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My dog had a mast cell tumor removed last week. It is Stage 2 cancer. The lump was removed "with narrow margins." We meet with the vet oncologist in a few days. Has anyone had a dog with this type of cancer? Did you go the chemo route? Thanks for any advice.
My heart goes out to you and your pet. One of our GS dogs had hemangioscarcoma and chemo did not work. But your friend has a different type of cancer and I pray you will have better results.
Thank you for your kind thoughts, and I'm very sorry for your loss. Right now, my dachshund is running around like nothing is going on. She's almost 7 and several people just this past week have commented that they thought she was a puppy...she is so playful! I'll just wait for the vet oncologist's comments. I just don't want to make my little baby uncomfortable. Thanks again
Hemangiosarcoma is a VERY different tumor from mast cell tumors. I'm so sorry your dog didn't do well.
I have a friend in Australia whose pug, who was 13 at the time, had a MCT removed and had chemo. She died a couple of weeks short of her 17th birthday.
Thanks for the well wishes. I really appreciate it. I've done some research on the internet and it seems that dogs handle chemo much better than people (and it's given at a lower dose). I'll definitely consider all pros and cons. Thanks again.
My dog had a mast cell tumor removed last week. It is Stage 2 cancer. The lump was removed "with narrow margins." We meet with the vet oncologist in a few days. Has anyone had a dog with this type of cancer? Did you go the chemo route? Thanks for any advice.
I'm sorry your pet is ill , some pet owners have success with chemo and mention their pets do better afterwards.
I've read about a cottage cheese and flax seed diet for cancer.
Here is the link to the diet and also a few other links that may help you
Sorry to hear about your dog. My mom had a dog with a mast cell tumot it was removed and that was that. I also know a dog that comes to the park that just had her second mast cell tumor removed and her owner is looking into further treatment now too.
You might want to ask the oncoligist if Metronomic therapy works for that kind of cancer. It is anti angiogentic meaning it stops tumors from forming new blood supplies. There are alot of different drugs that can be used for it. My Dash has nasal cancer and part of his treatment is metronomic theraphy and he gets piroxicam every day and low dose cytoxan every other day. Both pills I give at home and he has tolerated both very well. He has been on piroxicam since last May when he had palliative radiation and we added the cytoxan in Oct. Neither drug is expensive the cytoxan being the more expensive and it cost about $25.00/month which for chemo is cheap!
I also know of people using a holistic approach you can get alot of good info about it in the yahoo group called the blacksalve neoplasene cancer forum. There is a lady there that has been using the salve on her dogs mast cells tumors for quite awhile. She is very helpful to others. (I think you do have to join the group to get info but they are a very helpful group) Dash does get neoplasene down his nose and yes it has helped him . We get it from a holistic vet as his oncologist is open to working with her, Many are not and will brush off holistic treatment saying it is a waste. I think blending the two is why Dash is still with me. Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way. Jan
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, some pet owners have success with chemo and mention their pets do better afterwards.
