a couple days ago we noticed a lump on my dogs back leg that was not there a few hours previous. it is about the size of a ping pong ball. its strange that it appeared so fast

well my dad took her to the vet today and he said its cancer

what do i do

Hopefully everything works out for the best.

This post was edited by DieTryin' on Jun 15 2011 02:11am

Personally. I would put my dog to sleep.

Sadly, this.

I'm sorry to hear that
I can't tell you what to do. There are options. You could try to treat it, or save your dog a vast amount of pain and put him to sleep. There are numerous options, and I can't tell you which one is right for you. You may wish to talk to your vet further on this.

I'm so sorry for you. May I ask how old your dog is? Most important is that he does not suffer. :-(

put it down, it'll be best in the end. my parents bought a rottweiler puppy 2 weeks be4 i was born so we literally grew up together, before we moved we put him down because he was on heart medication and a bunch of other pills and it was bad enough for him. so i think the best thing for you to do is put him down, it may be hard at first bu after a while you get used to it and accept the fact that it's what is best. sorry to hear about this though.

the thing is shes not even in pain. she still runs around...jumps...plays like she always has. you cant even tell a difference.

she's at least 10 years old though

My friend had a dog who developed a lump like that in his hind quarter. He came home one day and there was blood all over the house and a lump of cancer on the floor. The dog was found dead in the basement with a hole missing from his leg.

Don't make your dog do the same.

Well the vet seems to think she will be okay for now...