Frankie Has A Melanoma

[kels84]

took the pup into the vet today for her final vax and thought that while i was there i would get my rottie checked out.

there was a small lump on his front elbow and the vet wanted to have a sample taken to check.

called me back later to tell me its a melanoma,

Im so worried hope that he will be ok

has any body else been thru this

please let me know

[Anissa Goemann]

Hey,

so sorry to hear that.

My collie girls has a tumor, too. She's got a myxofibrosarcoma in her face/throat.

She ist doing pretty well so far. I've put her on a cancer diet and she gets treated with homoeopathy. That has stopped the growth so far and she's put on some weight again.

Since she is nearly 15 I doubt it will fully go away but hope for a bit of a decrease in size.

It's a horrible diagnosis and I really feel for you. When I first got the diagnosis (by which time she's already had it 2 years) I was just devesated and couldn't think!

I was so scared.

It took me some time to get everything into the right perspective but feel better now.

For me it's mostly about having her comfortable & pain free.

Melanomas are pretty aggressive. So if you consider surgery: do it quick! I would also recommend going to an oncologist to get it checked!

Cheers, Anissa

[kels84]

  Anissa Goemann said:

Hey,

thanks for the reply i have him in there today to have it removed. im worried sick

so sorry to hear that.

My collie girls has a tumor, too. She's got a myxofibrosarcoma in her face/throat.

She ist doing pretty well so far. I've put her on a cancer diet and she gets treated with homoeopathy. That has stopped the growth so far and she's put on some weight again.

Since she is nearly 15 I doubt it will fully go away but hope for a bit of a decrease in size.

It's a horrible diagnosis and I really feel for you. When I first got the diagnosis (by which time she's already had it 2 years) I was just devesated and couldn't think!

I was so scared.

It took me some time to get everything into the right perspective but feel better now.

For me it's mostly about having her comfortable & pain free.

Melanomas are pretty aggressive. So if you consider surgery: do it quick! I would also recommend going to an oncologist to get it checked!

Cheers, Anissa

[New Age Outlaw]

Depends on what kind of melanoma. One of my dogs, Candy, had a melanoma removed, and it proved to be benign (I didn't even know you could have benign ones). It was removed and that was that...no follow up treatment and no problems. Fingers crossed for your boy!

[Staranais]

They tell us that in dogs, 85% of melanomas that grow on haired areas of the skin are benign. They'll want to do histology though, to make sure your dog isn't in the unlucky 15%.

Most melanomas that grow on or near unhaired skin in dogs (such as the mouth or nail beds) are malignant.

[kels84]

  Staranais said:

They tell us that in dogs, 85% of melanomas that grow on haired areas of the skin are benign. They'll want to do histology though, to make sure your dog isn't in the unlucky 15%.

Most melanomas that grow on or near unhaired skin in dogs (such as the mouth or nail beds) are malignant.

thanks for the info put my mind to ease a bit poor boy is home now recovering