Dusty is 15, and had a rather fast-growing bump on his shoulder. Vet removed it last week, and he is recovering pretty well. Got his appetite back, using the litter box fine, desperately wants out of his "room". I'm told he needs to stay confined for a minimum of ten days. It's been seven.
Biopsy came back, of course, not good news. Aggressive fibro sarcoma, have few options.
1. Further, more aggressive surgery, where they will have to take a couple of ribs. Supposedly 11-14% chance of reoccurrence within three years. This particular vet has never done this; I'm 90 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, where he might have to go. Cost is probably going to be prohibitive.
2. Radiation. Expensive, constant anesthesia for treatments.
3. Do nothing. This is the option she wouldn't really go over with me. I want to know: how much time would he have before things went completely south? An educated guess?
I am really upset, and don't know what to do. The little I've been able to read online gives very few positive outcomes.
Has anyone had experience with this? (I'm sure you have - since these seem to be related to vaccinations, of which I've only ever gotten him rabies-three year) I don't know if I can put him through further surgery - financially or otherwise.
Are there medications that can help? Holistic meds?
He is also hyper-thyroid, and on 10mg of Methimazole. Don't know if that matters.
Any advice? Experiences you would like to share?
Biopsy came back, of course, not good news. Aggressive fibro sarcoma, have few options.
1. Further, more aggressive surgery, where they will have to take a couple of ribs. Supposedly 11-14% chance of reoccurrence within three years. This particular vet has never done this; I'm 90 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, where he might have to go. Cost is probably going to be prohibitive.
2. Radiation. Expensive, constant anesthesia for treatments.
3. Do nothing. This is the option she wouldn't really go over with me. I want to know: how much time would he have before things went completely south? An educated guess?
I am really upset, and don't know what to do. The little I've been able to read online gives very few positive outcomes.
Has anyone had experience with this? (I'm sure you have - since these seem to be related to vaccinations, of which I've only ever gotten him rabies-three year) I don't know if I can put him through further surgery - financially or otherwise.
Are there medications that can help? Holistic meds?
He is also hyper-thyroid, and on 10mg of Methimazole. Don't know if that matters.
Any advice? Experiences you would like to share?