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I'm wondering if it HGE? That is hemhorrhagic gastroenteritis and it's characterized by blood in the vomit, but more often in the stool. This is gross, but the blood in the stool is often described as having a strawberry jam-like appearance. Anyway, one of my pugs had it. It can be very...

It sounds like a yeast infection. I know this is gross, but does it smell a bit like dirty feet? One of my dogs has a recurring yeast infection in her left ear. When it gets really bad, her ear gets deep red and grayish, the skin gets flaky and the whole ear smells terrible, and she is...

Just a thought... You might to look up hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. It is characterized by bright red poo that looks alot like strawberry jam (gross, I know). It doesn't sound like that's what's wrong with your guy since he has a good energy level, but just thought I'd mention it since it can...

Radiation Therapy Hi. First of all, I'm sorry that you're having to make this kind of decision right now. It's definitely not an easy one. I just wanted to relate my experience in case it should help you at all. My situation was a bit different in that my dog was really young (1 year...

Austin's Growth Dear Austin's Mom, I just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know that we're pulling for Austin and for you too. I remember reading your posts a few years ago when my dogs were first diagnosed with MCT's. Your posts made me feel better because Austin was doing well so...

Hi. I live in Philadelphia and have had two dogs with cancerous mast cell tumors. One just required surgery. The other needed surgery and 20 radiation treatments. From the research that I've done, The University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine has an excellent oncology...

My dog gets frequent UTI's and I do feed her Canidae. My vet told me that if the problems persist and she continues to have trouble getting rid of the UTI's using antibiotics, I might need to explore a less protein-rich food for her. She seems o.k. at the moment. She hasn't had a problem in...

I'm so sorry to hear about Mia having more tumors. I also have a Boston who has had MCT's in the past. When I read your most recent post about the tumor on the eyelid, I remembered reading a story with a really positive outcome about a Bernese Mountain Dog with an eyelid tumor. In fact, that...

That actually doesn't sound like an MCT to me. My dogs have had several and they have looked different almost every time, but none have ever appeared black. What you're describing sounds like maybe a bug bite or a bump from a staph infection or something like that. However, even with that...

My Boston Terrier was diagnosed with a Grade II mast cell tumor in his groin with dirty margins after surgery when he was just 1 year old. Because of the dirty margins and the anatomic location (groin), we opted for radiation therapy every day (5 days/week) for a month. We are now over 2 years...

A very similar thing happened to our puppy when he was about 3 months old or so. Alot of diarrhea for a day or so, and then no poop at all and alot of vomitting, especially after he ate. I was concerned about dehydration and possibly some kind of obstruction. Of course the worst episodes of...

I have read that mast cell tumors located on the limbs tend to have a better prognosis than those on the trunk/body. Those tumors located in the groin/armpit area/mouth/muzzle tend to have a more aggressive behavior and may require more extensive or invasive follow up treatment. I would think...

Dekan So glad to hear the news about Dekan. My Potsie had a grade II MCT removed about 2 years ago, when he was only one year old. His margins were dirty and it was in his groin (more aggressive behavior there), so he needed radiation. He is doing just fine now. Where was Dekan's tumor...

Two of my dogs have had mast cell tumors. One had a grade II and the other a grade I. Mast cell tumors have a tendency to be rather unpredictable. Some behave very aggressively and others are slow-growing and relatively benign in their behavior, but all are cancerous. The Grade I and Grade...

I noticed something like this on my Boston Terrier. He has some black nails and some white (he, himself, is black and white). One of his white nails on his front foot had, what looked like dried blood at the base of it, but inside the nail. I sort of assumed that he had hurt his foot/nail...