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[njbowhunter]

I am sad to say I found out today my dog has cancer. He has a mast cell tumor. At this time I just can not afford the vet bills. the dog is only 17 months old. he is very hyper/active dog. He does not act sick. I have 2 young kids 3 and 1 and he is great with both of them. If there is anyone who would be willing to take him and care for him I will give him to you. He has all his papers. I was not to good with training but I did take him hunting this yr. If anyone could help out let me know the dog is in Sicklerville camden county. I really hate to give him up I am just not able to afford the care he needs.
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[scrubbuck1970]

What a Beuatiful looking dog.Thats Really sad Njbowhunter.Sure hope someone can help you out with that.i already have 2 dogs.or i would consider it.

[ACEarcher]

WOW I'm gonna go in a corner and cry now. That is realy sad. Really sorry you have to go through this. Really hope everything works out. Poor Pup:(

[Dr Harv]

Does your GSHP just have one mast cell tumor? Did your vet say it is operable? Low grade mast cell tumors can often be cured with surgery if they are not advanced.

[njbowhunter]

Just one that we know of. I have decided to get the surgery to remove it. They said they can biopsy it once it is removed. The surgery is gonna run a little over 800 if everything goes ok. Is there anything you can tell me about this. she said 80% are stage 2 and have a 50/50 chance of returning. This is going to be a one time shot for me at the price I hope it gets be cured.

[Dr Harv]

Single mast cell tumors are often curative if they have not been there too long and they are Grade 2 or less. Most fall into that category. The surgery needs to be done by someone familiar with cancer surgery. That type of surgery requires what is called a wide resection, which means that the surgical cuts must be a good distance from the tumor to make sure every cancer cell is removed. In my experience, when this is done properly, most dogs have a good outcome. How does your vet know it is a mast cell tumor? Was a needle aspirate done?

[njbowhunter]

Yes a needle was done. We have decided to go ahead with the surgery she gave me an estimate of between$790 and $850. We first notice a small lump around 4 months ago or so do you think it has been too long?

[Dr Harv]

I don't think you waited too long. Just make sure your veterinarian does a wide resection surgery. That is your best shot of removing all cancer from your dog. Sometimes veterinarians will make a smaller incision to try not to have to make too big off a cut. With this type of tumor you want to have a wide margin of safety both on the sides and beneath the tumor to have the best chance of removing all tumor cells.