Lymphoma Cancer in Shleties

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rtsulli

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Hi,

Our girl sheltie has lymphona cancer and we have been treating it for a year. Does anyone know of a vet that is an expert in this field? We want to see what other treatement is available as shelties can only be treated with certain anti cancer drugs.

Roger
 
The best thing for you to do is look in your area for vets. SN is a wide spread web sit that goes to other citys, states, and countries. Where do you live? Maybe there are some members in your area that can help.
My best wishes and prayers for your little furbaby! :hugs
 
We live in Northern California outside San Jose. We have been going to an oncologist and she is great. Cancer can be come resistant to the treatement drugs and shelties can only receive certain treatment/drugs. We are looking to see if there are any Vets the specialize in sheltie cancer.

It's been 1 year since we found it and have been treating her, she is our baby.
 
rtsulli said:
We live in Northern California outside San Jose. We have been going to an oncologist and she is great. Cancer can be come resistant to the treatement drugs and shelties can only receive certain treatment/drugs. We are looking to see if there are any Vets the specialize in sheltie cancer.

It's been 1 year since we found it and have been treating her, she is our baby.
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Has your oncologist considered having your sheltie geneticly tested for MDR1. If you dog is MDR1 normal/normal it opens back up the use of those drugs that "can't" be used in shelties. The test from WSU is about 70-80$ and in the grand scheme of chemotherpay fairly cheap. You can order it yourself. If your dog is Mutant/normal or mutant/mutant than you are no worse off then you are.
 
I second the MDR test, that was one of the first things I did with gavin (he's normal/normal). very easy and quick.

I would try looking into UC Davis, i know they have a vet teaching hospital up there. I would think your vet could recommend someone up there.

Cindy


your neighbor to the north
 
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My sheltie is 3 and I noticed his nose is turning pink!!! I have looked on line and can only find bad news. He has a vet appointment up and coming.... I was wondering if this is a sign of cancer or something. He is still the fun, playful pup as he always is....:confused2:
 
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