Boomer'sPapa
Super Boxer
Well, I've been watching a growth on Boomer's right hind leg over the last couple of months. It started out quite small, and grew to the size of a dime over the last several weeks. He went to the vet last Thursday morning, and I picked him up that afternoon. Nine staples and $236 later, I find out today that the tumor was a grade II mast cell tumor.
I don't have the dimensions of the tumor, but was told by Boomer's vet that this was one of the largest tumors he'd removed from a boxer in quite some time. Of course, growing up with boxers, I remember that Sophia had three grade II mast cell tumors removed from her chest, and the didn't come back or metastasize.
The vet mentioned that I should watch for future growths (obviously), and if one pops up in the next six months, he would consider referring Boomer to an oncologist in Houston for radiation. It just makes me kind of nervous, wondering what could come next.
Of course I worry about him, but should I be worried about him this much? Would it be wise to look at health insurance for him?
Thanks in advance.
Scott
I don't have the dimensions of the tumor, but was told by Boomer's vet that this was one of the largest tumors he'd removed from a boxer in quite some time. Of course, growing up with boxers, I remember that Sophia had three grade II mast cell tumors removed from her chest, and the didn't come back or metastasize.
The vet mentioned that I should watch for future growths (obviously), and if one pops up in the next six months, he would consider referring Boomer to an oncologist in Houston for radiation. It just makes me kind of nervous, wondering what could come next.
Of course I worry about him, but should I be worried about him this much? Would it be wise to look at health insurance for him?
Thanks in advance.
Scott