Beverly And Bailey
Posted : 4/25/2006 3:41:45 PM
Last November my dog Bailey (10 years old) started drinking extra water. There were no other symptoms--she was as spoiled rotten as ever. My vet did a blood test and discovered high levels of calcium. After we ruled out the simple stuff, she sent me to a specialist. We found that Bailey had cancer in her left anal gland and 2 of her lymph nodes. Surgery removed the tumors. We chose not to do chemo or radiation--did not want to put her through the trauma. She has now been 5 months without any symptoms or sign of the cancer (we check every 4 weeks). I'm not saying that this is what's wrong with your dog, but excessive thirst is a symptom for this kind of cancer. Best of luck to you--I hope it turns out to be something that's really simple to correct.