Just wondering how many people have had a pet with cancer.

I Have. Dandy, female Boxer, when I was little, and Maggie Mae, female Dobe, in 1982.

Mimi

'When we stop learning, we die.'

One of my rescues that was placed passed of cancer. Her name was Lady, a Boxer, and died at the age of 7. Brandy is a 10 year old rescued Boxer that is in my care now. She has several small cysts that have popped up here and there. One on her spine (which is affecting her rear legs now) one on her leg that is about the size of a quarter, and two more smaller cysts that are just above her shoulders. We are buying time now...

"If your not in it for life, get a stuffed animal."

I lost a rottweiler to cancer many years ago..In fact when I raised them I lost several of my older ones to cancer..Our university said rottweilers have a high incidence of cancer..Each time we would try something new but the end was always the same..Our main goal was to make them as comfortable as possible and to know when to let them go... Donna

In the past 2 years I have seen many dogs with cancers some were saved some were to far gone. Even had a scottish blackface ram show up with testical cancer but being he was 12yrs old and the problems sheep have with the drugs used there was nothing I could do but make sure he was comfortable. Lost him last friday

I'm sorry...It is very hard to part with a friend! Donna

I lost my cat Puff of 16 years 3 years ago due to brain cancer. It is still very hard for me to deal with thia day

"To the world you might be one person but to one person you might just be the world"

We lost a little Budgie Parakeet, Charlie several years ago to Cancer. He was only seven years old. It just broke our hearts.

When he passed away it was the first week of July. We went outside and buried him and then we lit some fireworks to celebrate his life.

That night it began to rain, it poured. I was so upset and all I could think about was my little Charlie bird outside down in that wet cold ground.

Even though I had wrapped him gently in a fuzzy warm washcloth and put him in a check box. I knew it was just his little body and that his little spirit was soaring high, but still felt so bad.

No little bird was ever loved so much. He had a profound effect on our lives. We will remember him forever.

Rakunna, my Great Pyreneese last Augest to bone cancer.

Well, I lost a Mimi Schnauzer about 18 yrs ago...He was 13 & developed testicular cancer...It had a profound effect on my son who was 2 at the time we got the puppy & was raised with him...

I do have a question of everyone...Does anyone think that it is possible that all the pesticides used to spray the grains in dog foods today, could have a possible effect on cancers that seem to be developing in our animals??

In a nutshell: YES. -And not only dogs. ie: my question on carbon dating oil paintings - if the radiation levels of linseed oil [from flax seeds] is increased since atomic bomb testing started, then every thing we eat [or smoke] causes an increased risk because of it.

Mimi

'When we stop learning, we die.'

Yes, sad to say and sadder still to have to remember it.

Yes,but they are using the same/similar pestsides on our food also.
Also the hormones they feed chickens/cows to get them big fast,making quicker turnover,more egg laying,more milk production.Is the same chickens,beef,pork you buying the store.To feed you and your pets.
Scary.
I think it has alot to do with the cancers and other problems.

I say in 10 years, probably, the only ones feeding dog kibble to their dogs will be the millers and stuff. Either that, or the dog food companies will make better food. You think it might happen?

~*Rats will always be your best friend, even if you don't have treats.*~

How come you recommend raw foods? I personally don't think it's bad, because they eat raw food in the wild, but then their immune system could have 'collapsed' since their wild days, but their instinct hasn't so, their immunity still has a chance...

~*Rats will always be your best friend, even if you don't have treats.*~

We feed our cats a lot of stuff. We have chairs that have the 'holes' in the backs and they'll try to climb up the back and smack you on the head if you don't feed them. They've gotten many smacks for it, so now they've stopped. We mainly feed kibble, but we also feed them a lot of cooked foods. I have another question, if you had a cat that was tortured for 9 years of it's life, then you rescued it, and it got fat, (she's now 13 years old) would you let it live how it wants to since she doesn't have much longer on earth anyways? I say quality, not quantity. But what's your opinion?

~*Rats will always be your best friend, even if you don't have treats.*~

Hmmm. We have tried a 'diet' kibble, but the darn thing didn't do anything, they just ate more and stayed just as fat as they were. They are still on it too.

~*Rats will always be your best friend, even if you don't have treats.*~

The one problem is, I have two HUGE cats, and one tiny one. If we decrease it, the tiny one will not eat. She picks at the food, then begs to be let outside. I was thinking about putting a dish up high, but the one fat cat can jump darn good for how big she is.

~*Rats will always be your best friend, even if you don't have treats.*~

She hunts, but she brings the corpses and plops them right where we walk. Would you plz pt me some numbers? I wonder why all vets don't know about nutrition. That seems kinda dumb...

~*Rats will always be your best friend, even if you don't have treats.*~