Odd behaviour changes

Update 2… the vet said it’s not cushings but possibly a bit of dementia? Given tablets for dementia Update: it’s very evident today she’s gone blind. Hello vets, just wanted a little bit of advice or opinions on what could have happened to my Staffordshire bull terrier. We got her from a dogs home many years ago and think she’s roughly around 12 YO. She’s never been spayed and had no problems until last month when we noticed some lumps on her teats. Our vet checked her over and scheduled her in for an op to remove the lumps and sent off biopsies. They came back as cancerous. Skip forward 3 weeks, cone removed and all was fine but noticed she’s started to drink copious amounts of water and is also easily startled and scared of me. She’s been urinating in the house, being sick and yesterday did a number 2 in house too all of which is not something she’d usually do. She also seems to be bumping into things and is restless walking to and fro all the time. The vet has sent off for more blood tests with suspected Cushings disease. I wanted to know if cushings could be to do with the removal of her mammary glands or anything else that could have thrown her hormones out of balance as she was fine prior to the operation or is it likely this is an extension of the cancer and it could be affecting a gland in her brain causing cushings? Really appreciate your thoughts TIA

Hello - Im sorry for both of you.  It sounds as though you have a difficult choice to make.  I dont know which of the options here are applicable to you and your dog, but your vet will.  I will list them all.  You could have your vet do more tests to find out more about what is happening to your dog.  Some owners want this; others don't; others only want tests if there is a decent liklihood of them making a difference (your vet should be honest about this).  It is for you to decide. If your vet feels that they can control your pets' symptoms well enough with medication to offer a nice quality of life, you could choose that route - with or without the tests.  Perhaps they feel that you should see an eye expert?  Or perhaps they feel that your dogs' quality of life is too poor to treat the clinical signs or that there is little to be gained from taking things further. If you search for 'euthansia' and 'put to sleep' in the blog, you will find more information about that more agonising choice.  There is also a helpline - The Ralph Site - to support owners at times like these. Wishing you the best of luck and strength which-ever path you go down - and Im sorry that as internet vets, we cannot be more helpful in this situation, other than to say that depending how your loved one feels, any of these might be a valid choice and that your vet should guide you.  A good question for your vet is, 'if this were your pet, what would you choose?'  Wishing you - and your loved one - the very best, whatever you choose.

Hi, thanks for your reply.  I feel like if she hadn’t have gone to have the operation she’d still be fine now.  All this has happened since being anaesthetised and operated on which is why I’m questioning why her behaviour has changed so dramatically since then