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Bea, I am sorry you are going thru this - very hard decision to make. When I was a young adult, I took my childhood cat to the vet, she was 15 years old. Never had a problem, but that day the vet felt a lump. He had another vet feel too, and an x-ray revealed a tumor. Because of her age, and the cost to remove a tumor, we just left her alone. The vet said that she would let us know when it was time. And she did - a year later! She had trouble lying down and getting comfortable, the tumor was in her abdomenen. She also didn't keep up on her grooming. It is probably easy for me to say this cause it isn't my dog, but I would lean to not doing anything and just keep her as comfortable as possible for the remainder of her time with you. Did your vet x-ray her to see if there were other tumors? Sounds like she is easy going, you could probably have one done without sedating her - my lab lays there for one if my husband is with him. That may help you make a decision. God bless. Melissa, Bitty Girl (pyr) and Timber(lab) From: bea@winterbourn.net To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org Subject: [pyrnet] Update on Arizona Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:28:43 -0400 I took Arizona back to the vet on Friday. It looks like she has a cancerous tumor – right at the base of her tail. It doesn’t look good. The vet says that he can try to remove it, but she will lose her tail. Has anyone dealt with something like this before? Sure could use some input from my pyr friends on this one.
Arizona is 8 years old, and is a rescue that someone just threw away. She has severe allergies and a possible immune system problem. We’ve struggled with multiple ear infections, skin infections, etc. Right now, she’s beautiful – no skin problems and her ears are clear. All except this growth on her tail. I don’t want her to suffer. The vet says even if he removes the tumor and her tail, there is no guarantee that it won’t grow back. I think he feels my pain. He didn’t charge me for Friday’s visit.
I’m so sad. And I just don’t know what to do.
L
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