My Dogs Prostate Cancer Changed My Life... 

First I am so sorry for your loss.. Also have you ever heard of or use products from Homeoanimal?

@@ScarletRose I actually have and didn't get a chance to try their Anti-inflammatory medication, but a friend of my vets did for their dogs cancer and said they saw improved comfort (not in pain) and energy.

Appreciate it! Most definitely!!

I lost my 13.5 years old beagle yesterday due to prostate cancer. He passed on with kidney failure condition induced from the obstruction of urine tract. He was diagnosed in Nov 2021 and we decided not to go for prostectomy due to his age and low success rate. A well care of diet and keen observation on pee behavior is definitely helping to sustain the quality of life. For my case, Donut had experienced difficulties in passing the urine ( due to the enlarged prostate). The NSAID ( anti inflammatory ) helped to reduce the size of bad cell and enabled him to pass urine easier for several months. However, the constant obstruction to the urine tract did caused the acute kidney failure at the end. With this condition, timing to react is in the essence. So, the moment that the dog cannot pass urine at the appropriate usual amount ( e.g lower amount, dropplet rather than the flow style of urine passing), please bring your dog to the vet. Immediate action such as saline injection or stimulation drug for kidney recovery will come a long way in saving the dog’s life.

I'm so sorry your dog was diagnosed no animal should have to experience this ever. You're never alone as corny as it may sound. Its rough and I'm assuming your dog is a "young" older dog like mine was (13y old puggle). When mine started losing more interest in eating/drinking that's when I didn't give up or in, I knew his body needed to stay hydrated and at least eat some food. I would syringe him small amounts of water every hour or so on top of blending some cooked none seasoned chicken breast (cause chicken is easy on the stomach) in water to feed him. I'd do this again with the syringe as it can suck up the chicken blended in water easily. Putting the syringe in one side of the back of his cheek in the mouth so he didn't have to chew just swallow. I only did this in portions through out the day so he wouldn't throw up... unfortunately even then it was a gamble and he'd throw up 75% of the time. For me it was a mental triumph of doing anything I could to not feel hopeless and be there for him till whenever his time was. Was also fighting a ton of internal denial that Rocky and I could kick prostate cancers ass. My thoughts are with you and your doggo to have the at most comfort through this battle.

So Rocky had at times (almost daily in the beginning) when in the morning we'd get up for a walk and he had leaked urine to the point where his under belly coat was damp. Also when he'd be just laying around the house he'd leave little leaking drops of urine around. When this started I didnt get him diapers I just rotated cleaned different blankets and bedding for him to sleep on that would get cleaned/washed - Really did this for the comfortability factor and the fact he wasnt dumping his whole bladder out at once. Eventually this got better as his diet changed and he started on anti-inflammatory meds it became less frequent for him to do so, but it'd still happen maybe twice a week max. I was also lucky enough to take him out a lot for walks and a couple in the middle of the night just so his bladder never was full before resting long.