Biopsy results for my girls today

Well I got the results today. This is what the two vet pathologists and the vet surgeon said.

Congo, grade II mast cell cancer, all surgically excised with wide margins.

Sassy, aggressive grade III mast cell cancer (how the F can this be, she has only had a noticable tumor for about 2 months?). Prognosis/Grade-3 MCT or metastasis: Only 15% of dogs with Grade 3 MCT will be alive 7 months after surgery, and only 6% will be alive after 2 years. Once mast cell cancer has metastasized, dogs tend to die within 6 months as the symptoms of systemic illness (e.g., gastric ulcers) can no longer be managed and the animal loses its quality of life. Further, for Sassy: Tumors that are ulcerated may result in a poor prognosis. Tumors that are large have a poor prognosis. Tumors that have shown recent rapid growth have a poor prognosis

Chemo is not advised for either one.

As long as they seem happy and I don't notice anything new I'm gonna leave them alone for now. No more surgeries. When there is any change I'll put them down. They probably have some happy times yet when they can go to the farm and run around which is there all time favorite thing to do. They love walks too and we can do some of that too. Do me good exercise to help them terrorize the neighborhood.

Is it 2009 yet? I'm ready for a new year.

 

Thanks, it sucks.

 

Thanks folks. For Christmas I gave em turkey with good vegis over a little doggie food and they thought they were queens (and, the boys, kings ) for the day. I gotta stop being sad about it though cause they pick these things up and then I don't know if they are all crowdy/got to be right like next to me cause I'm upset or they don't feel well. Anyway, they will get all those nasty staples out next week and then I bet they will be happier. Congo is also getting benydryl cause her surgical sites were all swollen up still (which seems strange to me) and that is what they told me to do. They both are getting antibiotics. The internal sutures will not dissolve for about 90 days but as soon as the staples come out I'm supposed to palpate all the surgical sites daily to tell the difference between the residual dissolving sutures and any new tumor growth that might start up in those areas, especially on Sassy. I still just shake my head over her. She didn't even have a hint of a tiny bump, then eats this big hole in her side and it starts growing like gangbusters and then ulcerates and gets ugly the day before she went in. Just goes to show you, you never know.

Hey, where did that 'Afficionado' thingie up near my name come from. Is that what Forrest and/or Jon got me for Christmas? LOL.