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Rocky is an 8-year-old (almost 9) husky and hound mix and my best friend. He is my companion and has been with me for my best and worst moments of life. He has brought me so much comfort, joy, and love for the almost decade I have had him.
At the end of May, I noticed this major bump on his chin. At first, I thought it might have been a fatty cyst, so I gave it a week to see if it would go down any, and it did not. Concerned, I called and scheduled an appointment with his vet. It took a bit to get him in, but they suspected that it was an oral tumor. They referred me to an oncologist surgeon up in Akron for more information. I met with the oncologist surgeon and was informed that it was indeed cancer and that it could be one of four options. The first, and the best, was a type of cancer that is localized and aggressive to one area, and if they removed it, then he would be free of cancer. The second was the worst option and would more aggressively spread. The last two were more of a mix of the worst and best. I have a few options.
- He said that they could biopsy it, but all the biopsy would do would be to confirm which type of cancer it would be. The doctor would still have to go in and remove it. He also said there is a chance that the incision would not stop bleeding and/or would make the cancer worse, so he recommends not going with that as a separate thing. The cost of just the biopsy would be $1200, plus the cost of the surgery to remove it.
- The second option would be surgery to remove the tumor on his chin. This option would be just them removing what they see/what they see while doing the surgery. It would definitely help matters, but there may be some lingering things they miss just from not having the full scope of the problem. The cost would be $5500, and I believe it would also cover the cost of examining the tumor to see which type of cancer it is. The surgery would take half of his jaw away, however after healing he should be able to eat and play with toys normally.
- The third option is that they do a CT scan before the surgery with some dye. This would highlight all of the different cancer cells and allow the doctor to get a more full scope of how widespread everything is. This is the best-case scenario, but unfortunately the most expensive. The scan plus the surgery would total up to around $7000.
The doctor would also like to do an x-ray before any procedures to see if it has spread to his lungs/other areas, and that would be around $450. I have put the rough max amount of $7500 as my goal as I would like to get Rocky the best care possible. However, any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I want to fight this as best I can, and while I hate asking for financial help, I have to in this instance. I would genuinely appreciate any and all assistance, no matter the amount.
The funds will be used exclusively for his treatment.
Thank you so much,
Dalton
Organizer
