Posted: 9/10/2024 4:57:59 PM EDT
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My dog had a mole that was removed and came back as malignant melanoma. I wish I would have had the test results to go over/research before I went to the vet to get the rundown. I had a follow up with a veternary oncologist and they recommended staging by checking her lymph nodes and checking the margins. And has also recommended a vaccine. Here’s what I can remember. The mole was removed and has narrow margins but they were clean. They mention the replication is 22. I’m just wondering if anyone has dealt with this kind of thing and has any information/feedback to provide. Staging will be around 1200 before insurance, the vaccine initial injections will be 3600 before insurance and 900 every 6 month. I hoping my insurance will reimburse me %60-75 after all the nickel and diming of the claim. |
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My 11 year-old GSD had a malignant melanoma growth between the pads of his rear foot, we had the toe containing the growth amputated. The ER vet hoped it caught the cancer before it spread, & recommended an Oncologist. The consultation with the Oncologist was $400. The amputation was about $6 g's. We passed on the cancer doc, seeing he was pushing 12 at the time. We decided the difficulty of the treatment on the dog at his age would be worse for him. 6 months later the cancer metastasized in his lungs, but those were a great 6 months for him. I've said it before, if reincarnation is a thing, I hope to come back as my own dog. I now have a 9 week-old Czech/DDR working line GSD. Smart as a whip, love him already. OP, all the best, no matter what you decide. I'm a total dog geek, it's brutal to go through. |
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As someone who lost his dog to a heart attack at 7, long before the 10-12 year standard, don't wait. I never thought mine would die like he did, but I'll be damned now, I'd let any future pup go down that road too. Only you'll know, but damn it man, do it before it's too late. |
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I know of at least one very promising clinical trial for melanoma in dogs. Not sure how close you are to some of the big veterinary colleges like A&M or Tufts but you should check out and see if you can find something that may be better than current standards. Hope things work out... |
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Treatment plan has started. after staging they found some cells in a lymph node which will get removed. She has been started on Oncept. 4 doses bi weekly them 1 every 6 months. Luckily its all covered by insurance. After meeting the deductible and other co pays insurance is covering about %75 of everything. ETA: I currently have pets best insurance |
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| Curcumin is showing promising results in fighting cancer it kills the bad cells and leaves the healthy ones alone. This is a tough call, there is also the DogCancerdoc on the internet. I have plenty of articles on this topic but I will tell you the standard normal chemo treatment for this is very hard on the dog. Check out natural treatment for dog cancer check the internet. The kibble and all the chemicals that dogs come in contact with from walking on treated lawns and meds from the vets all contribute to weak immune systems thus short lives and cancer. Check out Whiteoakvet.com see if there is any info there. |