Ask the Veterinary Oncologist, Common Consult Questions

Board-Certified Veterinary Oncologist Dr. Jarrod M. Vancil answers the most asked questions about cancer in dogs and cats.

[@piyushdubey2919]

is there any difference in Immunehistochemistry for lymphoma cells of human and canines..? can we use same human labs for the test

[@Pathologymadesimple]

Strictly no

[@Pathologymadesimple]

How do you diagnose NK cell lymphoma ?

[@kalob35]

Your a vet maybe you could help me this past Thursday it came a down pour then I went out at night n fed my dog and he appears well Friday too I believe I did check on him n I go out to feed him again Saturday night and there's still a good deal of.food on the ground from Thursday and it inhibited a little mold which I been feeding him over a year that way but normally he'd have the food ate in 2 days cuz I feed them lots at the time he's a jack Russell Saturday night I call his name and he doesnt hardly respond I had to call his name numerous times just to look at me and I had to pat on his Barrel and he walked out n appeared a little disoriented he drunk alot of water then he went back n layed down n i put down a quilt for him and go back in I come back 2 hours later to check on him he's laying on his side kinda panting and breathing fast and more rapid than normal and I help him drink a little more water n this time I had to help him back in it he couldn't get his back legs in there n a few times during the night there was yellow discharge that kept forming out one if his eye and his eyes looked strange maybe dialated and blood shot but he kept decling I pleaded to get my animal to the hospital with my mom she refused and so into check in him the next morning around 845 this time he's barely drinking and urinating floods and less coherent and in a drunk like state and drunk once or twice and threw up he acted like he wanted to lay back down so I helped him back in his barrel I send my mom after certain things for dehydration goats milk for antuviral and antibacterial and get some wormer jic cuz he didn't show signs if worms and his coat got in rough shape those last 2 days and he was shedding hard and his gums were also pale well my mom didn't get home till after 11ish at 10 I said I'ma bing him in he's not getting better n I call him name he's looking as a dog that's half dozing off asleep n I run in n grab him up and he couldn't even stand up and I panicked halfway to takin him to my house he whimpers and throws up some rusty brown runy looking fluid from his nose and mouth and he does in my arms what on earth could.this have been? Only thing I could ponder was a snakebite but idk it's broken my heart I'm gonna miss my Scooby he was taken at a young age of 5 to what idk and it.kills me I shoulda bought him in much sooner I just didn't wanna complicate things all the more for him

[@annabergenhem7398]

Thank you Dr Sessions for a terrific lecture.