliams]

Unfortunately poms are one of the breeds very sespetable to cancers as they age. And being so small it does spread rather fast. I do hope she gets a biopsy and I do hope it's benign. But beyond that i can't voice either for advice.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Unfortunately poms are one of the breeds very sespetable to cancers as they age. And being so small it does spread rather fast. I do hope she gets a biopsy and I do hope it's benign. But beyond that i can't voice either for advice.

That was my concern. I had always joked with her that the reason he was "bow legged" was because he was inbred. Now im worried i had been far too insensitive seeing that his pure bred history could lead to his demise

 

[21hens-incharge]

I am sorry.

So much depends on IF it really is cancer.
A biopsy really should have been done by her vet already.

I would encourage her to get the results before worrying.

Having lost a young dog to cancer my heart goes out to her.

May the results be negative!

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

I am sorry.

So much depends on IF it really is cancer.
A biopsy really should have been done by her vet already.

I would encourage her to get the results before worrying.

Having lost a young dog to cancer my heart goes out to her.

May the results be negative!

Im sorry for your loss. Im hoping the biopsy will prove to be benign but i think the vet scared the h e double hockey sticks out of my sister with the cancer diagnosis without testing. I find her beside manner deplorable but that is part of the reason shes NOT my cats vet

 

[21hens-incharge]

Im sorry for your loss. Im hoping the biopsy will prove to be benign but i think the vet scared the h e double hockey sticks out of my sister with the cancer diagnosis without testing. I find her beside manner deplorable but that is part of the reason shes NOT my cats vet

Thank you. We miss him a lot. Even our neighbor asked what happened as they noticed the howling at sirens had stopped.

Sometimes vets forget about the human part of the equation. I am vet particular too.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Let me start off by saying im not a dog person. Ive had dogs in my life and adored their loyal qualities but as ive grown and had the company of a feline i have become more of a cat person. Sure we have toyed around with the idea of getting a dog to protect our flock but there is so much maintenance in having a dog versus a cat: cleaning paws, taking it out to poop, exercise... Its just not for us. We even watched dogs at our house for a week to see if we could and we both hated it.

Either way, we are not dog people. This question is not for us but for a dog person we hold close to us. Today my sister took her Pomeranian to the vet for a check up. It was discovered that he has a "tumor" (i use these quotes as i have not seen it myself) under his tongue. The vet told my sister at best he has 6 months to live. Her other dog has dementia, arthritis and vertigo. She scared shes going to lose both animals she loves at the same time.

I asked her if she was sure it was a tumor and not just oral thrush and she said yes because "the vet told her". I advised her to get a second opinion. The vet advised her to take him to an oral surgeon to remove the tumor. He has a dental appointment to hopefully remove it and do a biopsy.

I want to provide my sister with some hope since she already has another dog she might be losing. I may not be a dog person but i have had the devastation of losing a pet or relative. Has anyone else had this happen to their dog? How long did they live? Anything would be helpful.

Please allow the oral surgeon to his or her work before fear takes over it is not breed specific it can be life threatening sometime it is not