My dog has high calcium, thirst, incontinence. Is it always cancer?

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my dog in the past month suddenly started experiencing urinary incontinence and excessive thirst. After taking her to the vet and having blood tests done including testing her parathyroid (which came back in the normal range) and a calcium test done with showed high numbers the vet checked her for anal tumors twice and found nothing. Now they are going to start looking for cancer. Is there any way that she could have something else? If not how long can she live for with the treatment needed? Pet's info: Dog | Border Collie | Female | spayed | 6 years and 3 months old | 47 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! While cancer is by far the most common cause of high calcium in dogs, there are other possibilities such as fungal infections though that is not likely the issue here. I would say at this point they should look for the possibility of lymphoma which would be by far the most common cause if there is not an anal sac tumor present. However, it could be also be a different type of tumor. There is no way to predict how she will do with treatment without knowing what disease she has. For that reason, I would highly recommend that you proceed with your veterinarian's recommendations to get a diagnosis and the prognosis can be discussed after that. I am hoping for the best possible outcome.

My dog has high calcium, thirst, incontinence. Is it always cancer?

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