Tatum Question

[Shirley44]

We are worried of what will happen

In May we got the lump taken out, the vet said he couldn't take it all out cause it was too close to a nerve. That it would come back

It started comming back in June

 

 

We are worried her leg will break :'(

 

She's eating, running around, acting just fine

She's not limping

 

What can we expect will happen, when will it be time ?

We don't want her to suffer

 

Shirley

:'(

Edited September 14, 2014 by Shirley44

[Guest june]

No advice, just lots of hugs and prayers for all of you. Someone with more experience will chime in.

Cherish every day.

[Batmom]

Is the tumor affecting the bone or is it just soft tissue? Sometimes these kinds of tumors can be removed again (and again).

[Shirley44]

Is the tumor affecting the bone or is it just soft tissue? Sometimes these kinds of tumors can be removed again (and again).

its attached to the bone

[JJNg]

Are you sure it's a soft tissue sarcoma? Soft tissue sarcomas don't have a high risk of metastasis but are often locally aggressive, so it could be affecting the bone. Has she had x-rays done to see if the bone is compromised? I'd recommend doing a consult with Dr. Couto, or asking your vet to contact him: http://coutovetconsultants.com/

 

Soft tissue sarcomas can often be treated with surgery followed by local injections of a chemotherapy agent called 5-FU, but not sure if it would be as successful if it's attached to the bone. My whippet had one over his elbow (no bone involvement, though) that we used this protocol with. He had surgery first, then 4 weekly injections of 5-FU. Dr. Couto consulted with my local oncologist to give them all the details of the protocol.

[Shirley44]

Are you sure it's a soft tissue sarcoma? Soft tissue sarcomas don't have a high risk of metastasis but are often locally aggressive, so it could be affecting the bone. Has she had x-rays done to see if the bone is compromised? I'd recommend doing a consult with Dr. Couto, or asking your vet to contact him: http://coutovetconsultants.com/

 

Soft tissue sarcomas can often be treated with surgery followed by local injections of a chemotherapy agent called 5-FU, but not sure if it would be as successful if it's attached to the bone. My whippet had one over his elbow (no bone involvement, though) that we used this protocol with. He had surgery first, then 4 weekly injections of 5-FU. Dr. Couto consulted with my local oncologist to give them all the details of the protocol.

We are in Quebec Canada do you think Dr Couto could be consulted ?

[tbhounds]

Dr Couto can be contacted from all over the world :-). I believe he's currently out of the country (US) but, he checks his e-mails daily. Sometimes he's in an area w/o internet so there might be a slight delay in his response.

[Bogangles]

When we contact Dr. Couto earlier this year about my boy, he got back to us very quickly as did OSU. We are in Ontario.

Wishing you well.

[galgrey]

Sending good thoughts for your boy.

[Guest MnMDogs]

Did your vet discuss other treatment options? Macy had a fibrosarcoma removed last December and they were not able to get clean margins. We were presented with several options (5FU, radiation, and long term, low dose oral chemo). After discussing all options we decided on long term oral chemo and it seems to be working.

 

Can another surgery be performed to remove the new growth, or have you had it biopsied to determine if it's the same type of cancer?

 

And definitely contact Dr. Couto... He's wonderful and responsive.

[Shirley44]

I just talked to my vet she said it was written in the biopsie report that it was soft tissu sarcoma.

When the surgery was done in May there was nothing on the bone, it was around the nerve.

[cleptogrey]

to everyone.....