Comments on A tumor, but no surgery? What, are you crazy?? Irresponsible?

My friends and family all disagree with me about my stand on no more vaccinations. Maybe they will stop as my dog a (gsd) gets older (he is ten going on eleven years old) and still runs around and gets up on furniture like a 4 yr old.

My dog Minnie is a 16 year chihuahua and jack Russell mix she looks like she is dragging a testicle. Most of the time is sags. Then there are times it looks heavy like a water balloon. Vets tell me surgery but that she is too old for it. $thousands of dollars just to have it biopsied. It sounds like what u have described here. I would like to try your homeopathic remedy can you send me more info on it?
From this story. Tumor, But No Surgery? What Will People Think??
Last Updated on October 6, 2022 by Will Falconer, DVM

I can’t begin to express the relief I feel after reading this!! My dog has a very large 10mm or larger and it hangs from his belly . We are embarrassed to take him to play at the dog park now because we don’t want to feel judged like we are uncaring irresponsible pet parents. Although he would be happy as a clam to run with the pack because he’s otherwise healthy. We’ve had the lymphoma tested and thankfully it is just a benign fatty tumor . I plan to learn as much as I can on this site and take a new guilt free journey with this new homeopathic approach . Thank you so much for sharing such valuable information with us. We are all already feeling better !

My dog has a sack hanging off his chest it looks like an extra testicle he's not in pain or nothing it just hangs there kind of embarrassing but he's a happy puppy he's 18 years old now and still doing very well should I do something about it or just leave him alone with it

A few things - I worked for years for a traditional Vet (military Vet). I watched so many things that started me thinking about all the vaccines, toxic substances that were prescribed and set me on the path to a holistic approach to my pets. I volunteered at the shelter and I did foster care for pets that were too sick to adopt or pregnant and for some rescue groups. In Florida I watched a little Maltese die in her owners arms after receiving all her shots as she stood at the counter to pay for the Veterinary care. The Vet blamed it on the heat. I quit my job and pursued an holistic lifestyle for me and my dogs. I have been kicked out of 3 traditional Veterinary practices because of my beliefs and refusal to follow their dictates. I never was rude or belligerent, just firm in my beliefs. I now have an integrative Vet who never challenges me. I have always adopted from the shelters and now have 3 small dogs. My poodle mix had such skin problems when I adopted her and it took me many years, 3 different Vets and a lot of trial and error on diets, supplements and care. She would get horrendous hot spots and, after one lady grabbed her dog away from us screaming OMG is that contagious, why do you have her around other dogs?, I learned to cover her up with a onesie, which she is fine with. My little terrier is now 17 or 18 years old, has several lumps and struggles with walking. He gets Arnica, hypericum, and a product called DGP (Dog Gone Pain) in addition green lipped mussel and MSM. He gets a short walk everyday and everyday someone says to me, why don't you take him to the Vet and get pain medication for him? I say he's on pain medication - no sense in trying to explain to people. O.K. I'm getting too long here. Just want to say I have been following Dr. Falconer for many years - before he moved to India even - and his advice has been so helpful, informative and welcome through the years with all the dogs that have come through my door. Thank Dr. Falconer for your devotion to helping with natural, common sense care for our pets.

Thank you for this story, I wish I had seen it two years ago.
In my service dog Billy's final year on earth, he had a large growth and people (strangers and aquaintances) used to follow me around every time we walked telling me that he needed medical attention and that I should put him down. His growth would sometimes chafe and bleed, so for a year I would carefully clean it, put cryptolepsis tincture on it and wrap it with manuka honey. It never got infected and he was happy and didnt even notice his growth. For an entire year, we managed like this. I didn't consider surgery to be an option, he was 14 years old and 95lbs, and it felt risky and unecessary. Eventually, the onslaught of comments from people wore me down and I did take him to a vet to see if there was anything else that I could do for him. The vet put him on oral antiiotics and gave an antibiotic cream for his growth, and within a week he stopped eating. In less than two weeks, he was dead.

I walked out of a vets office with my mom's 27 yr old dog because a vet started chastising me for not having a large growth removed from her hind leg.didnt even bother to explain that dog had heart murmur all it's life and was doing quite well with the growth intact for years....

