Thank-You Dee for opening your heart and letting me reach out to you.....I will forever be grateful. I was so lost the morning I asked to call you.
I wanted to keep this under my hat,,,as I knew if I didn't, I would be admitting that she really is sick with this evil monster...Well it is what it is. I need to accept it,,,,and arm myself with knowledge, as well as get some emotional support....Bella is just a bit over 4 years old.
It was a releif to find a "Cancer section" on this forum.
Bella has cancer. Mast Cell. She was diagnosed a year and a half ago with stage ll. We had it removed, only to rear it's ugly face again last January,,removed it, stage ll-lll. Well it's baaaack,,,and it is one angry cancer. We had 3 lumps removed @ 3 weeks ago, stage ll. This time my vet pointed me in the direction of an Oncologist, he was quite excited about a new drug (Palladia). So off we went last Tuesday. To let you know how aggressive this cancer is,,she literally sprouted another one.

The other lumps were small, and weren't attached to anything,,this one is huge, large jawbreaker size. It is mastasized onto her muscle, between her shoulders...The Oncologist has told me 6 months,,,without, and maybe with treatment....I hate maybe's...I WANT black or white.
Is there anyone here who has successfully beaten this cancer? if so, how? It gets very confusing with all the ways there are to treat this evil....My main concern is to give her quality of life,,,not quantity.
I have been scouring the internet for info.,,,and it does seem that all I find is the answers I don't want.
My Vet is on vacation, and will not be back until Mon., whereas I have a standing appointment... So I will have a better insight of where I will be going with a final decision to treat or not to treat her...
In the mean time if anyone here has some input, or wants to share their story,,it would be appreciated....
Truely,,,I would like to hear the good as well as the sad....I am on a mission to be informed.
I hate cancer,,,all forms,,,all shapes,,,,all sizes....Always have,,,always will.