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My 4 year old dog has a large mass in her mouth close to her jawbone. All of her blood tests came back clean. Can this mass still be cancer if her blood tests are normal? > My 4 year old dog has a large mass in her mouth close to her jawbone. All > of her blood tests came back clean. Can this mass still be cancer if her > blood tests are normal? .......I think so. Sometimes the Ca is elevated in the blood, but not always. Are you thinking of at least getting a biopsy? Vet have anything to say? Mouth cancers aren't all that unusual. buglady take out the dog before replying >> My 4 year old dog has a large mass in her mouth close to her jawbone. >> All [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > buglady > take out the dog before replying Yes she will have a biopsy next Thursday at a huge Veterinary hospital referred by my vet. It has not gone to her lymph nodes around the area. I fear the worst. Thursday is hard because it's so long to have to wait. If it's possible, she will have treatment for cancer if she can be saved. Thanks so much for your reply. > Yes she will have a biopsy next Thursday at a huge Veterinary hospital > referred by my vet. It has not gone to her lymph nodes around the area. I > fear the worst. Thursday is hard because it's so long to have to wait. If > it's possible, she will have treatment for cancer if she can be saved. .......In the meantime try Googling oral cancer dog and read everything you can. Some grow faster than others and I would imagine there might even be benign tumors possible. The more you read, the better you'll be able to make choices later on down the line. My guess is they'll try radiation if it's cancerous. good luck to you and your pup and please post back and let us know how it goes. buglady take out the dog before repling >> Yes she will have a biopsy next Thursday at a huge Veterinary hospital >> referred by my vet. It has not gone to her lymph nodes around the area. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > buglady > take out the dog before repling We go for the tests tomorrow, and the vet said it could be oral neoplasia. I now have no hope as I know this is a terrible cancer. I must face the fact that I will lose my much beloved companion. > We go for the tests tomorrow, and the vet said it could be oral neoplasia. > I now have no hope as I know this is a terrible cancer. ........Neoplasia just means cancer. Yes it COULD be cancer, but that doesn't mean it is. As if right this minute you know nothing! What kind of biopsy are they doing? Is the tissue being sent to a histopathology lab? Did you do any reading? The way I look at it we at least owe our pets a bit of time educating ourselves. What you decide to do after that depends on the tests, the health of the dog and how he feels, etc. http://www.avds-online.org/info/oraltumors.html The oral cavity is a very common area for cancer to occur. In dogs there are numerous benign growths, however in cats the incidence of non-malignant tumors is rare. It is impossible to determine whether a lesion is benign or malignant by simply looking at it. http://www.histovet.com/PDFs/HIS_OralNeoplasia.pdf http://antechdiagnostics.com/clients/antechNews/2004/feb04_01.htm http://www.vin.com/VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00361.htm Have they Xrayed the jaw? http://www.vin.com/VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00073.htm Radiographic examination of the affected jaw is mandatory. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Ab stractPlus&list_uids=16677121&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Ab stractPlus&list_uids=12725311&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Ab stractPlus&list_uids=11930354&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum http://www.vetpracticenews.com/vpn/detail.aspx?aid=13408&cid=3927&category= > I must face the > fact that I will lose my much beloved companion. Yes, we all have to face that sooner or later, but it won't have to be tomorrow. Buck up and get busy. May you have many more happy days with your critter. buglady take out the dog before replying >> We go for the tests tomorrow, and the vet said it could be oral >> neoplasia. [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > buglady > take out the dog before replying Thank you for what you're said. Yes all the x-rays have been done, and today my husband is taking her to one of the finest veterinary hospitals in the country (he has all her vet records with him.) He's driving her there now, and I talked to him and he's sobbing really bad. We just tend to think the worst. In the past 6 months I was nearly killed in a car wreck, a tornado destroyed our house, then our modular house that we moved to burned down, and now this with my baby girl. Plus also in this time, my husband lost his dad to cancer, then 3 months later his uncle died of cancer too. It's been so hard on us, we want to think positively, but it's so hard. Thanks buglady, you were the angel I needed this morning. He's driving her there > now, and I talked to him and he's sobbing really bad. We just tend to think > the worst. In the past 6 months I was nearly killed in a car wreck, a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > It's been so hard on us, we want to think positively, but it's so hard. > Thanks buglady, you were the angel I needed this morning. ......Oh cripes, you are REALLY beeing peed on right now. ;-( All of my family died of cancer, had 3 pets with cancer and it was the very last one that made me realize that I have no real control over what happens. We can do our best, but that doesn't mean a happy outcome. It's not punishment, it's just life. Do your best. Neither invest yourself in a good or a bad outcome. Get up every day and act like a dog - wag your tail, look forward to breakfast and a good wee, sniff the wind, and don't let yesterday weigh you down. My heart goes out to you. Keep us posted please. buglady take out the dog before replying > He's driving her there >> now, and I talked to him and he's sobbing really bad. We just tend to [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > buglady > take out the dog before replying You know, I've learned a valuable lesson from you writing this. It wasn't cancer, it was a canker sore! I hugged the doctors and I know they thought I was crazy because I was so happy. They went over her and did cat scans, but they did biopsy it just to make sure. We will have the results in a week. I feel like G-d gave me a huge present that nobody else could give me. I've got my girl back and she's doing fine today. Thanks buglady from the heart >> He's driving her there >>> now, and I talked to him and he's sobbing really bad. We just tend to [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > Thanks buglady > from the heart My vet had it written down as oral cancer. These are the records we took with us. I'm still in shock that he would tell us she has probable cancer without being sure. I don't know how long we will give our business to him. > > You know, I've learned a valuable lesson from you writing this. It wasn't > > cancer, it was a canker sore! I hugged the doctors and I know they [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > with us. I'm still in shock that he would tell us she has probable cancer > without being sure. I don't know how long we will give our business to him. ........I wouldn't be too hard on him. Look at the Antech link I gave you. It has pix of stuff vets thought were cancer that weren't. If you're not sure, just get a second opinion. Sometimes, though, especially when pets are older, some vets really don't think much about treating. One has to beware this kind of thinking. An old dog can look miserable and still have something treatable. I am VERY happy for you! buglady take out the dog before replying >> > You know, I've learned a valuable lesson from you writing this. It > wasn't [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > buglady > take out the dog before replying Thank you so much for all you've done, and for the great advice. If you would like to see my pitbull, whose name is Diamond, go to http://www.fotothing.com/ and click on sm2705. You've been so nice to us, I thought we would show you her pictures. Thanks again, Susan-Marie |
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