This past month has been a total hurricane of emotions.  My dog Henry was diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma on his front left paw on 5/31/16.  He has other lumps and bumps on his body, and has had 2 other fatty type cysts removed from his left leg is 12/2012 and 10/2015.  This latest bump showed up on his front paw between his bottom foot pad and his dewclaw.  It grew very rapidly and the oncologist advised that surgery would not provide clear margins and radiation would be necessary and possibly chemo; amputation was also listed as a possible solution.  Henry is a 10 year old, 30lb pekepoo and the love of my life.  Blood work, x-rays and ultrasound looked good and I opted for what I thought would give him the best option to remove all the cancer without any other treatment.  Henry had his front left leg amputated 6/8/16. They also took some lymph nodes to check for spreading and I'm so blessed as results of the biopsy show the cancer is gone.  We will just have to follow up with chest x-rays every 3 to 4 months. 

This site has provided me with so much information and support through his recovery.  I'm hoping to get some help with the healing process, both for him and me. 

Yesterday I took off Henry's shirt and decided he hasn't been scratching I'd let him go shirtless and see what would happen.  After investigating his healing (his staples were removed on the 23rd) I noticed that by one of his skin tags he has what I hope is a little flap of excess skin.  Of course my initial thought was, is this another sarcoma?  My parents came over, both thought it was probably excess skin but like most of you, after what we've been through "probably just" isn't really going to calm our fears.  Those who have dogs who are further along in the process, have you noticed anything like this? It feels like excess skin, it doesn't feel like there is fluid in it.  I remember when talking to the surgeon she talked about when the staples come out the skin may stretch or tighten and this would be what would cause them to itch.  I never asked if the skin would visibly look different as this occurred.  Any info would be appreciated. 

Thank you so much!!!