I found out yesterday...Little Miss has cancer.
The vet called and told me that the cyst that was removed off of her leg, was cancerous. I go in to see him with her tomorrow, so we will discuss it more in depth than. He said that they usually form back, but not always, but that he didnt want me to have false hope that everything is ok, and that we needed to watch the area. He said that if it comes back again, we need to think about more agressive treatment...like amputating her leg. I am so torn. Shes only about 3 years old. And I am devestated. I took her in in January for this place on the leg, where it looked like another animal had tried to get her when she was a stray. They cleaned and covered it, gave me an antibiotic and sent me home with proper care instructions. A few days before she went in for her spay, I came home and there was blood everywhere, where her leg had started bleeding. So, I asked the vet check it out while they were spaying her because she didnt want you near it while she was awake. They removed a cyst, which was sent off for the biopsy. It came back that the cyst was cancerous. I dont know if it has spread to other tissues is her body. I dont know if it would or not. I know nothing about it until tomorrow. Except for the fact that it can keep growing back in the same place. And if it does, we have to discuss other options.
I dont want to amputate her leg if she will suffer because I am being selfish about not wanting to give her up. But I do not want to have them put her to sleep if she can have a long and fulfilling life. The issue is, to constantly keep removing cysts from her leg, is not wise in the fact that she had a bad time coming out of the anathesia after her spay, and spent all night in an incubator. So, I have to do whats best for Little Miss. Has anyone experienced this before? What about a leg amputation?
Please send good vibes and prayers our way. Thanks so much. We have to get through this.
The vet called and told me that the cyst that was removed off of her leg, was cancerous. I go in to see him with her tomorrow, so we will discuss it more in depth than. He said that they usually form back, but not always, but that he didnt want me to have false hope that everything is ok, and that we needed to watch the area. He said that if it comes back again, we need to think about more agressive treatment...like amputating her leg. I am so torn. Shes only about 3 years old. And I am devestated. I took her in in January for this place on the leg, where it looked like another animal had tried to get her when she was a stray. They cleaned and covered it, gave me an antibiotic and sent me home with proper care instructions. A few days before she went in for her spay, I came home and there was blood everywhere, where her leg had started bleeding. So, I asked the vet check it out while they were spaying her because she didnt want you near it while she was awake. They removed a cyst, which was sent off for the biopsy. It came back that the cyst was cancerous. I dont know if it has spread to other tissues is her body. I dont know if it would or not. I know nothing about it until tomorrow. Except for the fact that it can keep growing back in the same place. And if it does, we have to discuss other options.
I dont want to amputate her leg if she will suffer because I am being selfish about not wanting to give her up. But I do not want to have them put her to sleep if she can have a long and fulfilling life. The issue is, to constantly keep removing cysts from her leg, is not wise in the fact that she had a bad time coming out of the anathesia after her spay, and spent all night in an incubator. So, I have to do whats best for Little Miss. Has anyone experienced this before? What about a leg amputation?
Please send good vibes and prayers our way. Thanks so much. We have to get through this.