My dog has a fatty tumor that has been analyzed many times. Benign. Located near his penis. He’s 13 and the vets say leave it alone. Are those wands I’m seeing on-line effective?

My dog Nala has mast cell cancer. We had a large-fast growing tumor removed from her hind leg in February (dirty margins) and she has since had multiple smaller tumors grow back in the same area. One has grown huge recently, we had been able to control it with benadryl and prednisone for about 7 months but it is no longer responding. It's about the size of a very large pomegranate and hangs off the back of her hind leg. It's always black and blue and awful looking although it doesn't seen to bother her much yet. It bounces around when she walks. There wouldn't even be enough healthy skin to remove the tumor if we wanted to, and our only other option is removing the leg. But I know as soon as we remove it, the tumor will appear elsewhere! It's hard, though to sit there and just watch it grow. Not acting is very difficult, but I know she will not tolerate surgery or recovery well at this point in her life.

my beagle is 15 1/2 yrs old with a large fluid filled hanging tumor, similar to how Calebs looks. About the size of a lemon.
I have been hesitant to have it removed ( one due to her age, and two it doesnt bother her) my worry is what happens if it ruptures, it is getting awfully close to the ground - I have looked for some type of harness to cradle it up but have not found one
if it ruptures will she die? since it does not seem attached other than by skin is it possible surgery could be simple ? She has many other small tumors ( most seem fairly attached but they are small in comparison to the large hanging one)
any info is greatly appreciated.

Hello,
I just joined and I was introduced to your website by a friend.
I need some advice. I have a 4 year old male Maltese and I found a dime size lump on his left side of his chest. Of course I freaked out and I'm very worried about it. I also noticed on 10/18/15 three red raised circular patches on his belly and redness on his upper sides of his legs. So, I had made an appointment with his regular vet (2 weeks away) but I couldn't wait so I took him to another vet to have him checked. The vet right away said they want to take it out. I asked her why not aspirate and she told me because it's on the muscle and that wouldn't be the best thing to do. I was of course devastated to hear that. She checked his ears and said that they look very pink and hot (but has no smell or anything coming out from them) and wanted to test him for fungus. I then asked her about his belly rash and she suggested I have his skin tested as well. With everything she was telling me I couldn't think straight so I told her I will think about things and decide what to do. (Only because I feel in my gut there has to be a better solution) The vet called me yesterday to ask if I was going to make the appointment for the surgery and I told her I was still thinking about it. I asked her what she thought about the lump and she said it probably isn't a fatty lump but a benign tumor. The best thing would be is to have it taken out. Anyway, he still has his other vet appointment this Saturday and I'm hoping to get some more information and a second opinion. My dog is active, appetite is great, and seems normal. I am in desperate need of your advice. I'm afraid of making the wrong decision....should I get him surgery, I have no idea what to do. He eats Orijen and I was giving him bananas, he loves bread which (i feel horrible for giving him bread) because maybe that contributed to perhaps "yeast infection"? I blame myself...but I'm here to learn from you and to get advice and help. Thank you.

OMG, I can't tell you what an AHA! this is for me. Wow!!! This amazing information you have shared here has opened up a whole new world of understanding for me. Whew! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I have to share with you two comments on Dr. Mercola's article yesterday that tie into this. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this information. These blew my mind, just like your article (interesting coincidence that your blog posting, which I never saw last year, dovetailed into my life with these comments yesterday. The universe is awesome!
"Fluorosilicic acid in the water removes iodine from the body. Glyphosate locks up the nutrients needed to carry iodine back into the body and to where it is needed. The resulting iodine deficiency, along with the loss of essential nutrients and resulting high blood sugar set the stage for toxic pathogens in the blood such as Candida. I believe that "Cancer Cells" are a normal cell designed to combat invasion of toxic substances including Candida. In a healthy person, I believe that "Cancer Cells" can multiply and surround the foreign invasion and destroy it. But lacking essential nutrients and iodine, the foreign invasion wins and the body eventually dies of starvation as the invasion grows to a large size and using most of what nutrients are left. When the invasion is destroyed, the "cancer cells" become in active and with time, disappear."
--and--
"Cancer cells do 'combat invasion of toxic substances'. They do not combat the Candida directly. When excess sugar is ingested, Candida populations soar. This causes much more Candida waste to be produced. If the amount of this waste overwhelmes the liver's capability to break it down, then excess toxins form. These excess toxins cause inflammation which triggers the master oncogene. The master oncogene in turn activates other oncogenes which go to work to form cancer cells. The cancer cells grow and multiply depending upon the amount of excess toxins they need to absorb. Once these harmful toxins are absorbed by cancer cells, they no longer are able to directly attack healthy tissue causing tissue damage. When one starts to detoxify, then the cancer cells stop multiplying. They start to shrink as they send their stored toxins to the liver for processing. Eventually, all the cancer cells will shrink and dissolve or convert back to normal cells. Cancer only exists as a response to excess toxins to preserve the body. Cancer grows or disappears in response to the amount of excess toxins. Reducing sugar is paramount to properly dealing with cancer. Otherwise the Candida populations do not go down. They soar instead feeding the cancer indirectly through the Candida's waste. Regards, AlwaysYoung"
If this is true for humans, it's got to relate to our dogs, too. Yes?

