Bone Cancer In Dogs

Question by lightning__girl: Is it wrong to get another dog if your first dog is terminally ill?
My Sheltie, is one and a half years old, and he was diagnosed with Lymphoma, a terminal disease. I chose not to put him through chemotherapy, so it’s not likely that he’ll live more than a couple more months.

I saw a puppy that I’m interested in on the internet and I’m going to go meet the owner. Is it wrong to get another dog while your first dog is getting sicker? I still love him and I will try to properly grieve for him when he’s gone, but I love having a pet. I’m rescuing the other dog, so it’s not like I’m hurting anyone. But I’m not sure if it’s the right thing to do. What do you think?
Wow, thank you all for your kind words and suggestions. I feel better now talking about it. I think I’ll wait.

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Answer by OhIDoDoI
If your dog is that sick, it might be more fair to him for you to wait until he’s gone before getting another dog, especially a pup. Introducing a new pet into the family might put more stress on him than is fair at this time.

So no it’s not wrong per se, but might not be especially fair to your current ailing pet.

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Question by mcghankathy: Oral cancer in dogs. (gum) Another question-?
We had the tumor removed once-now it’s back huge-The vet says it most likely has spread due to the rapid, aggressive return. Will an Xray confirm any mets? How will I know when he is suffering? How will I know when it’s time? I just lost one mastiff and I don’t think I can do this again.

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Answer by redromanose
I have a friend who breeds Rhodesian Ridgebacks. She has lost 2 of them to huge tumours in the mouth.
They cant be operated on as its usually everywhere in the head, behind the eyes, in the brain. If it could be cured believe me my friend would have saved her dogs.
She first noticed her dog was drooling and her eye was weeping, and she went to the vet thinking it was a bee sting, and didnt come home with her. Then it happened to the dogs daughter a week later.
Its so devastating when things like this happens to our beloved friends but we’ve all got to be aware that these things can happen to us when we own animals.
The vet who operated on the dog should have offered chemo to possibly destroy the rest of the tumour, or he shouldnt have operated at all.
Im really sorry that this has happened to you, I lost my dog 2 days ago (hit by car) and I know how terribly hard it is.
It is better to let the dog go before he shows signs of suffering, most likely he is uncomfortable now but not too bad yet.
Be strong, and think of the dogs quality of life, hed rather go still happy and healthy.

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Question by Purple Moogle: One species turning into another?
There is a rather unusual case of one species becoming another that sounds rather freaky~

Canine transmissible venereal tumor, also known as Sticker’s sarcoma, is a type of cancer that can be passed between canines like an STD. Upon studying it, it was found that it originated from canines (either domestic dogs or wolves) and the cancerous mutations allowed it to evolve into a successful parasite.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16901782?dopt=Abstract
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_transmissible_venereal_tumor

I’m just curious as to what the people who continually declare that there are “no examples of one species turning into another” think about a dog “turning” into a parasitic venearal tumor cell line through “random chance”.

Anyone care to discuss?
Damn, of course I mean dog cells, not whole dogs..

And of course, there are examples of human cells developing into successful cancerous (ie:immortal) cell lines but these have only survived because they were cultured in labs. Sticker’s cells developed in the “wild”.
Ryan, I’m looking for the opinions of the, typically, religiously blinded, not those already well versed in biology.
jaicee, are you’re arguing that cells are not part of an organism?
Last Ent Wife~ There’s more details in the wiki link. Basically the cells infect the host and grow into fairly large tumors, usually on the genitalia. The cells are tumor cells, not viruses. Viruses are virion particles, not cells.

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Answer by jaicee
The cells of the tumor evolve, not the dog. It’s a transmissable and evolving cancer which is apparently different from a transmissable and evolving virus like HIV-AIDS, which also came from the wild. Does the material say what started the cancer growing?

No, don’t worry, I’m just pondering.

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Question by dgm: Are cancers in dogs contagious to another dog who smells or licks the area of the cancer?
Do you know if dog cancers are contagious? My dog used to meet his doggie friend at the fence and they’d sniff nose to nose for a few minutes. His doggie friend was soon put to rest because he had malignant nasal tumors. Now I’m worried that some cells would have planted themselves into my dog’s nose and he might develop this one day. Also, his other best doggie friend has bladder cancer. He has been going to lick his friend’s private part over the past year whenever they meet. Although I pulled him away, I am concerned that he could have ingested some cells which might later develop in him. I did not know about these dog’s cancers until they were long developed, months (even a year) later. Does anyone know if he can catch these cancers by sniffing or licking the diseased area?
My concern is whether the nasal cancer cells could have escaped by the dog’s breathing right into my dog’s nostrils. Likewise, since the dog with the bladder cancer has blood in his urine I am concerned about escaped live cells here as well that my dog could have ingested. In laboratories, technicians and doctors are always wearing gloves and masks when dealing with diseases. So am I wrong to worry that my dog would develop these cells from breathing / ingesting them?

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Answer by SethSpeaks
No, these cancers are not contagious.

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well today my 8 year old female dobermann had to be put to sleep because she had a very dangerous bone cancer in her back leg, the feeling is unbareable thinking of the times we had, its impossible to replace a dog like her, always waking up in the morning going downstairs and shes there, sitting at the window always barking, playing in the garden everyday without her is a massive miss to our family and ill never forget about her..

i no my dobie could never be replaced but in the future is their any point in getting another dog?
Dont comment on my topic if your going ot say shame on you…1st of all i didnt make the decision my dad did..hes the one who bought it
2nd im not letting my dog suffer for my sake im doing whats best for her