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Hi, I'm new to this site, and apparently not very smart
I've been reading about mammary tumors and scared myself.
My cat got two mammary tumors when she was 5 years old. I was young and stupid and didn't have her spayed. We were told that it was safe to have her on the pill for a little bit, so that's what caused it, probably. (So angry at myself for this)
Anyway, I noticed the lumps when they were very small. Like grains of rice.
She had surgery and the vet said it hadn't spread, removed two nipples and had her spayed. I didn't get a lot of information.
For some reason I started reading about it, and it says that the average survival is just two-three years.
It's now been 9 years since her surgery, and she seems perfectly healthy. She's turning 14 this year, and I take her in for tooth cleaning once a year, with full bloodwork. I haven't asked for x-rays since I thought (foolishly apparenty) that she would be "cured" after the surgery.
I don't know what I want with this post... Is it ulikely that her cancer would come back? Can I consider her "cured" since it's been so many years?
(English isn't my first language, so sorry for any mistakes)
Thank you for reading
Elisabeth
I've been reading about mammary tumors and scared myself.
My cat got two mammary tumors when she was 5 years old. I was young and stupid and didn't have her spayed. We were told that it was safe to have her on the pill for a little bit, so that's what caused it, probably. (So angry at myself for this)
Anyway, I noticed the lumps when they were very small. Like grains of rice.
She had surgery and the vet said it hadn't spread, removed two nipples and had her spayed. I didn't get a lot of information.
For some reason I started reading about it, and it says that the average survival is just two-three years.
It's now been 9 years since her surgery, and she seems perfectly healthy. She's turning 14 this year, and I take her in for tooth cleaning once a year, with full bloodwork. I haven't asked for x-rays since I thought (foolishly apparenty) that she would be "cured" after the surgery.
I don't know what I want with this post... Is it ulikely that her cancer would come back? Can I consider her "cured" since it's been so many years?
(English isn't my first language, so sorry for any mistakes)
Thank you for reading
Elisabeth