I realize this post is almost a year old, but for some reason I just came upon it and find the subject matter fascinating. I wonder if it would apply to human cancer tumors, too. Maybe the tumor is just the sac that forms around the diseased cells and keeps them from entering back into the bloodstream. Maybe it's a protective mechanism. What happens when we cut off the human ones? The same results as the excised tumors on the dogs?

Hoping for some advice: now tennis ball sized, hard and immobile, will under skin (no lesion) between scapula, appeared a few months ago, round and self-contained, mass is still growing. FNA cytology showed irregular cells but no cancer. Raw-fed and clean life-style, for last 8 years, no vaccines for last 5 plus years-- why did this tumor appear now at age 13? And why is it continuing to grow? I fear it will become a fibrosarcoma or osteosarcoma as more of the surrounding tissue joins in the party of de-tox or inflammation or whatever is going on at this site (where micro-chip is, early vaccinations, etc.). Now adding more supplements (Chinese herbs, EO's to stimulate immune system) but to no avail! Not causing pain or affecting movement or organs at this time but if it continues to grow, it may become uncomfortable :(( Just want to stop the growth, and would be amazing if we could help his body to shrink it or absorb it or reject it... Any suggestions???

One quick question. What if the tumor is diagnosis to be cancerous. Then do you still leave it or take it off. I understand about benign lumps and bumps but still wonder about one's that are positive for cancerous cells. Thank you, Katie

I let this article sink in for a while, since it struck such a chord with me. My precious baby Pookie was diagnosed with a giant tumor last April, and she was scheduled for an ultra sound to determine if surgery was appropriate. In some sense I knew it wasn't, and fate stepped in as always. A huge limb smashed out the windshield of my truck--I had to cancel the scan. I was pushed to reschedule but told them I was going to treat the tumor with homeopathic medicine and raw food. They were so sarcastic about my choices it put me off entirely, we never went. Nine months into treatment, she is back to being her old self despite the vaccinosis, a rotted tooth, irritable bowel and constipation. My belief in nutrition and healing energy has been cemented, along with a new understanding of what tumors really are. Thanks for an inspiring article, doc, which advocates thinking outside Dr. Whitecoat's box.

I really enjoyed this article on tumors. I have a 15 year old furry dog friend that has a couple of large tumors. She has good energy but one of the tumors is on her rear end and I'm afraid she will have problems pooping soon. How do you find a homeopathic vet? I live in southern Oklahoma and to my knowledge there are none around here.

I am still a bit confused.
If the body is trying to get rid of toxins and is throwing them off in the way of a tumore, boil or cyst, then once it is outside of the body why not clip it off?
If there is more that needs to be ejected then more lumps will form.
BTW we are thinking of moving to Austin and I hope you are still taking new patients when we get there. :)
Finding a raw feeding co op is one of my other goals.
Anne

Many years ago, before I knew anything my 10 yr old son came down with the Mumps.
I called his pediatrician and took him in. It can't be Mumps I said, he had the shot/vaccine. She just gave me a dirty look and said, sometimes they don't work.
So I gather she knew that they don't work.
Everytime I go into a pharmacy i get asked if I want a flu shot. I ask if they will guarantee that I will get the flu if I do. I don't get many smiles.
Anne

Thanks Judy for sharing your story. I never considered the possibility that a tumor could fall off. Fascinating!