At the end of April I found a growth on her left elbow. I didn't think much of it at the time. In May I noticed that the growth was getting bigger and had a clear "film" around it. So thinking that it was a fatty mass I made an appointment with the vet, in early June, to get it removed. The Vet decided that It was a good idea to send it out for a biopsy as was standard protocol for these types of growths. The surgery went well and Zoey, being the ever trooper, had no ill effects. Three days later at the check-up appointment we went over the biopsy report and found that not only had the tumor been Apocrine Carcinoma that it had also not been fully removed.
The Vet had decided that it wasn't a huge deal and probably the best course of action was to wait and see what happened. Not being one who likes to wait I had her give me a referral to a specialist.
The first specialist couldn't give me any information as he was an internist so he sent me to a surgery oncologist specialist for another examination. This doctor suggested that we do surgery again and remove the entire mast/tumor area, I agreed and made the surgery appointment for July 8th.
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