Paxil has cancer...

I had the vet aspirate a small lump on Paxil back leg this afternoon. The news could not be worse. It's a Mast Cell Tumor. I'm not entirely sure what means in terms of life expectancy for Paxil at this point. We have to deal with the pancreatitis first. Right now she is too weak to survive being put under to remove the *(*(#&(*%# thing! My vet says it's not immediately life threatening. The pancreatitis is. So we are going to keep treating that. Hopefully, Paxil will still be able to come home tomorrow evening. She is going to be fed tomorrow, a small bland meal, in the morning. If she keeps it down she can come home with a prescription diet and medications.

In about three weeks, if she doesn't have a relapse of the pancreatitis, her blood will be retested and hopefully her liver enzeymes will have returned to normal levels. They are elevated right now. Then she can be knocked out and have the tumor removed. Generally, they are supposed to remove the tumor and 3cm of surrounding tissue. That will be difficult as Paxil's tumor is in a spot where she doesn't have alot of extra skin--there won't be much to stitch back up. My vet say she will remove as much as possible and still leave enough that the wound will heal relatively well. That's as far as I got with the vet today. Then she had to go and I started crying. I'm trying to make a list of questions for her that I will ask tomorrow when I pick my girl up.

OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!! That's horrible, prayers are on their way! I promise!

I hope you guys can get it removed A.S.A.P! Please don't give up Paxil! :(

Prayers for Paxil.

Hang in there Paxil. Fritz and I (Barry) will be thinking of you and hope you can pull this awful ordeal.

this sucks. alex the wonder dog has had 2 bouts of pancreatitis, and that is lousy and painful enough, but mast cell cancer too. this stinks. i am so sorry

Maybe they can stuff the wound with gauze and wrap it... then every couple days you can take out the gauze, clean it and put more in until you're unable to put gauze in again.. They did that when my grandmother had 'Smoker's Leg', the VON came and repacked her incision while it was closing over..

Trixie sends her love.

Oh, Paxil...and Glacier! I'm so sorry to hear this news! I hope that everything is totally treatable! We will definately be sending many prayers your way for your precious girl. Please let us know any info you can.

So sorry to hear this about Paxil. :( Prayers coming your way.

:( So sorry to hear this news. You and Paxil will be in my thoughts 'n prayers.

Hello Paxil sweetie, we are so sad to hear you are feeling so badly, but we know your Mom's doing everything she can to help you feel better. We will keep our paws crossed and send many prayers and healing light to you.

Sending hugs and many prayers for Paxil.
(((^..^)))

I just heard that Paxil is sick now, sorry I didn't see the threads sooner:( Prayers on the way......:(:(

oh no :( prayers on the way!

I'm so sorry to hear this news Glacier:(

Paxil will be in my prayers.

Sending lots of good thoughts and prayers Paxil's way :(. Hold in there Mama and Paxil {{Hugs}}.