Just after Andrew was born, we discovered a lump on April’s nose.
It was about the size of a walnut and was located on her gums just above her right canine tooth. On Monday (July 25), she had surgery to have the lump removed. We were hoping it was an infected abscess on the tooth, but it turns out that it was a tumor. Got the news from the vet today that it was a fibrosarcoma.
This type of cancer doesn’t tend to metastasize (spread), but it does have a fairly high rate of reoccurrence. From doing a brief tour of info on the web, it looks like surgery (which she has already had) and radiation are the most common treatment options. We should be talking with April’s vet about her treatment and prognosis.
We’re sad to know that our puppy is sick, but she’s feeling great now, so we’ll just take a page from April’s book and enjoy today with as much vigor as sleep deprived new parents can muster.