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My dog said to have bone cancer in skull
Hi all,
I was on some other newsgroups and so on and saw this one. My dog Raleigh has a lump on his head and I took him to the vet. She told me he has bone cancer in his skull and has only months to live. He is an 8 year old lab. I was shocked to say the least and am sick about it. I had a visit to an oncologist for a second opinion and he did blood work, x-rays and took a biopsy. The x-rays were of Raleigh's lungs and his lungs are free of cancer. The biopsy results won't be in until Monday or Tuesday, so I have a long wait. I was told that it is either cancer (most likely) or bone fungus. I know bone cancer is terminal and I think, but not sure bone fungus is as well. Right now Raleigh is fine and is acting like his normal self, but I am so worried. I guess I am looking for any information about this. I have found some people that have had dogs with bone cancer of the skull and they have been of help and I am looking for more. I most likely will have some big decisions to make at some point. Anyone know about bone fungus? That would be rare being that I live in Pittsburgh, but I should know something just incase I need to act quickly. Thanks for any help, Curt and Raleigh |
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"curt" wrote in message ... Hi all, I was on some other newsgroups and so on and saw this one. My dog Raleigh has a lump on his head and I took him to the vet. She told me he has bone cancer in his skull and has only months to live. He is an 8 year old lab. I was shocked to say the least and am sick about it. I had a visit to an oncologist for a second opinion and he did blood work, x-rays and took a biopsy. The x-rays were of Raleigh's lungs and his lungs are free of cancer. The biopsy results won't be in until Monday or Tuesday, so I have a long wait. I was told that it is either cancer (most likely) or bone fungus. I know bone cancer is terminal and I think, but not sure bone fungus is as well. Right now Raleigh is fine and is acting like his normal self, but I am so worried. I guess I am looking for any information about this. I have found some people that have had dogs with bone cancer of the skull and they have been of help and I am looking for more. I most likely will have some big decisions to make at some point. Anyone know about bone fungus? That would be rare being that I live in Pittsburgh, but I should know something just incase I need to act quickly. Thanks for any help, Curt and Raleigh Please may I ask where the lump is.? Can I also ask why you visited the vet for this. Was the dog ill. Pat. |
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Even if the dog wasn't ill any new lumps should be checked out by a vet. I
always take Barney if when I find new grows. Mostly they turn out to be fatty tissue but on two occasions they were mast cell cancer. Luckily the last one I caught early enough that it hadn't spread but the rate it was growing it would have. It went from the size of a grape to golf ball size in less than a week. Celeste "Pat" wrote in message ... "curt" wrote in message ... Hi all, I was on some other newsgroups and so on and saw this one. My dog Raleigh has a lump on his head and I took him to the vet. She told me he has bone cancer in his skull and has only months to live. He is an 8 year old lab. I was shocked to say the least and am sick about it. I had a visit to an oncologist for a second opinion and he did blood work, x-rays and took a biopsy. The x-rays were of Raleigh's lungs and his lungs are free of cancer. The biopsy results won't be in until Monday or Tuesday, so I have a long wait. I was told that it is either cancer (most likely) or bone fungus. I know bone cancer is terminal and I think, but not sure bone fungus is as well. Right now Raleigh is fine and is acting like his normal self, but I am so worried. I guess I am looking for any information about this. I have found some people that have had dogs with bone cancer of the skull and they have been of help and I am looking for more. I most likely will have some big decisions to make at some point. Anyone know about bone fungus? That would be rare being that I live in Pittsburgh, but I should know something just incase I need to act quickly. Thanks for any help, Curt and Raleigh Please may I ask where the lump is.? Can I also ask why you visited the vet for this. Was the dog ill. Pat. |
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Please may I ask where the lump is.?
Can I also ask why you visited the vet for this. Was the dog ill. Pat. The lump is on his brow right above his right eye and over towards the middle a little. The bump is hard. Raleigh was not ill. I just noticed this lump and figured I would get it checked by the vet. That is when I got this shocking news that my baby has months to live. I am glad I went to the oncologist however. This stuff is so expensive, but this is my best friend and I don't care. As long as he isn't suffering he will be by my side. Curt |
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"curt" wrote in message ... Please may I ask where the lump is.? Can I also ask why you visited the vet for this. Was the dog ill. Pat. The lump is on his brow right above his right eye and over towards the middle a little. The bump is hard. Raleigh was not ill. I just noticed this lump and figured I would get it checked by the vet. That is when I got this shocking news that my baby has months to live. I am glad I went to the oncologist however. This stuff is so expensive, but this is my best friend and I don't care. As long as he isn't suffering he will be by my side. Curt Hi, Thanks for telling me I had just wondered where it was. It is so sad and right now I feel for you . My Labrador is four...I know how I would feel. You are very wise saying as long as he is not suffering, he will stay with you. Raleigh is very lucky to be loved so much by you. Good luck. Please keep us informed. Pat. |
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