Mast Cell Tumor Surgery Pit Bull

[443LaLa]

I just found a lump on my dog's leg and when I looked in the Yahoo search engine for mast tumors in Pit Bulls your video came up. My girl is 7 & 1/2 and I need to call the vet first thing in the morning. Glad that Bo went through surgery well and recovered great, thanks for sharing your video. I'm really worried about my angel now...

[cougarbahia]

omg i needed 2 c this vid so bad. as a stroke survivor i adopted 9 yr old chloe 2 mths ago. we bonded so much i love her. just found out vet sasd big lump on front leg is cancer she took sample of it) its cancer she going to remove the whole tumor next week. im scared to death i don t wanna lose my new friend and service dog. i lobve her. watchin ur vid gave me hope. ty co much....xo karen and chloe

[backiniowa]

Take her to a vet and while you are there schedule her to be spayed. We do NOT need more pits in this country or any other, there are far too many dying now because of senseless breeding.

[Roxy4217]

My pitty has a little growth on her leg I don't know what it is. She is 5 and not fassed, but I think she cut it against something and its pissing out blood but still she is not fassed. Is this a skin tag?

[CHEVYedsf]

Are you stupid? Take the dog to the vet!

[suedelaboo]

Bless you and Bo. Love the video. My pitty Malibu (Boo) just had her mast cell tumor removed. We're waiting for the biopsy results.

[weatherboi]

I am sure the little mark doesn't effect the dog's social life.

[CHEVYedsf]

@weatherboi No, but the cancer will kill it.

[weatherboi]

@CHEVYedsf I was refering to after the surgery, hopefully all the cancer has been removed.

[CHEVYedsf]

@weatherboi oh oh i see lol.

[agpera]

Thank goodness it was caught in time.

[ModernDayStealth]

if its actually mast cell cancer by the time you see it its spread throughout her body removeing mast cell is a bad idea.. that tumor is going to come back with a vengance

[backiniowa]

@ModernDayStealth Actually you are wrong, Mast Cell cancer is Graded I-IV the earlier you catch the better at a chance for recovery. The tumor does not come back with a vengence, not sure where you got your information but you need to research current veterinary studies, and be familiar with just how a mast cell functions.

[ancillajane]

You ARE right - this dog IS gorgeous xx

[backiniowa]

@ancillajane Thank you, not only is he gorgeous he's the best dog I've ever owned and I've had many GREAT dogs.

[SBWFTV]

I didn't see anyone but the surgeon wearing a cap and mask for the surgery.  Is this commonplace in your practice?

[CHEVYedsf]

@SBWFTV If its a small skin lesion or surgery most times they do not need caps and masks for the same reason they they dont sterilize the mouth for dentals. Im sure they keep the surgical field sterile, but some practices just dont use caps and gown for minor skin surgeries.

[NeihuDog]

My 9 year old Beagle had a mast cell tumor removed a few months ago. Doing fine today. The tumor had been growing for years. Doc. said just watch it. I did. When it started looking even bigger that the human female breast nipple that it already had looked like, another doc. tested it. CANCER (Mast cell) If your dog has weird bumps... on or under its skin...get em checked. Very common. easy to treat if caught early. Gotta go walk her now...cheers

[Drayger90]

the dog is wery good but this is a staff not a pitbull i have a mail amstaff he is 2 years old 40 kilograms i love him sooo mych and we have puppies 3 weaks old :D soo nice :)

[blondiexp]

yeah!! oh thank goodness your gorgeous sweetie is well! thank you for being such a great mom!!!!

[liluis562]

hey there i just had my dog in surgury today for a tumor by his skull but on his skin? is it a bad place? and hes been very sleepy and tired he doesnt smle or anything hes a very hyper and playfull dog is this normal? please help its myt first day i brought him home today from surgury any helpfull things? ive tried makinghime happy

[Judy2Day]

We had a mast cell turmor removed from our 4 year old pug about 9 days ago. We noticed it when we took him in for his vaccinations, and the vet removed the little growth a couple of days after his vaccinations. He has had a terrible reaction, either to his vaccinations for the removal of the mast cell tumor, which was State 1 with clear margins. He is beet red, with hives and swelling. The vet has him on Benadryl and Prednisone. What else should we be doing?

[oxsideswipexo]

my dog just got this done 2 days ago, in a couple days we will know if the cancer has spread into her muscle tissue.

[nathansthebest]

my dog had surgery about 4 years ago because of the same reason your dog did ... and they started to appear again she has 4 on her stomach again but the good thing is as im typing this write now my little dog is in surgery right now removing them i hope she pulls thru shes old so im worrying more 2day coz i dont no if her body can take it i hope she does .... ...... good video by the way

[backiniowa]

your little girl made it through it.  As much as I love Bo I won't put him through another surgery. I have a friend with a dog who has live a good life, great quality of life for 11 yrs. with mast cell cancer. She has bumps all over but does not act sick nor act as if she has pain.

[CHEVYedsf]

@nathansthebest Pits are a very strong breed. Surgery is a heavy stress on a dog but its better than the alternative!

[marycatherine12]

glad he made it through:)

good job for going through all that

just for him... he must be a treasure

to you if you're willing to put him through

surgery etc.

[backiniowa]

I've owned many dogs in my life but I must say this is one of my top 2 dogs, the other being a rottie. Bo's tumor was the size of a pea, no other organ or lymph node involvement, it was a Stage II giving him yrs of "good" life. His post op course was rocky as he bled really bad, Bo was a blood donor at the ER hospital here so his ICU was 1/2 the cost it would've been. When he had the tumor removed I had already made the decision there would be no other treatment, no chemo/radiation.

[DJuggz06]

Wow, a mast cell tumor, it must be the increased secretion of toxic mediators that caused ur dog problems?

Must have been malignant, because why would you operate a benign tumor?

[backiniowa]

Mast cell tumors are very malignant, the tumors are staged, Bo's was stage II, with removal and clean margins his life expectancy is 5-7 yrs. I wouldn't operate on a benign tumor. With mast cells when the histamine is released the cancer cells are released, therefore you have to have clean margins thus the large chunk of meat removed. Mast cells are common in this breed :(

[DJuggz06]

Looks like an expensive ordeal, what kind of anesthetics was used?

Also what kind of imaging modalities do you have available there? Would you ever use MRI, CT or PET scans?

[backiniowa]

I don't remember the anesthetic agent, we have all of those scans but through the University which has a large vet. school. It's very expensive, I'm not sure I would do that with any of my dogs. Bo's surgery wasn't expensive but his post op course was, he bled and stayed in the ICU hosp. for a night, I got 50% off because he was a blood donor prior to his dx.

[roll2996]

Rock on Bo! Glad to see your boy came through

this.