My pet dog is female of 4.5 years. She has 7 to 8 nodes of 1 to 2 cms on her body. She is not eating well and is in a lot of pain.

My lil girl cut a bad cut on her front leg while in the yard running and playing approx 4 days ago. I don't know what sliced her open but it has to b sharp bcuz it sliced deep and about a good 0length of my finger. I got the bleeding under control and giving her one ibprofen. It seemed to b heeling just fine as she's not complained or slowed down much at all.. Now tonight as I was getting her ready for bed I seen the huge knot with the left side a lot bigger then the right side. She's still eating normal, don't seem to b running a fever, activities normal. Infection from cut I'm sure

Our dog was coughing, gagging, and would hack a week before today. 2 days ago she would whine and wince when touch her esophagus and still will. There is also swelling on the right side of her neck along with a fever. Normally she would have moments of her hacking and gagging throughout the year, I would massage her throat and she would be fine. I don't know if it's an emergency yet or not. She has a fever of 103.4, not a huge fever but above normal.

We got our sweet Luna when she was 6 weeks. I took her to the vet Monday. She got her first round of shots and she also had worms so she got dewormer. I was told to give her 1ml every day for three days! That finished Wednesday! Tonight I noticed her lymph nodes in her neck are swollen. I can actually see it. She’s acting completely normal. Playing and eating and drinking. I feel like she’s been urinating a lot today! We’ve had more accidents inside. We can take her out and 15 minutes later she’s going again inside. Her belly is a little distended. She has been having normal bowel movements.

I found an enlarged lymph node while petting my Shih Tzu. He occasionally hacked, was itchy, otherwise seemed fine. The vet did a biopsy, examined it herself, and sent to a lab. The only diagnosis was that it was "reactive" and he was put on a two-week course of antibiotics. At the two-week follow-up I told her the node seemed larger and more firm. She again did a needle biopsy, told me he had such advanced lymphoma that he had 2-4 weeks to live and put him on prednisone. Within a day he had developed more lumps. Within a couple of days the secondary lumps were gone. Now all palpable lumps are gone. His appetite is good, his energy level seems normal. It's been 19 days and I can discern no symptoms. Is this normal for lymphoma when a dog supposedly has less than two weeks to live?

Lucy,the rotweiler aged 9,was taken to the vet after 3 weeks of sickness....white gums,stopped eating,lethargy,vomiting She was put down after 2months The other dog Tino,a bull terrier, since then has been not right, unsteady on legs,weak,white gums,very swollen lymph nodes,.... We were recently told that someone had been poisoning tennis balls and throwing them into our garden....its true a lot turned up and the dogs chewed themjust before their sickness stories began. Its now 9months later. We still have one of those balls , who wld test it for us.the rspca? How can tino be tested so long after the event but still sick, not so well anyway. Yes we know who was accused of this animal abuse......

Hi All, I am trying to stay optimistic regarding our dog’s current condition. Kash is a 5 year old pit bull and he was a strong, very energetic and has a big appetite up until a month ago. He stopped eating even his most favorite treats, and has been extremely lethargic, and had started drinking from the toilet bowl (it never happened in the past before) and has also been vomiting here and there. Prior to this sudden and obvious symptoms, he had an extreme skin infection and had bad episodes of rashes, skin lesions on his belly, ears, and legs etc. we finally were able to heal his skin conditions without taking him to the vet but when he completely stopped eating for 3 days straight, we took him to his vet with urgency. The vet said it could either be an infection or lymphoma due to the fact that his lymph nodes all over his body were swollen. They prescribed an antibiotic for two weeks and 4 doses of nausea meds to encourage eating- it did not make a difference but after 4 days of antibiotic, we felt his lymph bodes on his neck and front legs has gotten smaller but the ones on his hind legs and near his shoulders are still the same. He is still not eating at all (had to puree his food and spoon feed it to him), and is still very weak and sleeps a lot. Still trying to drink from the toilet bowl if he gets a chance, so much so that we started closing the bathroom door at all times. Please help. Any input is highly appreciated. Thank you.

For a couple weeks my 9.5 yr old retriever mix, Georgie, was a little finiky about what he ate. Some days he would eat normal and some days had to add high value food to his regular dog food to get him to eat. He has been finiky with his food before so didn't make a big thing about it as he was eating. Then we went camping at a campground for a weekend. The night that we got home Georgie didn't want to eat anything but finally he ate. I called the vet Monday morning and brought him in. He had an abscess on his neck, a fever, high white blood cell, and a bacteria infection in one of his ears . We don't know what caused the abscess. The vet prescribed carprofen for I think either 7 or 10 days and cephalexin for 21 days. We went back to the vet that Friday. The abscess down but the vet thought he could feel minor swollen lymph nodes. The white blood cell count went down some but not to normal. He mentioned the possibility of lymphoma but since white blood cell went down a decent amount he wanted to finish the meds and then come back. When I came back the abscess was down but he could defiantly feel the swollen lymph nodes. He did a needle biopsy and sent to the lab. The results were non conclusive but possible beginning stage of lymphoma. So few days after, last Thursday, they operated on Georgie to get a wedge biopsy to send to the lab. The lymph node had some bruising. The vet called me and I told him that I have seen Georgie scratching that area a few times over the last few days. He did a blood clot test to make sure which came up negative. Vet sent it to the lab and started Georgie on prednisone. The results came back that they could not find anything conclusive of lymphoma but can't say for sure.They did notice the swelling. They said they would test a different section of the biopsy but haven't received results yet. Meanwhile I told the vet that his lymph nodes seem to have gone down to about normal (5 days after starting prednisone). He had us come in and he confirmed that the lymph nodes went down to about normal (5 days after starting prednisone). While waiting for the retest of the wedge biopsy we did a full tick disease test that came up all negetive. A little enlargement of his lymph nodes came back but not too much. We added 250mg Ciprofloxacin twice a day for 5 days and rechecked white blood cell count. They went up slightly but did not come down so we stopped the ciprofloxacin. We also sent an extra slide the vet had from the needle biopsy to a different lab and they couldn't give a definitive answer. They did also mentioned the swelling and recommended to do a PARR test. It was ordered yesterday. We can't do a new biopsy to test as he is on prednisone. The vet is pretty sure that it is lymphoma but i don't want to start chemo until we know for sure. My vet said that since he already started prednisone that the longer we wait to start chemo the less effective the chemo will be. Is there anything else you think it could be other than lymphoma that we should be testing for in case the tests come up negative or inconclusive? When we first brought him in for the abscess he had a fever but hasn't had a fever since the abscess going away. From the beginning his appetite wasn't good but if added high value foods like chicken to his regular food he would eat. The last 5-6 days he has been eating as he normally would. Any advise to what else we could test for in case the other tests come up negative or non inclusive for lymphoma would be much appreciated!

We have had this sweet girl for about 10 years. We found out 1 year ago that she had a thyroid desease and started giving her medicine for this. She has been doing well until last month she showed trouble with her breathing. Took her to the vet and he told us she had congestive heart failure and an enlarged heart. To have tested by a specialist and if confirmed can put her on medication. We found out that even with medication it doesn't cure. It might prolong life or could also get worse. We decided not to get anything further because of the cost. She has difficulty breathing during day and night. Today we noticed she has a mass in her throat. She does have difficulty eating, coughing and not always eating all of it. Sometimes panting with her tongue hanging out. Does this mean she is in pain? How can you tell if they have pain or discomfort?