Raven's cancer *Final recheck, pg 38 (post 568)*

[Cincy'sMom]

A friend of our noticed somthing similar in their 10 yr old dog a few months ago. They saw the vet and were debating if they should have it removed, it went awy on its own. Hope you ahve similar luck with Raven!

[lizbud]

Oh wow, you can see it easily. I don't think I've seen anything like it
before, but if she's eating & playing normally, I would think it's not that
serious.

[K9soul]

Well I've been searching and hunting and I'm wondering if it could possibly be what is called an epulis. It seems it can range from pretty easy to deal with to requiring more in depth surgery and sometimes even radiation. I feel sick with worry .

http://www.peteducation.com/article....articleid=3057

http://www.bobmckee.com/Client%20Inf...ia/Epilus.html

[mike001]

Thanks for the sites K-Nine. I had never heard or seen anything like this before. The links were very educational.

[wolf_Q]

Oh no, I'm very sorry to hear this. I hope if it is an epulis it will be the kind that is easy to deal with. I know how worried you are, I'm the same way, I always look on the internet and make myself worry even worse. Please keep us updated.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I'm just seeing this, Jess. You must be sick with worry. I'll keep you and Raven in my thoughts and prayers. I hope the vet visit gives you some answers real soon. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

[cyber-sibes]

Hope it all checks out okay. Try not to worry too much till then. My Dr. ex-SIL used o tell me: "keep in mind that the chances are far greater that it is not serious. If it is, the chances are greater that it is still not life-threatening." Somehow hearing this always made me feel less anxious.