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My dog Tobey is 4. In March he had surgery to remove a large tumor in his abdomen, and an infected lymphnode. The oncologist said the tumor had characteristics of both leiomyosarcoma and myxosarcoma. At his recent follow up ultrasound, he had two lymphnodes migrated to his abdomen, but "looking normal." Plus now he has... bladder stones. Does anyone have experience with either of these types of cancers, especially in a young dog?Read More

My wonderful boy Arlo, he is 10, most likely has cancer in his head and nose. He has a mass that the CT scan showed has done some damage to some of his bones. The biopsy done didn't get a good sample so the want to do it again. Besides this mass in his head he is completely healthy. I am so tired of waiting for an ...answer. They want to do another biopsy but I am thinking that maybe I should have a different vet do it. I don't want him to suffer, but I don't want to give up the fight. We are in NW Indiana, but I will drive anywhere to get him the best care. Any suggestions, or experiences similar?Read More

Update on Maddie - The end of August I posted that after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma and having her right front leg amputated in early February and going through 6 rounds of chemo that her lung scan came back clean on July 2nd. Maddie went for her check-up on October 23rd and I am so sad to have to tell you all ...that the cancer is back and she has lung mets. We've been taking her to University of Penn Veterinary Hospital and we met with her oncologist but they feel that at this time we should focus on keeping her comfortable with a good quality of life for as long as possible. They don't think there are any other treatments out there (i.e. metronomics therapy) that have any studies to indicate they would be beneficial for her. She is on an NSAID - tepoxalin that she seems to be responding very well to. So please keep our girl in your prayers. We are praying that she will stay healthy and well at least through the upcoming holiday season. We will continue to give updates....Read More