Lea... We just heard from our vet with the biopsy results, and it's all bad. Damn. She told us it's a “hot” (meaning aggressive) melanoma, the worst case. We need more diagnostics to figure what our options are, so she goes back on Monday for lung X-rays and biopsy on her lymph nodes. If the melanoma has already spread out of her mouth, there are no good treatment options. If it's still contained to her mouth, radiation therapy is a possibility – but even that depends on how much further the melanoma has spread. There's a good chance that our best option is palliative care, and that only while it still makes sense.
We've got some tough choices ahead for our old girl...
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