Mouth cancer
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:23 am
I have discovered my 8 year old chow has mouth cancer. It is in the bone of his jaw and has metastasized to his lungs. I am doing several things to make him comfortable, though he does not appear to be in any kind of distress yet, and using homeopathic remedies, raw food, dog nog with turmeric and goats milk to help his condition.
My question is about breeding him. Humans save their eggs and sperm when they discover they have cancer, so may I breed him so our family can have a part of him with us still? We all believe our critters are exceptional, we believe our chow is one of a kind also. With the preconceived notions everyone has of the breed, all who meet him have their fears and beliefs of the breed dispelled with him. He has a grand championship blood line, I never had time to train or show him and always intended to have a female. Now, knowing he has mouth cancer, is this genetically in his genome, as with human breast cancer, in his DNA strand or is it because of he's a chow and their pigmented mouth predisposes them for it. I am trying to follow a logical, unemotional path to discover; do we get to have a baby to keep his wonderful temperament alive. I understand the rescue movement, control births, control unwanted pets...please refrain from giving me the rescue lecture. I know and understand it. I want both sides to ensure I am making a decision for our family.
My question is about breeding him. Humans save their eggs and sperm when they discover they have cancer, so may I breed him so our family can have a part of him with us still? We all believe our critters are exceptional, we believe our chow is one of a kind also. With the preconceived notions everyone has of the breed, all who meet him have their fears and beliefs of the breed dispelled with him. He has a grand championship blood line, I never had time to train or show him and always intended to have a female. Now, knowing he has mouth cancer, is this genetically in his genome, as with human breast cancer, in his DNA strand or is it because of he's a chow and their pigmented mouth predisposes them for it. I am trying to follow a logical, unemotional path to discover; do we get to have a baby to keep his wonderful temperament alive. I understand the rescue movement, control births, control unwanted pets...please refrain from giving me the rescue lecture. I know and understand it. I want both sides to ensure I am making a decision for our family.