So i wanted to share my new problem. Last week, I felt a little bump in Bella's paw and I looked at it and it looks really puffy red bump. I took her to the vet and she told me that it is a histiocytoma, a benign tumor. They want to remove it but my problem is the cost.. They are talking about more than $500, with the insurance that i will have to pay for a year... im very sorry for all those persons who wont agree with me.. but i dont have that much money to spend on my dog. I LOVE HER! buy i have other bills and things to cover. If i had extra money, i would! Im 22 years old college student with college loans and i have many things to pay. The only good thing is that i have been researching about histiocystoma and they mostly regresse after 2 to 3 months. SO i made the decision of waiting for 3 months and save some money; that way, if the tumor does not regress then ill make them remove it.
Have you ever had this problem??????
What do you think???
And for all of those who are interested in histiocystoma this is some information, that i found online..
Most commonly histiocytomas are found in young dogs and appear as a small, solitary, hairless lump,
[6] although
Shar Peis may be predisposed to multiple histiocytomas.
[7] They are most commonly found on the head, neck, ears, and limbs, and are usually less than 2.5 cm in diameter.
[8] Ulceration of the mass is common.
Most histiocytomas will regress within two or three months.
[6] Surgical removal may be necessary if the tumor does not regress or if it is growing rapidly to a large size. Histiocytomas can also be treated with an intralesional injection of a
corticosteroid, but this is not always successful.
