KiKi is having his leg amputated...

[smokey the elder]

Is radiation or chemo indicated? From my huge data set of two cats they seem to tolerate chemo quite well; don't know much about radiation. I'll need to dig around for info on fibrosarcoma.
[ETA] I googled fibrosarcoma, and unfortunately it wasn't encouraging. This can be an aggressive cancer; the fact that it's on the leg might make it more manageable. You'll need to consult with your vet. Are you using a feline oncologist? They probably have more recent possible treatments than some of the dated stuff I found on a very quick search.

[nancys]

Oh that poor kitty - I hope everything goes well for him. Sending prayers for a speedy recovery.

[JustineNYC]

Is radiation or chemo indicated? From my huge data set of two cats they seem to tolerate chemo quite well; don't know much about radiation. I'll need to dig around for info on fibrosarcoma.
[ETA] I googled fibrosarcoma, and unfortunately it wasn't encouraging. This can be an aggressive cancer; the fact that it's on the leg might make it more manageable. You'll need to consult with your vet. Are you using a feline oncologist? They probably have more recent possible treatments than some of the dated stuff I found on a very quick search.

I think thats because up to 60% of the time it shows up on the thorax or lungs, very rarely the leg. They think its a vaccine induced sarcoma...I also read (and was told by the vet) that it was unlikely to metastasize but EXTREMELY hard to remove surgically. I told my bf if this grew somewhere else, we probably wouldnt have this cat. Some vets are recommending vaccines in the leg or tail now so that if this cancer pops up, amputation is an option because the way the tumor grows, with spindles...all you have to do is leave one spindle, and in a few weeks that tumor will be back.

We did consult a specialist but the problem was there was not enough skin to close over his leg and very rarely are they able to get all of it, even the oncologist recommended amputating....They think the fibros that occurs on the neck or back (vaccine site) are more aggressive then the ones elsewhere....(foot) he doesnt have cancer anywhere else and as of yesterday, Kiki is 3 legged.

[Anikaca77]

My prays that KiKi recovers quickly.

Melissa

[Catty1]

Prayers for Kiki - I hope he is comfy and will be home soon!

[lvpets2002]

Sending Prayers & Huggss for KiKi.. Make sure KiKi has a Pain Med Patch ok..

Prayers for Kiki - I hope he is comfy and will be home soon!

[katladyd]

Sending good wishes for a speedy recovery to KiKi. You will be fine baby. The doctor got that nasty cancer thing off of you and now you are free to live a good, long, life with the people that love you.

[jennielynn1970]

Thoughts and prayers that Kiki recovers quickly and doesn't even notice that he's now a special needs kitty!