My GracieKaye started coughing & sneezing the day after she was in the vet for a spa day. Long sorry short we have been on meds, had bloodwork, x-rays, & more meds to still not have a formal Dx. The bloodwork looked good, only slightly elevated CBC, her x-rays of sinuses/head, & lungs were clear. She intermittently snores & has for years. Her vet, who is wonderful, seems to still be on the fence for a Dx. Regardless of Dx I will be doing palliative care. Some days she seems to have a lot of energy & her happy self, others she seems depressed & sad. I have some fear about what I can give her to keep her comfortable. She’s been on Apoquel & the commercials say it can make pre-existing cancers grow more rapidly. Should she be on something else? I don’t want to lose her faster b/c of a med that I thought was to help her! I’m already finding what I’ve read hard enough to accept on how fast this can progress.

My Bo yellow lab was diagnosed with a nasal tumor in April, it has now progressed to very enlarged pink nasal opening. Three weeks ago noticed a large growth on the side of his nose. He is now having a yellow greenish discharge from the eye on the same side. He is taking aa steroids every other day. He has a good appetite, is eating treats. He has labored breathing, his eyes look tired all the time. His nose seems very sensitive will not let me touch it and jerks back when he has contact with his nose. I just want him to be comfortable. Before I talk with vet again any suggestions.

My 9-year old Jack Russell was just diagnosed with nasal cancer. He had a lump in-between both eyes, and his right eye seemed painful. I took him to the vet, and they weren't sure if he had a bee sting, or maybe it was an infection so they tried a number of things like antihistamines and antibiotics and pain relievers. The pain reliever, Galliprant has been like a miracle drug for him, but the lump only seemed to get bigger. We went to a specialist, where they performed an aspirate to get a sample from the lump. They told me today that there were squamous cells in the sample, yet after 4 days, there had been no further cell growth. We will see an oncologist for a prognosis. Just wondered if there is much hope from recovery. I know you haven't examined my dog, but just wondering from any experience you, as vets, have seen. He's a sweet dog, and my good pal, but I won't let the guy suffer needlessly. I would never invest a lot of money in procedures that would only prolong his life a few more months. In the meantime, he and I will spend quality time on lots of cool walks.

My dog Elliot is an 11 year old Havanese who was diagnosed January of 2017 with Adenoid carcinoma and we were told that he would only survive another 3 to 6 months at most. It has now been over a year and the breathing has gotten so much worse and the nose bleeds are coming several times a day. He has difficulty sleeping at night and gets up to go to the bathroom several times at night as well. He is still begging for food and treats, even more so then ever before and tries to eat his poop as well. I don't want him to suffer but I also don't want to put him down before it is time. I am at my wits end. The bleeding is a lot with several pieces of tissue coming out each time. Please help.

My sweet 5 year old collie has been diagnosed with advanced, spreading nasal tumor. Started with nose bleeds out of the left side 13 months ago. Treated as infections, she even had a surgery to remove the fungal and bacterial infections they were seeing behind her eye in her left sinus. Antibitoics always stopped the bleeding, but it would always come back when we stopped. In May, we took her for a CT Scan. They said it was adenocarcinoma. So advanced they recommended no further treatment. That dr basically said you've got 6 months-1 year, take her off her meds, and make her comfortable. Her doctor told me I could keep giving her Clavamox (antibiotic) because it's literally the only thing that's been helping her. Perks her up a bit and it actually stops the bleeding (we had one bleed through last weekend, both nostrils, upsetting as a sign that the tumor as spread). We have seen her worsen - facial deformity over her left eye, snorting, trouble sleeping bc she can't breathe, heavy breathing, sneezing, sneezing fits, etc. It's hard to see her suffer and know I can do nothing. I guess my question is - I have had her on these heavy duty antibiotics for a good 3+ months now, every single day, twice a day. It's the only thing that seems to help her but I'm afraid I'm harming her more since it's such a heavy dosage of something. Should I scale her back to 1 a day? Just keep giving them to her indefinitely? I'm terrified to take her off of them and watch her go straight downhill :( I just want to do whats best for her. Every single day with her is a blessing. She still seems to playful and like herself other than these symptoms.

