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My 3 year old Boston Terrier has a mast cell tumor on his hind leg. The vet said these type of dogs carry a high incidence of mast cell tumors, but still he seems young to me to have this. He is going to have surgery to have it removed. My vet explained it to me and I have read all that I can find on this type of illness, but I admit it is somewhat over my head with the medical terminology. Has anyone had their pet diagnosed with this and been okay long term? Thanks
My friends Pitbull is currently going thru this. They just had a few aspirated and are waiting on another surgery I think this week. One is stage 2 and the other I can't remember off the top of my head, but they're not exactly sure what they're going to do right now, but I know she will do all she can to make sure her dog is comfortable and to be able to keep him around.
My friends Pitbull is currently going thru this. They just had a few aspirated and are waiting on another surgery I think this week. One is stage 2 and the other I can't remember off the top of my head, but they're not exactly sure what they're going to do right now, but I know she will do all she can to make sure her dog is comfortable and to be able to keep him around.
Thanks for the reply. I know there are different stages of tumors, and some are less serious. I hope your friend's dog has the less serious stage. My last Boston Terrier had a brain tumor at age 8 and it proved to be fatal so I am prepared for the worst I guess.
Thanks for the reply. I know there are different stages of tumors, and some are less serious. I hope your friend's dog has the less serious stage. My last Boston Terrier had a brain tumor at age 8 and it proved to be fatal so I am prepared for the worst I guess.
I wish you the best of luck, and do what you feel in your heart is right for your dog.
My friends don't want to lose their dog, and will do everything they can to keep him alive but comfortably. This dog is her baby and I can't even imagine what she is going through right now.
Has anyone had their pet diagnosed with this and been okay long term? Thanks
I would think that your vet would be a better source of information than us lay folks, even those of us with a lot of experience. Without knowing the precise type of tumors your dog is experiencing any advise that you get here will be purely conjectural.
While ovcatto is 100% correct that the best resource for john5527 is his vet, support in the form of other peoples' personal experiences with MCTs can help him understand and deal with this.
So, FWIW, my experience with MCTs is that my now 10+ y/o Lab/Vizsla mix had a stage 1 MCT removed from just behind her ribcage when she was 5 y/o. The surgeon was able to fully excise the tumor; got clean, wide margins; she had no other treatment. She recovered quickly and has not had a recurrence.
My parents had a dog that had a stage 1MCT and they had it removed and the vet got clean margins. The dog had no other treatment and lived several more years to the age of 14.
My cousin and his wife have an aussie with a more advanced MCT and she got some new treatment a few years ago and is still alive and doing well, she is quite a decorated agility dog and the MCT did not slow her down.
My nine y o pit/vizslia mix has had 4 mcts surgecially removed since spring of 2010. Three were grade ones with clean margins. The 4th was a grade 2 with a mitotic index of <1. A mitotic index < than 5 is considered not very aggressive. That was a year ago.The prognosis from the pathology report was fair to guarded. She is on a no grain high antioxidant, organic + raw meat diet +fish oil supplement and an herbal holistict supplement.
A month ago I detected a small growth under rt, rear leg. The vet said it was to small to aspirate but watch it. It appears not to have increased in size. Any suggestions / input would be much appreciated. Should I consider the use of palladia?
Frank
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