Jet had subcutaneous/intramuscular hemangio, a tumor that felt like a firm lipoma near his sternum, and suddenly, it turned ropey feeling if that makes any sense.  We had it removed but it was woven into his muscle fibers and the margins were not clean.  He was diagnosed in late May, but just had clear X-rays yesterday.  He shows no signs of visceral involvement on palpitation, and no lumps or thickening tissue near his incision.  Jet's oncologist is quite optimistic, especially now with the clear chest X-rays.

When he was diagnosed, our oncologist recommended I'm Yunity, an extract from Turkey Tail mushrooms, but at 72 pounds, that was going to cost $8 to $10/day, and the only study I could find was at Penn where they tested 15 dogs.  The manufacturer funded the study.  I found options with Canine Matrix (Turkey Tail and MRM powders) and K9 Immunity Plus, and started Jet on them immediately.  We saw our oncologist a week or so later, and he strongly recommended revision surgery for clean margins and Doxorubicin.  Surgery wasn't going to happen, but we did start the Doxorubicin.  That's a harsh drug.  It really messed with Jet's digestion (not sick per se but no appetite for 3 or 4 days after treatment), and now, he's lost much of the fur around his eyes and on his snout.  Last I checked, he has 2 whiskers left.  Anyway, he's done with chemo, and our oncologist says median survival for sub Q hemangio successfully treated with Doxorubicin is 1,000 days.  I haven't been able to confirm that anywhere, but positive thinking, right?

So, 5 rounds of chemo plus the herbal medicines he continues to take and we're thinking we might have this whipped.  We're just home from our 2 1/4 mile walk and Jet's resting behind me.  His appetite is back, and he's lost no weight.  We're looking forward to getting some fur back, but for now, he's all set for Halloween, and we're enjoying the moment.

I'm sure hemangio in the bone is a different beast, but it's still not visceral which is what we always read about, and amputation generally leaves clean margins.  There is a blog out there about Butchey who lived (I believe) 27 months after amputation for hemangio.  It's an absolutely hilarious blog that I highly recommend.