My dog might have pancreatic cancer. Should I get a second opinion?

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Our 5 year old male malamute had upset stomach, high temp. he had antibiotics, and pain killer, but it didn't helped - he vomited blood, urine was very dark and bloody diarrhoea, so we took him back, he stay there on drip for 5 nights, we took him home - still after 6 days, no improvement, except that his sickness stopped, and his urine got lighter, he still have temp, lost weight due to not eating and today they told us he might have cancer of pancreas and we have to put him down - do we? Pet's info: Dog | Alaskan Malamute | Male | neutered | 5 years old | 41 lbs

Dr. Davis · Accepted Answer

Putting Frank down is a permanent decision. Before you do that you may want to consider a second opinion with a veterinary specialist. They may recommend blood work and do X-rays and an ultrasound so they can look at the pancreas and other organs. Also they could do an exploratory surgery to open his abdomen to see if it is cancer or maybe he ate something that has damaged his intestines. If they see what is wrong perhaps they can fix it. Frank is a young dog so having cancer is less likely than an intestinal problem or infection. If they find it can't be treated you can consider euthanasia at that point. Personally with my dog I like to understand the reason for the illness. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Frank.

My dog might have pancreatic cancer. Should I get a second opinion?

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