Rainy Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Have been asked by a friend to identify this Female Staffy cross, 8 ish yo (is a rescue so unsure of age) entire no known litters, the site is not sore or hot. This seems to have come up in the last 24 hrs but has not been noticed untill now. She is in good health and seems to be acting normaly they are heading to the vet tomorrow but wondering if this would be classed as an emergancy. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Looks very similar to a mast cell tumor that Ollie had removed from his toe. It could also be a grass seed that had imbedded itself. Either way the dog should be seen by a vet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainy Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 Yep they are heading in this morning, thanks for replying Staffyluv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozzie Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 What was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainy Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 The vet thinks its some type of sarcoma, they have been given cream for it but if its not better buy tuesday the vae wants to operate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I wonder why the did not just do a needle aspirated. That would have been a whole lot smarter than a cream when they don't even know what it is... If the dog was mine I would be returning and asking the vet to do a fine needle aspirate. I would want some idea of what it is before subjecting the dog to surgery... Hope it turns out all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 If the dog was mine I would be returning and asking the vet to do a fine needle aspirate. I would want some idea of what it is before subjecting the dog to surgery... Yep and Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainy Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 I wasnt really happy with the diagnosis either, i did mention an aspirate but will see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staranais Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I can think of one reason why a f.n.a may not have been done - unlike many types of lumps, in a sarcoma the tumour cells often do not exfoliate well, making an aspirate a waste of money since it will be non-diagnostic & you'll still need a biopsy/removal done for a diagnosis. But if you want to try an aspirate before a biopsy in case it does work, then you could always ask and see what they say. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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