Blood
Today Tim came along for a blood test and the results demonstrated a vast improvement from other tests done daily this last week.
TvT is a terrible disease but it can be cured if treated properly and if the dog remains healthy. Vincristine, the medication used to combat the tumor, hurts the liver and kidneys and [...]

Today at the rescue centre, I took a few photo’s of Tim, to show the marvelous improvements his Vincristine treatment is having on his nose and the internal TvT.
The tumor within is now well under control and receding, therefore his face looks less swollen. But more importantly, he is able to breath through his nose [...]

This is Tim upon arriving at our shelter. Tim is not a Bull Terrier with a bit a deformed nose. He’s a lovely normal Thai dog, who had a perfectly normal nose, until he developed a TvT tumor (Transmissible Venereal Tumor) about 2 years ago.
His original Thai name is “Tingk” which means “Dumped”. He lives [...]