tumor

We received the lab report findings last night for Catfish- it is not good.  The tumor was what they put under the general terms a peripheral nerve sheath tumor. It was malignant after that info I kind of got lost in my head so I do not remember what this refers to just something about a count of cells and 2 or 3 would not be so bad – Catfish’s was at 20.

We will get more information today from the vet and a referral to a doggie cancer center so we can have more information. So far what I have found on the internet is rather depressing yet there is a sort of irony in it also.

Nerve sheath tumors occur in the myelin sheath of the peripheral nervous system .) The tumor originates from the Schwann cells, which make up the myelin sheath.  They have high rate of reoccurance (71%) so many times amputation is recommended. But and this is the problem in making decisions – if it has spread it will appear somewhere else anyways. The average time after diagnoses for survival is 2 years.

As  my little buddy watches me type I hope the right thing to do becomes obvious. I know that his not being in pain is a major factor after that I am not sure. We would almost have to re mortgage the house to cover the cost of some of the treatments I have been reading about and I hope that cost will not have to become part of the decision.

Well I have to get ready to head off to PE class – and of course give Catfish and Annie scooby snacks before I head out.