I've just come back from the vet discussing my foster dog's further options, she had a tumour removed 3 months ago that turned out to be a malignant melanoma :'( but fortunately it does not seem to have spread to her lungs! The second tumour she had removed 2 weeks ago and has come back as benign!!
She's not been herself for the past week or so, very light pink tongue, off her food and sleeping a lot (more than usual!), her surgery wound is also not healing up and still discharging fluid, i'm cleaning it twice a day and have bought some manuka honey, but they're refusing to spend more money stitching her so are just chucking antibiotics down her neck instead!! They've said that they cannot afford to do any more x rays or cancer tests on her so basically if I adopt her now i'm just completely taking my chances. I have no savings for cancer treatment as i'm currently paying to go through university on a very low animal care wage, but i've grown so attached to this dog it would break me to lose her now.
Does anyone on here have any experience with dogs that have had a malignant melanoma removed that could give me some advice/help me know what to expect? Would appreciate it so much, the shelter vet is useless but they won't let me take her to my own until I adopt her!! Thanks a lot
She's not been herself for the past week or so, very light pink tongue, off her food and sleeping a lot (more than usual!), her surgery wound is also not healing up and still discharging fluid, i'm cleaning it twice a day and have bought some manuka honey, but they're refusing to spend more money stitching her so are just chucking antibiotics down her neck instead!! They've said that they cannot afford to do any more x rays or cancer tests on her so basically if I adopt her now i'm just completely taking my chances. I have no savings for cancer treatment as i'm currently paying to go through university on a very low animal care wage, but i've grown so attached to this dog it would break me to lose her now.
Does anyone on here have any experience with dogs that have had a malignant melanoma removed that could give me some advice/help me know what to expect? Would appreciate it so much, the shelter vet is useless but they won't let me take her to my own until I adopt her!! Thanks a lot