Dog's Teat growing bigger

[Gwenllian]

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. :)

 

[Deleted member 8431]

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

 

[Deleted member 8431]

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!

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?

 

[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!

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.

My belief is not subjective but objective due to experience. The only doctors that cured some of my illness were homeopathic. And not all homeopathic specialists are good. Like everything else, by the way. My vision is not bad/good. Some doctors are good, others are very, very bad. I will give you an example: during 40 years I had migraines. Was there a doctor who cured my migraines? NO ONE. They gave me medication... very bad for my health and making my migraines worse. There is no solution for migraines with traditional medicine. But yes with homeopathy. And thanks to homeopathy I have no more migraines, after 40 years of sufferance. Thanks doctors. And thanks homeopathy for curing me.

My philosophy is: if you are not happy with your vet or doctor look for another one. There are many vets that are really bad, I know some of them. Not just the last one, with my prairie dog. I have horror stories about one veterinarian clinic, very popular and respected in Barcelona that almost killed one of my dogs. They did not killed him because I took my dog out of their hands but he was very, very sick, almost died because of their incompetence. And after asking people of my neighbors I can tell you that they are responsible of many, many deaths of dogs and cats. And others stories that are really terrible. So my vision is not subjective but made by my experience. I believe also that they are very, very good vets, I know some of them (not in my region). But I prefer homeopathy to cure because it has no secondary effects.

What is dangerous is to believe that there is just one medicine, one way to cure, one vision of how to cure a body.

 

[Deleted member 8431]

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?

As a matter of fact, I have discovered yesterday that one of my uncle's doggie has a growing lump on one of her teat.

And first thing I did was to check the dog food. I'll double check for the full list but here are some things I have noticed:

- Gluten
- Corn
- Rice

It does contain meat (lamb) but a huge load of carbs for sure.

The dog is quite overweight (90 lbs whereas it should be around 70 lbs) and always out of breath. She is 8 years old and is slower and weaker than before.

Hummm...

 

[Deleted member 8431]

My belief is not subjective but objective due to experience.

Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't all beleifs subjective?

The only doctors that cured some of my illness were homeopathic. And not all homeopathic specialists are good. Like everything else, by the way. My vision is not bad/good. Some doctors are good, others are very, very bad. I will give you an example: during 40 years I had migraines. Was there a doctor who cured my migraines? NO ONE. They gave me medication... very bad for my health and making my migraines worse. There is no solution for migraines with traditional medicine. But yes with homeopathy. And thanks to homeopathy I have no more migraines, after 40 years of sufferance. Thanks doctors. And thanks homeopathy for curing me.

If both can be either good or bad, why have you suggested Mariama to visit the naturopath instead of the vet? Wouldn't that imply that you beleive the naturopath is better than the vet despite the fact you may have never met them? Or have you?

My philosophy is: if you are not happy with your vet or doctor look for another one.

Okay.

Peace.

 

[loreta]

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?

As a matter of fact, I have discovered yesterday that one of my uncle's doggie has a growing lump on one of her teat.

And first thing I did was to check the dog food. I'll double check for the full list but here are some things I have noticed:

- Gluten
- Corn
- Rice

It does contain meat (lamb) but a huge load of carbs for sure.

The dog is quite overweight (90 lbs whereas it should be around 70 lbs) and always out of breath. She is 8 years old and is slower and weaker than before.

Hummm...

I think, but I am not an expert but we can make deductions, that limiting carbs to our dogs can be a very good idea. Since I know that fat is good for me I give fat to my dogs. One of my dog is 12 years old and since I give to her fat she walks better and has more energy. And if there is gluten in the food for our dogs... that is bad news. In fat that is VERY bad news.

 

[loreta]

My belief is not subjective but objective due to experience.

Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't all beleifs subjective?

The only doctors that cured some of my illness were homeopathic. And not all homeopathic specialists are good. Like everything else, by the way. My vision is not bad/good. Some doctors are good, others are very, very bad. I will give you an example: during 40 years I had migraines. Was there a doctor who cured my migraines? NO ONE. They gave me medication... very bad for my health and making my migraines worse. There is no solution for migraines with traditional medicine. But yes with homeopathy. And thanks to homeopathy I have no more migraines, after 40 years of sufferance. Thanks doctors. And thanks homeopathy for curing me.

If both can be either good or bad, why have you suggested Mariama to visit the naturopath instead of the vet? Wouldn't that imply that you beleive the naturopath is better than the vet despite the fact you may have never met them? Or have you?

My philosophy is: if you are not happy with your vet or doctor look for another one.

Okay.

Peace.

Maybe the world belief is wrong, me too English is not my native language. ;) Instead of belief I prefer to utilized experience. But my experience is something that is open, not close. It is something that is always learning.

Peace also for you my friend! :)

 

[Nienna]

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?

As a matter of fact, I have discovered yesterday that one of my uncle's doggie has a growing lump on one of her teat.

And first thing I did was to check the dog food. I'll double check for the full list but here are some things I have noticed:

- Gluten
- Corn
- Rice

It does contain meat (lamb) but a huge load of carbs for sure.

The dog is quite overweight (90 lbs whereas it should be around 70 lbs) and always out of breath. She is 8 years old and is slower and weaker than before.

Hummm...

Most dog health problems, and I am not being subjective here, are caused by commercial food. They are full of, not only, carbs, but fillers and other junk that is unhealthy, to say the least, for dogs. Some of those fillers are plastic, dead animals, feces from dead animals, etc.

There have been several forum members who switched their very unhealthy dogs from a diet of commercial food to a raw food diet and found a whole new animal. It really does make a difference.

 

[Deleted member 8431]

I think, but I am not an expert but we can make deductions, that limiting carbs to our dogs can be a very good idea. Since I know that fat is good for me I give fat to my dogs. One of my dog is 12 years old and since I give to her fat she walks better and has more energy. And if there is gluten in the food for our dogs... that is bad news. In fat that is VERY bad news.

Yep. And they are fed that crap en masse (industrial dog 'food').

Money leads.

And ignorance endangers.

Here is a good starting point for this form of knowledge.

http://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,27321.0.html

 

[Deleted member 8431]

They are full of, not only, carbs, but fillers and other junk that is unhealthy, to say the least, for dogs. Some of those fillers are plastic, dead animals, feces from dead animals, etc.

Get out!

Are you serious?

Feces, from... dead animals?

Yummy. Not!

 

[ginebra]

They are full of, not only, carbs, but fillers and other junk that is unhealthy, to say the least, for dogs. Some of those fillers are plastic, dead animals, feces from dead animals, etc.

Get out!

Are you serious?

Feces, from... dead animals?

Yummy. Not!

In wiew of the poisons in human food, it is not hard to imagine the rubbish they put on animals meal.

 

[loreta]

I remember now that some years ago, many many years ago I saw a documentary about animal food and they show that it was made by all others dogs and cats that they are sacrificed from the SPCA( Society for the protection of animals). It was a serious documentary shown at Radio Canada and was talking about the USA . I forgot about it. Then I remember one friend of mine, a lover of cats, that told me that the food coming from a big company, a big big one very known but I forgot the name! it was big like General Food (but I am not sure if it is GF) was extremely dangerous for animals. So all this now I remember and is coming in my memory. How come I forgot? I have dogs and cats. I love my dogs and cats. It is time to take really care of them, but when I say really I mean like I take care of myself.