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Thank you all for sharing your stories. I'm sorry you all had to go through that! Unfortunately it's been bad news for Pandora. I got the results from her needle aspiration earlier this week and the cells came back looking very likely to be malignant . I've been kind of beside myself over this which is why I didn't post sooner.
Today we have x rays to see if the cancer has spread. If it has I've made the decision not to do chemo, if it hasn't spread I will look at surgery as an option, but unfortunately cost (in addition to recovery time and benefit to Pandora in the long run) will play a factor. It's been a really rough week. Pandora still appears healthy and has no idea why I've been so upset and fawning over her so much lately, heheh. My mom is going to come up to visit next week to help me out with some of this. It'll probably take til Monday to get X-ray results back, in the meanwhile I will look into surgeons in the area. I have the option to go with a surgeon that works at my vet's practice a few times a week, or to take her up to Tufts which has a veterinary oncology department. A friend of mine had a dog a couple years ago with lymphoma and told me her experience at Tufts was really good. She's made a phone call on my behalf to one of the oncologists that worked with her dog, though she hasn't heard back so we're not sure if this will pan out. She said that Tufts has some funds to help with costs if owners can't afford treatment, but it's not something easily applied for. Even if that doesn't pan out however I am starting to lean toward Tufts because my vet has admitted not knowing a lot about feline mammary cancer.
Today we have x rays to see if the cancer has spread. If it has I've made the decision not to do chemo, if it hasn't spread I will look at surgery as an option, but unfortunately cost (in addition to recovery time and benefit to Pandora in the long run) will play a factor. It's been a really rough week. Pandora still appears healthy and has no idea why I've been so upset and fawning over her so much lately, heheh. My mom is going to come up to visit next week to help me out with some of this. It'll probably take til Monday to get X-ray results back, in the meanwhile I will look into surgeons in the area. I have the option to go with a surgeon that works at my vet's practice a few times a week, or to take her up to Tufts which has a veterinary oncology department. A friend of mine had a dog a couple years ago with lymphoma and told me her experience at Tufts was really good. She's made a phone call on my behalf to one of the oncologists that worked with her dog, though she hasn't heard back so we're not sure if this will pan out. She said that Tufts has some funds to help with costs if owners can't afford treatment, but it's not something easily applied for. Even if that doesn't pan out however I am starting to lean toward Tufts because my vet has admitted not knowing a lot about feline mammary cancer.