snowchickie79

Jodie, I have just read through your journey and it sounds very familiar. Our family puppy (5yo so not really puppy), pic below (Tara), was diagnosed 12 months ago with lymphoma. After chemo therapy she was in remission for approx 3 months and then bam she came out again. She is now back on monthly treatments which seem to be keeping her well. Fingers and toes crossed. She had a chemo treatment this week and has been a little off her food, which is normal for her, but all is well. So glad to hear things are going well with Ollie. I will be sure to get my parents to read the story as i'm sure they will relate to it. Thanks for telling your story. Belinda

Yes both my dog and my parents dogs are vaccinated. I can't say if the family friend's were or not. As a person who watched a very much loved pet slowly die from Heart Worm I would never go without heart worm prevention. As for the yearly vacination that is all she gets plus a quarterly worming tablet. As we take our dog camping and she eats god knows what in the bush I think the worming is essential especially as she is also in the house with us every other day. I will enquire with our vet about the vaccination situation and see if it is necessary. I am confused to work out why vet's and animal experts advise to vaccinate your dog yearly if it doesn't need to be done. Is there somewhere i can read more about this? Yes my thoughts exactly. I couldn't live with myself if i was hurting her without knowing it. Our dog is fed Supercoat kibble and PAL pedigree. She has raw bones a few times a week and the occasional treat. I think her diet is quite good. We don't buy the cheap no name stuff but we also cannot afford $40 or $50 bags of kibble each week. Her coat is always sparkling and she is very toned muscle wise. Our vet has numerous times commented on her good health and appearance.

That was what I thought regarding the steroids. I also wondered if the fact that most of the time the chicken is frozen and is microwaved to defrost may affect how the dog's body reacts to things. Um i'm not sure if they have any proof of the statement and I didn't want to get into a heated debate so didn't push the topic but it got me thinking. I will ask our vet tomorrow and post the response here but still interested to hear people's thoughts. Our little girl swallowed a bottle cap earlier in the year which required camera down her throat to retrieve it and that scared me enough. I would hate to think she could/would get sick, especially at the young age our family dog has. Our family dog was only 4 when she was diagnosed, very young.. She is 5 now, sorry said 4.5 earlier. She is in remission but it's month by month now.

My parents have a 4.5 yo rhodesian x kelpie who has had lymphoma for just on 12 months now. A family friend had both their dogs (both dogs were raised separately and only lived together for last 12-24 months) die from lymphoma at ages 12+ both within 8 months of each other. The family friend commented last weekend that they blame the raw chicken the dogs were fed. I have a 1.5 yo lab x staffy who was having 3 or 4 chicken necks for her breakfast. I've since stopped feeding her this and she is on kibble and PAl for b'fast and is not at all fussed. In fact, does cart wheels now at breakfast time. I'm wondering what people's thought's are on the raw chicken/cancer debate. With the amount of antibiotics and steroids found in chicken products i'm wondering if this could be the cause of some cancers in dogs? Would love to hear everyone's opinion on this. Especially those who have older dogs whom have been bought up on these products with no health issues. My dog used to eat the chicken necks and my parents dog eats chicken wings.. I'll be seeing my vet tomorrow and ask their opinion but was interested to hear what others thought. P.S. I'd love to hear that people haven't seen a pattern of this happening as I'd hate to think my dog could be in trouble in the future. She is my little baby. Thanks.