Hello everyone...
My name is Katerina and i am the owner of a 6 months baby girl Bullmastiff named Liba. 2 months ago she started sneezing and had a terrible running nose. Vet told me to give her antibiotics for a few days and see what happens. 10 days later i came home after work and she was with 41 fever (normal is 38 in European measurements).
We rushed to the vet and we did a blood work, and an abdomen ultrasound. She also experienced heavy breathing. Blood results were very bad. 27,9 hematocrit (normal 38) and 19.000 platelets, (normal 400.000).
Plus she had blood in her lungs and swollen lymph nodes. We started treatment with haemostatics and antibiotics and cortisone.
At the time we thought it was ehrlichia ( a blood disease we have in South Europe from a tick bite). She got better, no running nose...no fever. then suddenly, she wakes up one morning with a terrible swollen gland (like a golf ball), fever again and running nose once more. Back to the vet...blood exams...nothing has changed (27,9 hematocrit which means heavy anaemia and her platelets have gone up to 45.000 when she should have at least 150.000. All glands are swollen. Yesterday we took tissue from her glands and now i am waiting for the results. Vet wont exclude cancer and he says that is very likely. I cant believe that a 6 month old puppy has cancer. Has anyone heard such thing before...I am devastated.
My name is Katerina and i am the owner of a 6 months baby girl Bullmastiff named Liba. 2 months ago she started sneezing and had a terrible running nose. Vet told me to give her antibiotics for a few days and see what happens. 10 days later i came home after work and she was with 41 fever (normal is 38 in European measurements).
We rushed to the vet and we did a blood work, and an abdomen ultrasound. She also experienced heavy breathing. Blood results were very bad. 27,9 hematocrit (normal 38) and 19.000 platelets, (normal 400.000).
Plus she had blood in her lungs and swollen lymph nodes. We started treatment with haemostatics and antibiotics and cortisone.
At the time we thought it was ehrlichia ( a blood disease we have in South Europe from a tick bite). She got better, no running nose...no fever. then suddenly, she wakes up one morning with a terrible swollen gland (like a golf ball), fever again and running nose once more. Back to the vet...blood exams...nothing has changed (27,9 hematocrit which means heavy anaemia and her platelets have gone up to 45.000 when she should have at least 150.000. All glands are swollen. Yesterday we took tissue from her glands and now i am waiting for the results. Vet wont exclude cancer and he says that is very likely. I cant believe that a 6 month old puppy has cancer. Has anyone heard such thing before...I am devastated.
