suzwh

Jenna my kelpie/heeler cross is 8 1/2. She has a tumor on her hard palate

We had it biopsied(may 2010) but at the time it was defined as benign with the capacity to turn nasty

Unfortunately as it is involved with the bone and is made up of tissue and bone it has not

been possible to remove. No one feels it can be removed effectively.

It was supposed to be slow growing (very slow) but has now

tripled in size in 8 months.

Has anyone had experience with a situation like this?

I have been using the same vet for the past 20 years

His name is Dr Bruce Young at Wanneroo Vet (near show grounds)

He is incredible :-)

Thanks so much everyone.

Jenna had her 8th birthday on weekend and I am so hoping for many more.

I worry that we cant remove the tumor but remain hopeful that it is something that she can live with :-)

She is such a gorgeous girl

We have just been through Kennel cough after a visit to boarding

I have always vaccinated against kennel cough so it was a revelation to me that my girl (kelpie/heeler x)

got it. Anyway she was treated with antibiotics and they did work. She is 8 so maybe age is a factor as well

At least I now know that the vaccine is not necessarily going to prevent it

Thank you for that.

I will now be lurking forum for diet advice...given where it is I think we need to look at really good nutrition

options to make sure she has every chance of making it to a ripe old age

We love her so much

I rang and asked and it is

Ossifying Epulis - fibrous tissue and bone in tumor

She didnt tell me the name but said that the tumor is made up of bone and lobules

It is a very solid mass

It is growing but not at a fast rate

Apparently it is not seen much (good one Jenna)

Situated on roof of mouth at back near tonsils

She said that it was not painful but it has the potential to change and become aggressive

Ok the verdict is in and it both good and bad

The Biopsy results are that it is a very uncommon tumor. It is reasonably slow growing but it has the potential to turn very nasty

How and when this could trigger is anyones guess

Any other place and they would try and remove it and get the margins

but....where it is in her palate makes this a complex, nasty and dangerous exercise which would unlikely result in complete removal. At 8 years old the possibility of radical surgery which would be absolutely horrible for her doesnt seem worth considering especially if they are not confident that they could get margins.

So...it seems that we are going to have to live with a time bomb of sorts and hope that at 8 she gets lots of

good years in before it becomes an issue :-)

It could be alot worse I think...slow growing sounds a lot better than fast growing

xxx Thanks so much for all your thoughts directed towards Jenna...

Suz

Mum to Jenna the Heeler kelpie X (just a good old farmdog who would be hopeless on a farm)

Well in usual form my gorgeous girl breezed through the biopsy and was waiting eagerly to be busted out of the vets this afternoon.

The Jury is now in deliberation

Results will be back next monday

The vet said it is a solid mass and probably extends in nasal cavity. I know even if benign it is likely to be

a problem because it is in such a rotton place (back of mouth on palate) but I am going to think very positively !!!!

My big concern today is that in 6 weeks since she had her vaccinations she has dropped 2kg and I have not noticed any loss of apetite but the good news is that the x-rays do not show any visable impact on bones.

Thank you so much for having her in your thoughts.

If you read this post and you are having an annual check for your furkid please get them to have a good look in your dogs mouth.

Suz

Mum to Jenna the Heeler kelpie X (just a good old farmdog who would be hopeless on a farm)

Well I dropped Jenna off at vet this morning for Biopsy of lump on her palate

I am crossing everything that it is benign although it may still need to be attended to due to location.

I can pick her up this afternoon but I think it may take 4 or 5 days to get some results.

Oh well at least I will know soon

Thanks for those kind words.

I have booked her in for a biopsy next Tuesday.

Its funny she looks great and is eating ok but last month when we were at vet for annual

vaccinations I told him that there was something that I was worried about with her but

couldnt work out what it was.

I thought it might be joint pain.

Well I am crossing everything now and waiting for Tuesday.

Like everyone on this forum Jenna is my heart dog, I have had her since she is 8 weeks old and she

will be 8 on the 15th of May.

I am new to forum but looking for some advice

My 8 year old girl (Heeler X) was in boarding for a week due to a family emergency

she is vaccinated against kennel cough but seems to have still got it

I took her down to vet and when they checked her mouth they have discovered a visable lump/mass

on roof of mouth. I cant get it biopsied until she is better from the kennel cough so it will be a long

10 day wait. The look the vet gave me says that it is not likely to be good.

Has anyone had any experiences with this

I am quite devastated

Suz