Glad to hear it.

Family friend just had a 7 year old golden retriever with same deal. Completed radiation a month or two ago and he said their dog seems good as new so far. Hard decisions prayers for peace

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My 10 year old lab had a mast cell tumor on the bridge of her nose. Did 6 radiation treatments (1 per week for 6 weeks) last Christmas. She lost the hair where the radiation was aimed but didn't have to do chemo or anything else... follow up CT showed the mass was gone... so far so good!

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I am hopeful given the contributions here.

Given that Golden's are very prone to cancer, specifically mast cell, I would just like any vet's take on if this will prolong his life with quality, as I am sure it is painful for them to endure radiation and/or stressful. I assume they are sedated. I am also in ETX and thinking I would have to go to Tyler for the treatments, but have to consult with vet on that (vet is an Aggie and I am not trying to second guess him).

Just wondering given age and cell pathology.

My 12-year-old Aussie had a sudden nosebleed about a week ago. I took her to an emergency clinic and based on examination and age the vet thought it was probably nasal tumor or cancer. They put her on a Chinese supplement called Yunnan to stop the bleeding and it did overnight. During a follow up with my own vet, she feels it is also most likely a tumor but took some pause when lab work showed her platelets were extremely low. She has been on prednisone and Yunnan the past week. Her red blood count is improving and there has been no additional bleeding to date. Planning on a CT scan to get a more definitive diagnosis. If cancer, I will have to consider treatments and outcomes. Quality of life vs. length of life. As many of you know, it is really tough.

deer corn, if you don't mind talking about it, how did you discover the problem? Nose bleed? Did you have a CT scan done or other tests to diagnose? Thanks

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deer corn, if you don't mind talking about it, how did you discover the problem? Nose bleed? Did you have a CT scan done or other tests to diagnose? Thanks

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He would not stop sneezing. Rapid fire 5-8 times. I thought he had a sticker lodged in his nostril bc he runs through that tall grass that has the arrow-head looking stickers.

My vet thought it was allergies. I said no way bc he had never started sneezing like this. I could also tell just looking up his nostril, that something was inflamed and the cavity was pink vs the black of the other side.

Unfortunately, he wouldn't hold still for the vet to really get a good look, so he had to be put under for flushing and and true look.

I was confident the flushing would result in a wayward sticker embedded in his nose.

No, it was a tumor that the vet cauterized and thought he got all of it. Will see soon.

After the removal, he has had watery nasal discharge and still sneezing. But it is healing or growing back? No way to know. An awful feeling.

No other tests yet other than the pathology of the mass that was removed.

Thank you for the explanation. I feel your pain! It looks like I will be doing a CT scan on my dog to get an accurate diagnosis. If a tumor, I am not sure about treatments yet. Right now, there is no bleeding and she is acting normal, but...

I hope that all goes well for you and your pup.

It's a good sign that there is no bleeding. I haven't seen any bleeding from his nose at all. I just knew something wasn't right bc of the sneezing. It was VIOLENT sneezes and he has never done that before. He's still doing it, so I am sure the tumor is probably growing again.

Hope all goes well w your pup as well!

It comes down to 2 things

1. Cost-How much can you afford and are willing to spend
2. Quality of life-Will this measurably extend the animal's life without causing undue stress and discomfort


That balance is different for everyone. We don't have kids and never will so our pets are pretty important to us. My dog had knee replacement surgery years ago and it was 100% worth it. I had to spend almost $4K on my cat two weeks ago just before we left for an overseas trip (diagnosis was basically tummy hort).

But when we have also lost a cat to cancer and the treatment just wasn't worth the suffering he would have gone through. These sort of questions suck and I am sorry you are going through it. I will hope for the best for your dog and give my cats extra scratches tonight for good vibes

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My 10 year old lab had a mast cell tumor on the bridge of her nose. Did 6 radiation treatments (1 per week for 6 weeks) last Christmas. She lost the hair where the radiation was aimed but didn't have to do chemo or anything else... follow up CT showed the mass was gone... so far so good!

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Annabelle not Penny!

Why do dogs get these nose tumors? Does anyone know why they are so normal in dogs? My dog has one, he's a smaller dog and is 15 years old, the vet said I shouldn't try anything at this age. It drives him crazy sneezing and shaking his head trying to get it out of his right nostril. It's terrible to be honest, they don't understand what's causing the nose blockage. He's had it over 1 1/2 years, it will bleed a little once in a while but nothing major. The worst part is when normal allergies heat up (like rag weed season) he can't clear his nose as well, at which point he is put on daily oral antibiotics which help but he still has issues getting his nose clear, just not good

Does anyone have a location in Houston that does radiation where I could go get a second opinion? He has been to 2 vets both with the same opinion.