Hi Dr. My 12 year old Blacky has a big polyp in her nasopharynx that is obstructing almost completely the nasal pasage. So she struggles with breathing through her nose, has difficulty to sleep, pants a lot and when is not panting her breathing looks very forced and her abdomen contracts a lot. No mucus discharge. She is on 20mg of Prednisolone and we are also giving her a homemade organic tumeric paste (natural anti-inflamatory). We are waiting for the results of the biopsy to know the type of tumor but we won´t make her go through a surgery. I would love to know if any treatment or medicine could help reduce the size of the tumor so she can breath a bit better for some time? or if the only option for her not to suffer is eutanasia? Thank you so much!

my 7 year old collie bitch developed small bite like lumps over her her body and nose. despite numerous inconclusive tests and the swelling worsening in her nose she has been put on steroids and we have been told it is of their opinion it is likely to be a tumour. she has no discharge or bleeding but sores on her body and swelling in her nasal cavity can there be any other diagnosis for this or am I clutching at straws

I HAVE A TWELVE YEAR OLD GERMAN SHEPHERD WITH A POLYP 6 INCHES UP INSIDE THE LEFT NOSTRIL. IT IS INTERFERING WITH MY DOGS BREATHING THROUGH HIS NOSE, IT MAKES HIM SNEEZE HE ALSO DOES INVERTED SNEEZING AND HAS THICK GREEN MUCUS. I WOULD DEARLY LIKE TO HAVE IT SURGICALLY REMOVED TO AID HIS BREATHING. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS: CAN IT BE DONE LIKE MICRO SURGERY UP THE NOSTRIL OR WOULD IT HAVE TO BE REMOVED THROUGH THE SOFT PALLET. LIKE I SAID IT IS SIX INCHES UP INSIDE HIS NOSE. I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR REPLY. MANY THANKS, JANET.

My vet cannot find anything in xrays and exam to account for trouble breathing thinks a rhynoscope is needed ...very costly what will happen if I cannot get treatment done

Our 12.5 year old rescue started sneezing, not bloody. She also started whistling/snorting (like she's congested) when she breathes through her nose. I shined a light in her nose and noticed a whitish/pink area in the right nostril. Assuming she has a polyp/tumor, what is the prognosis/life expectancy if untreated? I won't put her through surgery. Is there a way to get a sense if cancer other than biopsy? She is eating normally and acting ok. She also has Cushings diagnosed about 9 month. Has thyroid deficiency as well.

My 8 year old Boston Terrier mix rescue dog has been dealing with allergies and nasal issues for over a year now. She had a rhinoscopy done last year and majority of the polyp broke off clearing her airway allowing her to breathe. It came back as benign but as the whole polyp wasn’t removed we knew it could come back. It came back in the spring and she had a rhinotomy done. The polyp was completely removed and came back as benign again. This was a horrible procedure which she had complications even swelling up 3 times her size with air and had to be hospitalized for a week to have the air drained. That was about 6 months ago and we are once again noticing issues. Her nose has not been the same since her rhinotomy, very dry and crusty and almost always has boogers. I give her apoquel, an antihistamine, and saline nose drops daily to help but last week she started having crusty blood in her nose which it’s winter here so I figured it was a lack of humidity but I have two humidifiers for her. She is now having bloody mucous coming from the bad nostril (where the polyps were) and sneezing bloody mucous. Her eyes have also been very runny lately and sometimes a little goopy although the one over the bad nostril seems to have it worse. The doctor can’t see her for a couple weeks despite my urgency. Should I be concerned this could be cancer or could there be hope it’s more sinus related like sinusitis? Her airways are not obstructed and the airflow is good (I test with breathing on glass). I can’t see any growths in the nostrils either as I could in the past.

Our 12 year old Doxie had an abcessed canine tooth removed about 12 months ago. Within the last four months we have taken him back for nose bleeds and nasal swelling. He was sneezing at night and had nose bleeds. This is his fourth round of antibiotics and still it comes back. The doctor has done a clean out of the tooth area and basically said he didn’t clean much out, just a polyp. Now after the fourth visit with nose bleeds he has stated we needed to see a specialist. Could this be a cancer that can’t be seen? The vet can’t find anything once they X-ray.

My 12 year old Australian Cattle Dog was just diagnosed with a nasal tumor far back in his naval cavity and possibly cushing's disease. The vet said the tumor is inoperable because it appears embedded in bone. He said I could take him to a bigger vets office (a university clinic) that may be able to do more, but it would cost thousands of dollars, and may only give my dog a couple more years. He is having nose bleeds daily, many times with a lot of clotting and discharge. My vet can't recommend any other solutions, and says it's up to me about putting him down. Can you recommend anything else or is spending $$$/putting him down my only options? Thanks.