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My sweet boy has cancer
Christian has overcome a lot since he was rescued in December of 2016. He was extremely emaciated, his skin was basically falling off with infection from years of untreated flea bites and allergies, he had brain damage from what vets concluded was from blunt force trauma, and he was quite literally dying from advanced heartworm.
It took a lot to get him to where he is now but it’s been so so worth it. Christian is the most gentle and kind soul, a perfect example of how amazing and resilient Pitties can be.
A couple weeks ago, our foster puppy bit a growth on Christian’s leg while playing. The growth has been there since day 1 but multiple vets had always said it wasn’t a big deal, it was likely a cyst or fatty tumor... Over the last year, we’ve noticed other small lumps but just assumed they were cysts or old dog lumps. But I’ve dealt with cysts and fatty tumors on dogs before and when this one wouldn’t stop bleeding, I decided to get another opinion. Thank god I did.
The vet did a fine needle aspiration on several lumps and discovered that several of them are mast cell tumors. Two came back inconclusive but will be removed and sent in for further pathology just to be safe.
Christian is scheduled for surgery on April 9th to have all the lumps removed. The one that poses the most issues is actually the smallest one, which I randomly found a few weeks ago on his lip. They won’t be able to get the margins they want without removing most of the side of his face.. they aren’t going to do that to him but it means he might have to have another surgery with a specialist.
After the tumors are graded, we’ll meet with an oncologist to go over what further treatment needs to be done, whether that be chemo or a combination of different cancer treatments.
Christian has been through hell and back and deserves to live longer than just two years, having known what it’s like to be loved. He has helped raise numerous foster puppies and I want nothing more than for him to keep doing that for years to come. ❤️
Christian has overcome a lot since he was rescued in December of 2016. He was extremely emaciated, his skin was basically falling off with infection from years of untreated flea bites and allergies, he had brain damage from what vets concluded was from blunt force trauma, and he was quite literally dying from advanced heartworm. It took a lot to get him to where he is now but it’s been so so worth it. Christian is the most gentle and kind soul, a perfect example of how amazing and resilient Pitties can be.
A couple weeks ago, our foster puppy bit a growth on Christian’s leg while playing. The growth has been there since day 1 but multiple vets had always said it wasn’t a big deal, it was likely a cyst or fatty tumor... Over the last year, we’ve noticed other small lumps but just assumed they were cysts or old dog lumps. But I’ve dealt with cysts and fatty tumors on dogs before and when this one wouldn’t stop bleeding, I decided to get another opinion. Thank god I did.
The vet did a fine needle aspiration on several lumps and discovered that several of them are mast cell tumors. Two came back inconclusive but will be removed and sent in for further pathology just to be safe.
Christian is scheduled for surgery on April 9th to have all the lumps removed. The one that poses the most issues is actually the smallest one, which I randomly found a few weeks ago on his lip. They won’t be able to get the margins they want without removing most of the side of his face.. they aren’t going to do that to him but it means he might have to have another surgery with a specialist.
After the tumors are graded, we’ll meet with an oncologist to go over what further treatment needs to be done, whether that be chemo or a combination of different cancer treatments.
Christian has been through hell and back and deserves to live longer than just two years, having known what it’s like to be loved. He has helped raise numerous foster puppies and I want nothing more than for him to keep doing that for years to come. ❤️