tbhounds Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Those types of tumor can be locally invasive but, rarely met. Your dog would be a great canidate for the 5FU chemo injections. Please contact Ohio State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I would rather have an earless dog than take a chance on cancer, even if it "rarely" metasizes. If they got the kind of cancer wrong, the prognosis could drastically change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudzu Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I'd investigate what tbhounds suggests before considering removal. Removal of cartilage sounds very painful. Is she in any pain right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mountain4greys Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I'd investigate what tbhounds suggests before considering removal. Removal of cartilage sounds very painful. Is she in any pain right now? There is no pain, she's a happy girl. The thought of having an earless dog doesn't bother me at all, but what she would have to go through at 12 years old does. I don't know how much she could handle at this time in her life. She's a pretty old 12. The last time she had anesthesia, I really didn't think she was going to make it home. She went through it pretty rough compared to any of my other hounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BiancasMom Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 (edited) Not sure what part of the ear the tumor is on, but I had to have a tumor removed from my Basset's ear. (I know, lots of ear to work with!). It was near the bottom of her floppy ear (Pinna) and it was a mast cell tumor. Even though it was only about 10mm, they wanted to get large margins so we had to take most of her ear. I ended up taking her to doctor who was comfortable with ear cropping of all things. I know it sounds terrible but they did the surgery quickly and her ear was as beautiful as it could be when they were done. It was a small cup-shape when they were done, no reconstruction needed. If you can get rid of this cancer by taking the ear, then I would do it. Oh, and my Basset was 10 years old. She lived another 2 years. Edited November 1, 2011 by BiancasMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fasave Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Those types of tumor can be locally invasive but, rarely met. Your dog would be a great canidate for the 5FU chemo injections. Please contact Ohio State. That was my thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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