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Is cancer really lead suspect in 3.5 year old Cocker Spaniel's bloody nose?
My 3 1/2 year old cocker spaniel, Nick, sneezed on Sat. night and a pink string of mucous came shooting out of his right nostril. On Sun. this pink mucous started drizzling out of his nose hourly. Mon. a.m. he sneezed a dark red mucous string as I was calling the vet. Other than bloody mucous, he acted completely normal. Highly active and eating normally.
The vet took an X-ray and ordered blood work. The X-ray showed a "cloudiness" over his right sinus. She said it was fluid and inflammation and made it impossible to see the underlying cause. She said he had a slight fever.
She said he could have an infection, but all the blood made her doubt that. Other possibilities were a clotting disorder or a tumor. We're still waiting on the blood work results for more answers, but she seemed to be preparing me for the worst. She seemed to suspect cancer. For now he's on antibiotics.
Is cancer really the leading suspect in a dog this young? I'm devastated! I pray it's something else.
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on Aug 12th 2008
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First, a thousand thank yous for taking the dog to the vet first. There have been many people asking questions here who won't take their dog to the vet even in emergencies because it "costs too much".
The vet sounds like she really knows what she's doing and your dog is in good hands.
Sorry I can't answer your question directly.
I'll pray for your dog.
Gray Dawn Treader
answered on 8/12/08.
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My dog had similar symptoms. She was actually bleeding almost uncontrollably from the nose when she would sneeze. Initial MRI was inconclusive and the pathologist suspected cancer. The good news was that it was not-- it was a fungal infection (aspergillosis).
The doctor went in and flushed it out and she's been fine since. This is common in some parts of the country (I'm in southern California.) No vet could figure out what it was until I went to a specialist.
Good luck, and I'll be praying for you!
Kaya
answered on 8/13/08.
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