Canine tumor

Question
My 9 year old Schnauzer/Terrier, all of a sudden is starting to shake, have a hard time releasing bowel movements, urinates quite a bi, and has a hard time to get up. We took him to the vet, and the said that he may have a tumor in the rectum but aren't for sure. He has low acid, hi-protein, hi-calcium, and increased blood calcium content. Can you give me some information as to what you think it might be, and cures for it?

Thank-you

Answer
Hey,

Sorry about your Dog. Your Dog may have Anal sac adenocarcinomas.

Anal sac adenocarcinomas are tumors arising from the apocrine glands present on either side of the rectum. They occur primarily in older (average 10 years) female dogs. How old is your Dog? Dogs might have symptoms such as straining to have bowel movements (either due to the tumor itself or due to enlarged lymph nodes in the pelvic area. Sometimes dogs may have symptoms such as increased drinking and urinating which results from very high calcium levels in the blood (due to hormones produced by the tumor) which in turn can affect the kidneys. Is your Dog having any of these problems? You said he had bowel problems and urinating problems, right?

I suggest you take your Dog back to the veterinarian. Surgery is the first treatment approach. If the primary tumor is amenable to surgery, it should be removed. While this is unlikely to result in cure because these tumors tend to spread early in the course of disease, it might provide a significant disease-free interval with a good quality of life. The goals of surgery are to minimize symptoms and to return the blood calcium to normal if it is elevated. If the lymph nodes are enlarged, they can be removed as well. Surgery in these areas can be technically challenging and might require a surgical specialist. The benefits of surgery must be weighed against the risk of complications.

I dont know if your Dog actually have this disease or not but it could be possible since he is having these syptoms and you said that your veterinarian said your Dog had a tumor in his rectum.

But I advise you to take your Dog back to the veterinarian, this could be very serious.

Vantressa Brown