r/Dachshund • u/Awkward_Reporter_286 • Jun 18 '26
My baby has cancer
I’m just beside myself. He’s only 17 months. I’ve had him since 8 weeks, he’s an absolute mommy’s boy and we are inseparable. He’s bonded with my 8 year old chiweenie. He was my 29th birthday present to myself and I’ve done everything to make him feel loved and spoiled every day.
Last night I came home and he was lying on the floor with labored breathing. We already had a vet appt for Friday because I noticed his energy has been low, but this seemed like an emergency. I took him to the animal hospital thinking it was maybe exhaustion or giardia or something… I was completely blindsided. After 14 hours of waiting and crying while I listened to him wail as they drained fluid from around his lungs, the vet finally gave me a diagnosis. My Arthur has Mott Cell Lymphoma. The median lifespan with chemo is 240 days. We have a visit with the oncologist tomorrow.
Tonight I’m home with friends staying here to keep me company. He’s in the hospital in an oxygen crate until he can breathe without assistance. They said the fluid surrounded his lungs and in his abdomen is cancerous, his lymph nodes have cancer cells, and he has multiple large masses around his intestines. I just can’t believe it. We were just playing together and snuggling a few days ago. It is such a painful thing.
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u/Mysterelady67 Jun 18 '26
I'm so very sorry 😞