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Mariama:
One of the teats of our dog is growing bigger and bigger. No blood or pus is to be seen.

I am actually a bit fearful to take her to the vet's as he will probably want to operate on her or give her some nasty cocktail? He is the same vet that vaccinates pet rabbits. And has strong ties to the pharmaceutical companies, judging from the leaflets he has available in his practice.
When I was young we had a dog that had a lump. She was operated on, but the cancer came back and became nastier because of the operation, or so we were told. She eventually died from the disease.
There is a naturopath vet, but she is very far away.

We rescued our dog almost three years ago. She had been living in a shed together with other animals for a while and had been fed horse chunks.
She seems to have worked through some of her traumas and has calmed down a lot. But is still having nightmares from time to time. Since my ex has left (he smoked a lot when she was around) and since I have started giving her meat apart from some chunks that she takes away from the cat her eyes have stopped weeping (apologies, do not know how to say this). Overall, she is in good health. She is getting older, but still likes to run. :)

JayMark:

--- Quote from: Mariama on August 15, 2012, 07:54:32 AM ---I am actually a bit fearful to take her to the vet's as he will probably want to operate on her or give her some nasty cocktail?

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There is no way to know unless you walk over this fear and go visit him at least for a check-up. In any cases, you absolutely have the right to refuse any proposed treatment if that is your wish. Also it could be good to try to find out where this fear comes from.


--- Quote ---He is the same vet that vaccinates pet rabbits. And has strong ties to the pharmaceutical companies, judging from the leaflets he has available in his practice.
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Well, a lot of doctors are tied to pharmaceutical companies but it dosen't necessarily mean that they are evil per se or going to give/suggest an unapropriate treatment.


--- Quote ---When I was young we had a dog that had a lump. She was operated on, but the cancer came back and became nastier because of the operation, or so we were told. She eventually died from the disease.
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That unfortunately happens sometimes. Not only on animals but on humans too. It dosen't necessarily mean that the person/animal have received bad treatments. There are many factors as well such as diet/chemical balance.

This might be one event that triggered your fear as expressed in the OP. But only you can make the light on this through introspection which I recommend for your own advancement.


--- Quote ---There is a naturopath vet, but she is very far away.

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A friend of mine has a bad health problem (parasites) and she refuses to go see a doctor for pretty much the same reasons you have given. Instead, she goes to a naturopath just as you have proposed. Well I can only tell you that the more time passes by, the weaker and sicker she gets. She is also a rock-solid vegan.

What I mean by that is that doctros/vets aren't necessarily bad just like naturopaths aren't necessarily good. And by saying she is a vegan, I want to point out that diet is a fundamental aspect of one's health (be it a human or animal) that she has poor knowledge about (she blindly beleives that all animal/meat products are toxic). So the sum of these subjective beleifs are literally killing her one day at a time despite her 'good intentions'.

So finally, I would suggest you consider all options. Assumptions and beleifs can be very bad. I suggest as well that you use the search function to try to find out more about animal diets and dieseases. You might find useful stuff in there.

Also you could just look at the sticky topics in this very section of the board. That should be a great start!

Peace.

loreta:
I really don't know what is the best solution. I am afraid of doctors and of vets too. Two years ago one vet was unable to cure my prairie dog. She died. So I understand you very well. If I was you I will look for an homeopathic vet, and even if it is far away I would go to see him or her. Or try to find another vet if you don't like this one. Good luck!

JayMark:

--- Quote from: loreta on August 15, 2012, 11:20:51 PM ---I really don't know what is the best solution. I am afraid of doctors and of vets too. Two years ago one vet was unable to cure my prairie dog. She died. So I understand you very well. If I was you I will look for an homeopathic vet, and even if it is far away I would go to see him or her. Or try to find another vet if you don't like this one. Good luck!

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Fear often comes from a lack of knowledge.

If you assume doctor/vets are bad while naturopaths/hemeopathic vets are good without any form of data/knowledge to sustain this claim, then it only is a subjective beleif and as we all know, this is the kind of thinking we want to avoid and that can be very dangerous.

I've met a doctor once that was unable to confirm I had ear infections (although I knew it) and that was after 7.5 hours of waiting. He didn't want to listen to me. He just told me my ears were dirty, nothing more. I went to another doctor, waited barely an hour and after 5 minutes of consulting, she acknowledged it and gave me the right treatment and it worked just fine.

Just like a firend of mine already went to see a naturopath to get an all-natural 'cleansing remedy' (thing that 'cleans' your GI track) and as a result, he got internal damages such as at the level of gut flora (or so he said, according to his doctor).

Hope it helps.

Peace.

Laura:
Is the dog on a raw meat diet? 

I've seen this problem and it is usually a tumor.  Maybe the raw meat diet with some calorie restriction will help?

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