Reposted in plain text for Deb, please respond directly to her!
Our 6 year-old Berner boy, Rudy had a mast cell tumor removed from his hind leg in October 2002. I believe the histopathology report came back staging the tumor at 3?? Anyway, the margins weren't clean and the news wasn't good. He has been doing well since then.....no indication of metastasis to major organs. He has, however, developed a significant limp on the affected leg and I am wondering if this could mean something going on in the bone? I talked to the vet who performed the surgery and he seemed to think probably not......suggested we give him Etogesic. Today he will not bear weight on the leg, but really doesn't seem to be in pain. I have an appointment with a local vet tomorrow, but am anxious about the situation. Does anyone out there know if mast cell cancer could spread to the bone? Any ideas about what might be going on? I want to prepare myself for the worst and then pray for an ACL tear! Deb in Montana
