Mast Cell Tumors In Dogs

Canine mast cell tumors. Nine minute movie outlining mast cell tumors. By Andrew Liegey.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• canine
• dogs
• mast
• cell
• tumor
• tumors
• dog
• veterinary
• veterinarian
• andrew
• liegey

[sCoTtybeamin100]

Hey my rednose/ bull mastiff mix have MANY bumps popping up all over his body. They are not painful to him. He is approximately 7- 9 years old. When i squeeze them they dont pop but they do get larger and it's like everyday he gets more and more. I'm not sure if this is a rash or not. The only red ones are on his testicles and under belly area where there is less hair. The largest one is on his back near his tail. Its approximately 2 inches and circular. Please respond

[seaadriatic]

@sCoTtybeamin100 I'm sorry to hear you've been having issues with your dog. I recommend you immediately seek the help of a qualified Veterinarian in your area. Thank you for taking the time to watch my movie, and I apologize I cannot speculate on your dog's issues in any way because I'm not a Veterinarian seeing your dog in person as a client of mine. Medical problems cannot be described, diagnosed, and treated online. Good luck to you both.

[alowry59]

I took my 11 year old beagle to the vet because he was scooting. They emptied his anal glands, but said there was a pea sized lump between his glands. The vet gave me prednisone and clindamycin, saying it may be an abcess or a mast cell tumor. Should I push to have a biopsy? He is lidcking it less after 2 days of meds. The area doesn't seem like a great place for surgery. What do you think? Best to reach me at alowry10@cox.net.

[seaadriatic]

@alowry59 Hi, I appreciate your dilemma but unfortunately I am unable to offer you advice, and I feel that the best opinion can come from your Veterinarian. If you happen to not like his unsure response, please ask to see a oncology specialist in your area. I hope that helps, and good luck.

[seaadriatic]

MrHellohi1234, I'm sorry I cannot speculate on this from the information you've given, nor if I was able to question you about it am I able to speculate without really seeing the animal in person. My advice to you would be to have it checked by your Veterinarian as soon as possible, if it is possible a Mast Cell Tumor then your Vet will know how to diagnose and move forward for you and your pup.

[seaadriatic]

@Bragzz the vulgarity shows the lack of intelligence, but the impatience and verbal discredit you deliver comes at the price of a school project that was under heavy deadlines where time was tough. Of course there are a million things I'd love to trim and tighten, but now seeing how much of an ass YOU can be I'm happy to leave it the way it is.

[backiniowa]

This was a great video but I'd like to know where you got your data. You actually have a picture of my dogs tumor in your video. You said with Grade II there is a 28 wk. survival?? Bo is past his 2nd yr. cancer free and he is checked quite frequently. I know longer give him any vaccines except rabies, no drugs, no chemicals in hope of preventing a mast cell release.

[Laura21701]

My dog died from this 3 weeks ago. He had 3 grade 2 tumors removed from his skin in January and in the last week of Aug, his health spiralled downhill. He had trouble breathing from anemia and he had a pleural effusion with malignant cells found in the aspirated fluid. We found this out on a monday, we put him to sleep on a Friday. Although he was on prednisone, it was not going to resolve his anemia, which was the source of his breathing difficulty. It sucks. We miss him a lot.

[MrHellohi1234]

my dog about 2 years old has white lumps on his butt,., do you know what this may be

[seaadriatic]

If you have multiple tumors then I think it's understood that it's "spread" as you put it, but it is not the methodology behind grading. Grading malignancy is from the tests mentioned. A grade determined from these tests determines it's stage. There is no diagnosis of cancer till tumor is excised these tests have been performed as laid out in the movie.

[seaadriatic]

@mklitt - I don't follow your correcting me? The tumor will need to be removed to determine grade of abnormalty of cells and interpret if malignancy is a reality. By excising the tumor with appropriate margins at the assistance of a good surgeon that understands gross appearances of tissues they find an appropriate margin. This is then subjected to the list of tests mentioned. Including the histopathological test I chose to illustrate in the video as part of that list.

[seaadriatic]

@1230scooter I'm glad it was of some assistance to you. I wish you and your pup all the best.