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Hi!!!
Alex did have the amputation. It's been six months. I just wanted to come back to let you know Alex is doing great. No signs of cancer. Thank you to everyone!
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Thanks I definitely will. This site was a big help. I have a dog too, hope he never gets sick. See, here he is. If it's hard to tell what he's doing in the picture, he's cleaning Alex's ears. He watches over him.
This is great news! Did they ever truly diagnose what type of cancer it was if you don't mind my asking? My kitty is having her leg amputated in one week. She had a tumor on her toe that was diagnosed as osteosarcoma Her toe was then amputated but now six months later she has "some sort" of sarcoma in her leg that we won't know what it is until they biopsy it all. Her lungs are all clear thank god, every time they X-ray her lungs I feel like I'm holding my breath!
Jill is a 9-year-old tuxedo kitty. She was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in June 2012 on her toe in her right hind leg. Her leg was amputated on 12/12/12 and she completed four rounds of chemo (2 of Carbo, 2 of Doxy) in April 2013. "Like" Jill's facebook page: https://www.fac.....tty?ref=hl Proud member of the WINTER WARRIORS!!!! Her blog can be read at http://jillsjou.....ipawds.com. xoxo
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Thank you! They did. I had a biopsy performed. The lab said it was definitely Squamous cell. I had been reading about cancer in cats, the diagnosis didn't completely make sense at the time. I saw a lot more about this type of cancer in the facial area of cats. Yet, it does happen in the paw and leg. When they were still trying to diagnose Alex they did x-rays at different times. They said it looked like something was aggressively eating his bone. I'm happy your cats lungs look clear, that's a great sign. I think the amputation is the best choice. Best wishes to you and your kitty.
@foralex Hello! I'm a new member here and searched for "Squamous" and found this older thread. It was great to see that Alex made out well and to see his pic 6 months after amputation, looking good! I was wondering how Alex is doing now, if he is still alive & well, in case you're still around on the forums, and if you had any helpful tips for post-amputation care and/or about the long-term prognosis for squamous cell carcinoma? I'm basically facing a similar situation with my cat, who is 15, and already had a digit amputated that had grown a tumor/mass that turned out to be squamous cell carcinoma. That was early in Dec, and it's already returned in the area where the first tumor was removed... so now the best option is looking like a front right leg amputation, which I am pretty scared about but starting to feel more hopeful that it's the right thing to do. In my baby's case though, there has been a questionable "mass" in the lung that two board-certified radiologists haven't been able to say conclusively is something or nothing!?! ? Whatever the "blur" is does not have defined borders, and the most recent radiographs looked like there were no changes to the "mass" or anything of further note in the lung area... so I'm really, really hoping it's not the feline digit-and-lung situation that your vet had been concerned about, and that he'll be cancer-free once we do the amputation. I don't need to say this, I'm sure, but it's a huge decision! I can totally relate to this thread - the lack of sleep, the confusion with vets, etc... But it did me a lot of good to read and see your guy happy & well with his 3-legs 6 months after!
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