Two weeks ago I lost my beloved 12 years old female dog feena, she had soft tissue sarcome in her nasal cavity and frontal sinuses. On May/01/2019, we noticed puss mixed with blood discharge from her right nostrill. Vets put her on antiboitics for a long time, it improved and then came back when antiboitics were stopped. Suddenly in mid june i noticed both her nostrills were blocked and she had troubled breathing, we took her to vets, he had an x ray n did nothing, he advised us to nabulize her. On being nabulised she had worse attacks, they call it fitz, Vets couldnt help us in india, So we took her in another state new delhi for a CT scan in the beginning of July 2019. We found she had soft tissue sarcoma, no histopathology test was done even though that stupid vet had her biopsy. He scared us that the tumer is so advanced and will block her throat, lungs and brain within three to six months. We will not be able see her suffering n will have to euthanise her(something that we cannot dream off). Then I found a place 30 hours drive to Mumbai where Tata Memorial is doing radiation for dogs as well. She had to go through 5 radiations sessions weekly. She had three sessions, that improved her breathing 80 percent n her facial deformity was gone, she was a happy wag again, we were told by Dr Pardeep Chaudary, Dr Kieren and Dr Rajiv Sieren that Feena will live for two to three years n will pass away narurally at the end but not with cancer. Radiation therapy relieved her from pain and short breath. I dont know what happed after fourth radiation, Feena's health started getting deteriorated and she had breathing issues. Those attacks due to shortage of oxygen came back. We put her on oxygen most of the time. Drs said she will be given her last radiation one week late than normal schedule. She didnt eat for 4 days n was given glucose 200 ml, we came home n she started eating again, she slept for an hour. i found she had 102.5 celsius temperatue, i used cold water strips n lowered her temperature to 102.1, then her breathing issue was getting worse, she laid down while she was on oxygen at home. We took her to emergency Vets. on the way she had massive bleeding from her left nose. She went to coma n was on a ventilator for two and half hours, Vets told me all the blood is in her lungs now n in a moment she passed away. We were devastated.She had great appetite, initially her right nose was bleeding n was completely blocked, later on her left nose started with puss n blood and ended up with a flood of blood that took her life.

My dog Ginny is 14 yo. Since we adopted our her 6 years ago, She has always had cloudy eyes but was able to see, and she has had history of allergies-reverse sneezing etc during spring. Just 2 weeks ago, her vision has been completely disabled, then a couple days after that, she had a very difficult time breathing and would have to breathe through her mouth. She eventually started not finding her way around the house and fell completely disoriented. We went to 3 different vets to see our options and possible diagnosis. They all suspect nasal cancer. We decided to go the palliative route and not go ahead with CT scan since we cannot afford the $3000 procedure and also even if we found out, we wouldn’t go ahead with the treatments bc of the risk of her age and other underlying conditions. And to add to that, the prognosis is still really poor. Believe me if I had a lot of money I would do it all hands down but we also want to make sure that we are not making her suffer. We want to make sure she is as comfortable as possible with as minimal pain as possible. Currently she is on antibiotics, Prednisone, and pain meds. She has been very active and loves to roam around the house, mapping her routes even though she runs into things. She also has a great appetite and takes her meds well. We also give her probiotics in her food. So far, so good. I think the worst thing that has happened so far is that she has more mucus discharge in one nostril and has been sneezing now but otherwise..her spirits are up. We are in touch with a hospice vet which I highly recommend as she focuses on quality of life for our Ginny. Just an idea for those of you who are having a difficult time seeing their dog go through this and not being able to go forward with cancer treatments. Good luck, everyone!

Callie has just been diagnosed with nasal adenocarcinoma. She has lost 15 pounds in 1 month. I originally took her to the vet because she had a droopy eye- Horner's Syndrome. A few quick blood tests and was also diagnosed with Diabetes. After the insulin not seeming to help, and a rapid growth on her nose, and nose bleeds - came the diagnosis of nasal cancer. Her appetite is still good, she is a lab after all! Her spirits are good, she loves her walks, although has slowed down a great deal in the past month. I can literally see the growth growing on her nose. I am not sure how much time I have left with her or how long she may have at this point. Any ideas - has anyone been to this point - what was your experience?

My almost 11 year old chocolate lab Chawmba has always had allergy like symptoms sneezing for years and has been on Benadryl. November of last year, he started snoring loudly to the extent that he would wake himself up and the sounds he was making were strange and loud. We brought him to two vets who thought maybe the Benadryl was drying him out or could be related to progressing periodontal disease. He has very bad breath. Otherwise he has been a happy/hyper dog who is still very strong and can pull a 6 foot man while on a leash and go on 40 minute walks and climb steep driveways. Just three weeks ago, I got a call from my dogsitter while I was out of the country that she was bringing him to the emergency hospital because he was sneezing blood. $7k of blood tests, X-rays, rhinos copy and CT scans later, they found that he a nasal tumor on his left passageway also affecting the bone. Unfortunately the biopsy they did just showed inflammation and could not determine what type of nasal cancer. I just saw the radiology oncologist yesterday who suspects it is nasal adenocarcinoma and recommended stereotactic radiation which has the best chances for extending the life (although my research says anywhere from 7 months to 18) with the least side effects. But it is about 11K and they found that Chawmba's condition is bilateral (already on both passageways) and even affecting a little bit of the roof of his mouth. Otherwise, no sores, no lumps and not even bleeding since I have him on a daily dose of Yunnan Baiyou. Every vet who has seen him says he is extremely healthy and happy. In the meantime, looking at Chawmba and except for his sneezing or noisier breathing, he is back to his happy beggar dog self. I am now at a crossroads to decide whether I do the palliative care first and see how it goes. I am trying Essiac tea and sound healing. My concern with he surgery other than the cost (I have insurance most of which I used up and will renew in August) is the ambiguity of what to expect. The oncologist says he is about a 7 out of 10 in terms of where his condition it. I'd like to also understand how aggressive is this condition in terms of how much time he has left untreated and how does that look and feel for him. His 'brother' Indy just passed away at 16 years old and had a brain tumor for 4 years but you wouldn't have known it either. Eventually it did cause the seizures that prompted us to put him down. Any insight would be most appreciated.