Our Jazz is a Portuguese Water Dog, 9 years of age and a loving beautiful personality. Throughout the years he has had many problems. He is highly allergic to a certain tree that is planted for miles along the main avenue in our city and beyond. He was found to be allergic to many dog foods and could only eat salmon, beef and turkey. He suffered greatly with his allergies. We did everything we could to ease his condition but it was ongoing. He was on quite a bit of meds to help but even that did not truly help. A few years ago we found a cancerous bump on the top of his head and had it removed immediately and had no after effects. Last November I noticed when I was throwing him one of his favorite treats (cucumbers) that he didn't seem to know where it was. Took him the next day to my vet and he confirmed to me that he had become blind. I took him to a Veterinary Opthamologist (sp) and found that nothing could be done. So began my journey with being sure that he was always safe (keeping him away from the pool and spa) and never off leash in our backyard so that he would not hurt himself walking into trees, etc. Over a month ago he began to make this odd almost hollow sounding sound that scared me. I immediately took him to our vet and she did blood work (all ok) and x-rays and put him on antibiotics for the cough which she thought might be kennel cough. I rejected that because he was never in a situation where he would get it. The x-ray showed a enlargement near the heart. The x-rays were sent to a specialist. He thought it might be Cushings because I did indicate to him that since his blindness he drinks a lot of water and urinates without control. The specialist asked for another set of x-rays which I had done last week and have yet to hear from the specialist. I will touch base tomorrow. Today, he did not eat all his breakfast and ate only a bite of his dinner. I noticed throw up on the grass. Our hearts are broken because he is our champion, our hero, our best buddy BUT our decision has been made....we will not put him through chemo, surgery or anything else. We will love him, take care of him and when he can no longer have any quality of life we will help him to heaven.

My beloved dog,Opie has been diagnosed with an inoperable tumor above his heart after an echocardiogram and blood work I did some research and working with our vet decided to start him on Padillia, a chemo pill taken every other day with monthly blood work to check his kidney and liver functions,also a monthly echo to check the shrinkage of the tumor..Is this a common treatment and are the results in favour of shrinking his tumor?

My dog Seven is a 9 year old black lab mix. On Monday night I noticed he was panting well after cooling off and it seemed to be labored, and he had an odd, hacking cough. I took him to the emergency vet and they did CBC which looked fine. I had noticed mold downstairs in my home and had cleaned it up two days before this, so she recommended anti-biotics in case he had a respiratory infection and hydrocodone to suppress his cough. I got an appointment with his regular vet on Wednesday where we took x-rays, and I found out Thursday that the radiologist says it looks like a tumor on his heart. The vet thinks he may die from this within a month. He's suggesting to follow up with a cardiologist for an ultrasound to confirm diagnosis and then make a treatment plan from there. Seven continues to pant at night but seems very bright and hasn't changed energy or eating. He has been getting a little tired on walks before that but I thought it was from not being in shape after winter. He gets highly excited when we go outside, so now I'm worried he will overdo it with his heart. I'm wondering if you know whether mold would have had any effect his health, especially the tumor and if moving to a new location would help. I do not have the money for any aggressive treatments and don't have any desire to make him sick with chemo anyway. So I'm also wondering, do you have any suggestions for a natural therapy that will support him and his quality of life? Like everyone else here, he's my beloved companion and I feel like a bomb was dropped on me.

My dog has had a cough since December. I took her to the vet and they took an X-ray. The vet said it looks like she has a mass by her heart that is pressing on her esophagus causing the cough. I was referred to a cardiologist. It’s been about 7 months and I haven’t seen a cardiologist. I’m just not sure what the treatment would be. Is there anything they can do that is not so invasive. Also is there any treatment to help with the cough? I can tell her cough is getting worse. She has an appointment with the vet next week.

I'm so sorry for everyone's loss. My heart aches for each and every one of you. My beloved Pomeranian/Yorkie "Henry" was 11. He was diagnosed on April 7, 2020 with a heart tumor after he collapsed. He also was fine the day before. We rushed him to an ER cardiologist where they immediately removed the liquid around his heart and placed him in on oxygen for the next 6 hours. We picked him up and then went to see an Oconlogist a couple of days later. After his checkup, she said his vitals were good and that his heart was clear. She gave us Yunnan Bai Yao and ImYunity to help stop the bleeding. She also recommended chemotherapy options. On April 12, Henry's tumor bled again and his heart filled with blood. He collapsed again and we took him back to the ER. They performed the procedure again, removed the liquid from around his heart and then kept him overnight. We picked him up the next day and he was definitely weaker. We were told to await a call from the Cardiologist who would discuss the option of a Pericardiectomy surgery. After we heard from the surgeon, we learned that the surgery would be too risky for Henry, who was 13lbs. Even after both procedures and keep him on a regimented routine with the medicines, Henry's health quickly deteriorated on April 15, 2020. Henry was sent to rest in peace that evening. May all our broken hearts heal together and may our best friend rest in peace.