They really didn't make a diagnosis of what type of cancer it was from the biopsy just that is was very bad and very ugly. The person who did the report did say that it was encouraging that it appeared not to have spread beyond that area of the intestine but that there of course is always that possibility. My vet checked surrounding organs and said that they all appeared to be in good shape and the blood work we had ran before showed nothing out of the ordinary or malfunctioning for other organs. Just the protein loss and the anemia. The anemia was from the worms and has corrected itself now and same with protein loss. The tumor take out solved that too. All those things help me keep positive thoughts. My vets path would of been to monitor and watch every 6 months or so. I'm not sure what path the oncologist will suggest or what I will do. I hope that it is monitor, watch, and be aware. Cancer is so unpredictable. Even statistics dont' help. Hell we could go years w/o ever seeing it again (which is my hope) and lose him to something different or it could come back sumwhere else tomorrow! You just never know and there is nothing that can help predict that. I keep hoping and praying for the best and am encouraged by the fact that he seems to feel pretty well and is eating, gaining weight again, etc.... |