Could anyone please help me with advise I have a 17year old whippet bitch who has tonight by the vet been diagnosed with cancer of the mammery gland I brought her home and I am now wondering if I did the right thing?  She seems so active and shows no sign of pain she eats well and is always wanting to go for a walk.
Could anyone tell me if they have ever had to go through this and if so how have they coped
Many thanks Cath  

Sorry to hear about your bitch. :( I'm glad she is still well and enjoying her life - you must look after her very well. I wish you and her all the best for more happy times together.
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I am sorry to hear this.  If it helps, I had an elderly bitch that had a liver tumour.  She showed no signs of pain with it, so we kept going all the time she was happy and willing to continue a normal life.  She was spoilt rotten during her last few months, but why not.

My advice - If she is pain free and happy go with it and spoil her a bit, I am sure a few extra cuddles will not be refused.

Sandra

Hi Cath

Sorry to hear about your bitch.

I have had two bitches with mammary cancer - one lived 6 months after op (very aggressive cancer) and one less than for weeks (non-aggressive cancer) and I will NEVER have one operated on for this again and could not advise anyone else to either.

I think you did the right thing, you now know what is wrong and can give her lots of extra treats and  when the time comes to release her from pain - and it is a painful condition - you will know you have done your best for her.

Very sorry to hear this. I had a yorkie bitch, we lost her two years ago to mammary cancer. Its a horrible thing. We noticied a lump and took her to the vets. They recommended an operation to remove it. After, the vet told us when they took a look inside there were four large tumors and three small ones. So they only removed the large ones. She was great for about 9 months. The vet had said that the small ones may stay as they were or accelerate as they now had room to grow. That was exactly what happened. It all happened so quickly in a matter of days, she went from appearing happy and healthy to looking almost amaciated. It was bloody awful. She was PTS. I cant tell you what to do. The best advice is do what you feel is the right thing. The only thing I would say is that when we took her back to the vet in the later stages. The vet wanted to give her treatment. What treatment could they give for cancer? It wouldn't have been fair to keep it going. She was suffering at this point so I think I made the right desicion to have her PTS. It was by no means an easy decision to make. I had Pippa for 14 years. It was like losing my right arm but I couldnt watch her suffer like that. Do what you feel is right.

Kat

So sorry to hear about your dog.
My staffie bitch had mammary cancer several years ago, was operated on 3 times and is still going strong today.  She has had both strips removed and she coped incredibly well, showing little discomfort after such a big operation. 
This is only my experience and from reading others experiences, it shows just how lucky we must have been with Molly.