My dog has a large prostate and abnormal bloodwork. Is it cancer?

Sorry to hear this, it isvery promising that his bloods were good and dehydration alone can certainly make an animal feel very poorly. The prostate being enlarged could be a number of things. In uncastrated dogs the most common thing is enlargement due to hormones, however I see your dog is castrated. In this case enlargement could've due to a tumour but likewise could be an infection. I would suggest speaking to your vet about this as a biopsy would help to determine the exact nature of the enlargement and put your mind at rest. I think you need some more information before you can determine a prognosis.

Unfortunately prostate problems are very common in intact male dogs, and there is a chance he could have prostate cancer. Without seeing Cooper in person, I can't say for sure what his chances are that it's cancer, but it certainly would be a differential for me in in a senior, intact dog. Dogs are also very stoic about pain and illness, and a lot of times they are quite ill before showing any outward signs. That means they can be acting fine one day, and then be quite ill the next day. Keep in mind as well that just because you don't see visible blood in his urine, it doesn't mean blood isn't present in microscopic amounts. The next steps would be a urine analysis, abdominal x-rays and/or ultrasound to visualize the prostate, and a prostate biopsy. These tests will help confirm if Cooper has cancer, and I would speak to your vet about doing them. I hope this helps!

Hi, an enlarged prostate is very very very common in unneutered dogs, one study demonstrated that over 80% of entire male dogs over the age of 5 are affected and 100% over the age of 8 have some degree of benign hyperplasia.I don’t think biopsies are compulsory, I would personally opt to have it treated as benign hyperplasia either through castration or through medical management, i.e. an anti-androgen injection that determines a reduction in prostate size of 40 % within two weeks and lasts an average of 5-6 months. The vomiting and diarrhoea is probably not linked to the prostate, and I would first try to help Harvey with this problem and then think about his prostate that has probably been enlarged for a while. Hope this helps.

It may be cancer but it could also be an autoimmune disrase. More testing is going to be needed. Are the lymph nodes enlarged? If so, your vet needs to do an aspirate of the lymph nodes. That will give you a better idea of what’s going on.

It sounds like prostatitis and/or cancer. I'm not exactly sure what your question is. We don't have enough information to be able to guide you to a decision. I do not think it is simple gas/constipation. The fistulas and the size of the testicles is very concerning. I think you should consider taking him to an internal medicine specialist for a consult. ( https://www.gcvs.com/service/internal-medicine/ ) ( https://urbananimalveterinary.com/services/internal-medicine/ )

I'm sorry Bruno is sick! Unfortunately in a dog his age, a malignant tumor is always high on the list of potential causes. Senior dogs are prone to cancer. You can ask the vet to do a biopsy to make sure it's a tumor for sure, but that would be my guess. I'm sorry i don't have better news for you. Best of luck.

I'm sorry Meddy is sick. I am trying to understand exactly what is going on with him. It sounds like your vet is suspicious of an immune mediated disease (where Meddy's own immune system is malfunctioning and destroying her platelets (as well as possibly her red blood cells and/or white blood cells). A blood transfusion may have been required help Meddy survive. Let me briefly review the medications you've listed: *Zip vit- I am not familiar with this, but it seems to be a vitamin supplement. *I suppose "sucroll" may be the drug sucralfate, which is a medication that helps to decrease bleeding in the stomach and intestine. *Livotas is not something used in the US and I cannot find any information on it. *Thrombup is an herbal that may be beneficial when platelets are low (I don't have any experience with this one, and it is not generally used in the US) *Lisybin is a supplement for liver health. *Alamin R Forte is not something I have experience with but appears to be used for a number of different indications in India. *I assume Doxypet is doxycycline, which is an antibiotic commonly used to treat possible underlying infection that results in immune mediated cell destruction. Doxycycline also has some anti-inflammatory properties that can be helpful. *udiliv300 is ursodiol, which helps with bile flow from the gallbladder and through the liver *Venol is not a drug used in dogs in the US, so I am not sure what the purpose of this mediation would be for Meddy. *azathioprine suppressed the immune system and helps treat immune mediated diseases. Azathioprine can have negative side effects on the liver, so the liver protective medications listed may be to help try to minimize these negative effects on the liver. * I do not know what you mean by NS DNA D10. Regarding the pictures you've attached : The first picture is shows small spots of bleeding under the skin, which would commonly be seen with low platelet counts. The second picture looks like what is an amino acid supplement that can be given as an injection. I am not sure of the purpose of this medication for Meddy, but I don't see a reason it would cause harm. The third picture of the lab findings- shows the red cell count a little low (mild anemia), and there is no number for either the platelets or the total white blood cell count. Generally that means those counts are very low--too low for the machine to read. To try to answer your questions: I am not highly suspicious that this is liver cancer, but it is possible. We can see immune mediated cell destruction AS A CONSEQUENCE of cancer, so it may be that liver cancer, or another type of cancer, is the underlying cause. It is possible that the liver value abnormalities on the lab work are a side effect from the medication. You can talk to your vet about potentially having an abdominal ultrasound (sonogram of the belly) performed. This may help identify a tumor in the liver or elsewhere that may be the underlying cause of disease. The picture that you took with the spots on the skin-- this would be seen from low platelets. I suspect that the medications were all started BECAUSE of low platelets. It takes time to get that platelet count up, so bleeding will continue while platelets are low. So more bleeding will occur until the meds are working. I do not think that this is reaction to medications. (Having said that, unfortunately sometimes patients just do not respond well to treatment and we cannot get the platelet count up despite our best efforts). Regarding the jaundice that you've seen after the medication was given-- again I doubt this was a result of the medication. If his red blood cells are being destroyed by his immune system, this will result in jaundice. Additionally, following transfusion (even from a known blood source) jaundice is common. I hope that information helps, I can try to help more with a consult. Thank you for asking Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!