Senior dog's neck lump, noisy breathing. Antibiotics failed. What now?

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Emma had been vets to see about a lump neat her neck she had a needle test done results came back not cancer she is 11years old vets gave antibiotics but still no improvement she still seems active and eating and drinking but sometimes always sleeping and noisey breathing she doesnt yelp when touch lump and its moveable just dont know what it is vets arent saying either ive spend nearly £300 and still no clearer do i just leave her as it is ive have thought of the decision of pts. Pet's info: Dog | English Springer Spaniel | Female | spayed | 11 years old

Claudia Fioravanti · Accepted Answer

Hi, it is obviously difficult for me to fully advise you on such a delicate decision since I have no means to check Emma over. If the lump is not cancerous, has your vet suggested anything else apart from antibiotics ? Would antinflammatories help in his opinion ? I think being more sleepy is kind of expected with her age and I would say if Emma is still enjoying her life and does not seem to be in pain there is no need to think about euthanasia. Just let her enjoy her life and the relationship with you, if the lump is not causing any issues, just monitoring it would not be wrong given Emma’s age. I hope this helps and please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.

Senior dog's neck lump, noisy breathing. Antibiotics failed. What now?

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