Well having a Great Dane does keep things interesting that’s for sure. We’ve been monitoring that weird little growth Jessee had on her side for the past year. It’s been biopsied and checked and rechecked in the past. However, it changed recently. Our vet did a needle biopsy on it and off it went to the lab. Came back as spindle cell soft tissue sarcoma. What? Of course I freaked out. Weighed options. Got very valuable input from Tripawds, and of course our Oncologist Dr. Rizzo. Monday morning Jessee will be having it removed and a sample will go out to Torajen to see if we can get another vaccine produced to stop this from coming back. We put lots of thought into this with Jessee being 9.5. However, she is active, she is alert, she has not given up and her lungs are clear and blood work is good. The fight is not over! This surgery is nothing compared to the amputation she went through in December 2020. She totally has this and I know she’s looking forward to having this nasty thing gone. Posting a few photos here to show what it looks like. I am so glad we have been monitoring this growth. If it gets too large Dr Rizzo said you wouldn’t be able to remove it. So please wish her well, maybe send a little positive thought her way. In the meantime here is the nasty ugly mass and Jessee enjoying a beef cheek in the sunshine today. The growth did not look like this until after the biopsy, then it poofed up. 
This last one is Joee and Jessee. I did not know a sphynx and a dane could be such cuddle buddies 🙂
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How dare that ugly piece of crap lump try and mess up our Diva’s beautiful fur coat. Glad you’re gonna have it taken off . Good plan forward….and I’m sure Jessee agrees👍
I’m always stunned at how beautiful she is….so photogenic.
Bery sweet photo of the Sphynx and the Dane snuggling together. Looks to me like Joee I’d sending some pawsitive energy to Jessee♥️
As always, Jessee isn’t worried about a thing. She’s such a chill dog….good role model for all of us.
Extra hugs and extra pawsi energy from all of us…………
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Thank you soooooo much!!!! She’s a diva cancer warrior for sure!!!
Thank you soooooo much!!!! She’s a diva cancer warrior for sure!!!
Thank you sooooooo much
What kind of vaccine is it that you are referring to? Is toragen the manufacturer? Thank you!
Toragen makes the vaccine from Jessee’s tumor. They take a sample of it during removal as they did during her amputation. Then they formulate a specific vaccine to fight those cancer cells. The first one has worked amazingly well for her osteo sarcoma from Dec 2020.
Andrea, here’s a link to the vaccine information:
https://tripawds.com/2021/07/07/torigen-immunotherapy-vaccine/
Jessee is always so beautiful, she looks unfazed by the lump!
Good luck tomorrow, we are sending tons and tons of Tripawd power your way. xoxo