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Hi- This happened to my cat Jill almost two years ago.  They would up doing a fine needle aspirate of the lump and it did turn out to be cancer (osteosarcome, bone cancer).  The lump was on her toe actually and she wound up having her toe amputated.  However six months later the cancer spread...

Hi- I would get a second opinion for sure, but I can tell you from what I know about bone cancer, it can cause the bone to break VERY easily.  My cat was diagnosed with bone cancer in June 2012 in her toe.  Her toe was completely destroyed.  Her leg was subsequently amputated in December 2012...

Hi!  My Jill went through chemo last year for osteosarcoma after having her leg amputated.  Four rounds of IV chemo, 2 rounds of carboplatin, 2 rounds of doxorubicin each 3 weeks apart.  She handled it like a champ.  You barely knew she was having any treatment at all.  The only side effects...

Hi- Yes, currently Leukeran prices have skyrocketed unfortunately :( I looked into a few options when I had to put my Jill on it to treat her Osteosarcoma metronomically........., Diamondback was definitely one of the cheaper ones, Roadrunner can do a liquid one for cheap and also Apex...

Thank you for sharing your story, that's amazing that he survived for two years!  What a fighter!  Jill is now almost one year post amputation, 7 months post chemo treatments and doing wonderfully.  She has her one year check up in a few weeks and hopefully there will be no sign of any spread to...

Hi there, My Kitty Jill has (had?) osteosarcoma.  She had her leg amputated 9 months ago followed by  4 rounds of IV chemo and then a very low dose of leukeran.  She did extraordinarily well on the IV, however, she lots a lot of weight on the leukeran.  It doesn't sounds like your kitty has...

Hello!  Please visit my kitty's blog, jillsjourney.tripawds.com Jill is now 9 months post amputation (for cancer) and doing AMAZING, you will be amazed at how well your baby will do on three legs!!  I have her entire recovery process documented on the blog if you go back all the way to the...

Thanks!  She definitely doesn't have a loss of appetite right now.  Again, she is only on 1mg, when the usual dose is 2mg, so I will continue to monitor her.  I just get nervous that the lethargy could be a sign of something else since she is fighting cancer!

Hi All, My 8 year old kitty Jill is 6 months post amputation of her right hind leg and finished IV chemo 12 weeks ago for osteosarcoma.  So far she is doing GREAT.  All her lung x-rays are all clear. To give her an extra shot at living a long life, her oncologist suggested we do metronomic...

Hello! I say you go for it - is it VAS (vaccine associates sarcoma)?  If so, I would like to point you to the VAS Cats Yahoo group, which I am a member of: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Feline_VAS_Support/messages?o=1 My cat Jill is five months post amputation for osteosarcoma (bone...

Can they do a fine needle aspirate?  That is what they did for Jill's tumor before doing the biopsy.  It would show if there are any suspicious, possibly cancerous cells.

Hello! I am sorry I am just seeing your post now. My kitty Jill (she is 8 years old) had her leg amputated 5 months ago (due to bone cancer) and is doing AMAZING.  Honestly you would never believe how well they do.  The recovery is a little rough but you get through it and then they are...

Thanks for your reply!  The sample was taken via  cystocentesis for both the urinalysis and culture/sensitivity.  I should note, the culture is not complete yet, these were preliminary results we got yesterday (sample was taken on Thursday).

Hi Everyone, My Jill is six weeks post her chemotherapy treatment for osteosarcoma (bone cancer) and has been doing wonderful - no side effects throughout the entire treatment, with the exception of low white blood cells after two sessions. On Thursday of last week, I woke up to find her...

Ok!  I am from Long Island (Oceanside) but my parents live in Plainview now - I have heard good things about the surgeon at Long Island Veterinary Specialists in Plainview. As for costs, Jill's leg amputation cost around 1900$ and that was with a 3 night stay at the vet.  Please let me know if...

Hi- I see you are in NY.  Where abouts?  My kitty Jill had her hind leg amputated 5 months ago (osteosarcoma, bone cancer).  I didn't pick the orthopedic surgeon, her general vet did, but I can tell you she did a TERRIFIC job.  I am in the city, on the west side.  I know the surgeon that did...

Hello, I'm so sorry to hear about your kitty.  All I can offer is my experience with my Jill - she does not have lymphoma, so the chemo might be a different type, and she is not 16, she is 8.  Jill has osteosarcoma (bone cancer) and her leg was amputated one month prior to starting chemo, so I...

:( I'm so sorry you are going through this.  I completely understand.  When Jill was going through the initial diagnosis and we didnt know what it was I was up all night with her crying, a nervous wreck.  We will be thinking of you - if you have any questions about the toe removal or leg amp if...

Jill is, amazingly doing, wonderful.  She had one chemo treatment left.  Her toe was actually amputated first (in June) and then the metastisis developed further up that same leg 6 months later which led to the leg amputation.  She truly amazes me everyday on three legs, its as if she never had...

Hi, I am just now reading your post.  I am so sorry to hear about your kitty.  When I read the first post, I was going to say it sounded a lot (the lump under the skin) like my kitty Jill. That lump turned out to be a metastisis from a tumor she had on her toe of Osteosarcoma.  She is now 3...