Anyone have any experience with removal of toe due to malignant melanoma? It would be the 2nd toe on front (similar to our index finger). Please PM me.
Removal of Toe
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Thomas, check your PM's I had this experience.
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My Dad had that toe removed last winter. He was very grumpy, snappish and hard to get along with before. Simple outpatient procedure. Heeled in a week. Now he is back to being grumpy, snappish and hard to get along with. But on the plus side we got a great story to laugh about for years to come. We don’t let him go shoe shopping alone now.
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My dog Tally had her second toe amputated with no adverse affects. It was on a front foot.
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I know of a flat coat that had a toe removed. But, it was either the 2nd or 3rd toe. She's doing great and still running HTs.
I also know of a pup that lost a toe when the breeder cut the cord- she dropped the sharp scissors, and off went the toe.... Pup never knew the difference. Still doesn't.
I also know of a pup that lost a toe when the breeder cut the cord- she dropped the sharp scissors, and off went the toe.... Pup never knew the difference. Still doesn't.
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Rocky just had a toe removed from his front paw on Monday. Bandages will come off tomorrow. He dislocated it about a month ago, and it was causing him a lot of pain. Judging from our walk this morning, he's feeling pretty good - but he is still on pain meds.
Thanks for the responses and PM's. Toe will be taken off late today or early tomorrow by Affiliated Vet Specialists in Jacksonville. They did mention the possiblity of a vaccine to kill any remaining cancer cells. Will discuss that in more detail when I pick him up.
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Good luck, Tom. Hope things go well for your dog and you.
The flat coat I mentioned, the toe was removed due to cancer.
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It turns out that Smokey, my Dad's Lab, is going to get his toe removed, too. I found out why communication between Dad and his vet seemed a little lacking--the vet Dad likes wasn't there, and he had to deal with the "other" vet. Now his regular vet is back and has explained everything. They do suspect a malignancy. My Dad now living with the consequences of putting off (for a year) getting himself treated for something similar has decided not to make the same mistake again. Maybe that is more than you all need to know.
The vet did not x-ray, but the toe did not respond to antibiotics and soaking, and Dad has decided to follow the vet's advice rather than trying to tell him what to do.
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The vet did not x-ray, but the toe did not respond to antibiotics and soaking, and Dad has decided to follow the vet's advice rather than trying to tell him what to do.
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Wondering how Tom's dog is doing... ?
Amy- hope your dad's dog does well.
Amy- hope your dad's dog does well.
Thanks for asking.
Toe removed and bandage came off last Thursday. During the 2 weeds of bandage there was a plastic splint on it to keep him from putting weight on the foot and possibly putting too much pressure on the stitches. anyway, all healed fine, but he seems to roll back and extend the carpus somewhat. Maybe he just needs to use it more.
Growth was an agressive malignant melanoma, but clean margins were made. Lymph nodes were clean as was the chest x ray.
Thursday he also had his first Canine Melanoma Vaccine shot. Three more at 2 week intervals. Average age for this type of cancer with the vaccine is about 750 days. Vet Oncologist guess at 2-3 years for him.
He's 9 now, so I'm good with 11-12 years old. She did say that if I hadn't reacted quickly and had the toe removed, he would have died in 6 months.
All this from a small sore at the nail bed.
Toe removed and bandage came off last Thursday. During the 2 weeds of bandage there was a plastic splint on it to keep him from putting weight on the foot and possibly putting too much pressure on the stitches. anyway, all healed fine, but he seems to roll back and extend the carpus somewhat. Maybe he just needs to use it more.
Growth was an agressive malignant melanoma, but clean margins were made. Lymph nodes were clean as was the chest x ray.
Thursday he also had his first Canine Melanoma Vaccine shot. Three more at 2 week intervals. Average age for this type of cancer with the vaccine is about 750 days. Vet Oncologist guess at 2-3 years for him.
He's 9 now, so I'm good with 11-12 years old. She did say that if I hadn't reacted quickly and had the toe removed, he would have died in 6 months.
All this from a small sore at the nail bed.
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A lucky dog to have you for an owner. I'm glad things are going as well as they are....
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·Wow, great news. I have no experience with it, but have heard that their level of stability depends on which toe is removed and they sometimes have to figure out how to compensate as each toe bears weight a little differently (interesting).
I read about the melanoma vaccine a week or so ago and it said it's for "oral" melanoma... At least the one I read that someone posted about on facebook. Is there a "general" melanoma vaccine or something? I have a JRT here with melanoma and was wondering if it would help her, but I think she's too far along (she's started coughing, although prednisone has helped).
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I read about the melanoma vaccine a week or so ago and it said it's for "oral" melanoma... At least the one I read that someone posted about on facebook. Is there a "general" melanoma vaccine or something? I have a JRT here with melanoma and was wondering if it would help her, but I think she's too far along (she's started coughing, although prednisone has helped).
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It was originally designed for oral melanoma, but is used for other melanomas as well.
http://oregonvma.org/news/oncepttm-canine-melanoma-vaccine-receives-usda-approval
http://oregonvma.org/news/oncepttm-canine-melanoma-vaccine-receives-usda-approval
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·Great, thanks!
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·Wasn't thinking... Won't work for my dog because we're not going to do the surgery. She's an ancient JRT, who's doing great all things considered. But we'd have to remove half her face since it's growing on her eyelid... Vet said it's just a bad place and it would be near impossible to get a good margin. So we opted to just keep her comfortable. Her coughing was getting non-stop, so we put her on pred and it's settled right back down. Strange thing was, even though for a bit she was coughing non-stop, she was still happy and hungry. It was really hard to watch her cough non-stop... But overall it wasn't affecting her quality of life if you can imagine that. It was just painful to listen to.
Got the results back from the bone. Clean margins on it also, so we go ahead with the next three vaccine injections. Vet says all should be fine.
Question: On the radiograph they thought his heart looked slightly larger than normal. I have been told that since his first radiograph at 2 yrs old. Since these dogs are "athletes" so to speak, would that be normal?
Question: On the radiograph they thought his heart looked slightly larger than normal. I have been told that since his first radiograph at 2 yrs old. Since these dogs are "athletes" so to speak, would that be normal?
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It certainly can be. I've had echos done on two of my dogs, and that is the case. Athletic hearts.
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