It’s imperative to ALWAYS get any new lumps and bumps checked out by your vet! no matter how small or unassuming they may look they can be a major problem, do not wait or put it off, catching these early can make all the difference in the world. MCT have been known to be called “The great impostor” because of its many different shapes,sizes,above skin,below skin and sometimes how innocent looking they can be as shown in my pictures below.

The top 2 pictures below is the MCT my dog Emie had and you can tell my the pic that it was very tiny but resulted in a pretty major incision leaving her with a scar halfway around her torso. luckily we caught it early and brought her in to our vet before it had a chance to become an even bigger issue. And below the picture of my dog is our friends dog Renny (RIP) who also had a very small MCT on his leg.  These pictures are examples of just how small these can be- the images of the incisions may be graphic to some but there’s no way to sugar coat illustrating how large the incisions actually are to remove these unassuming small tumors.

Traditional veterinary practitioners told us that we really didn’t have to do anything or change anything in Emie’s lifestyle and to just keep an eye out for any new lumps and bumps. But I changed everything in my dogs life after this experience. The very first thing I changed was her diet from high starch/carb kibble to raw home prepared Ketogenic. Along with other lifestyle changes- filtered water fluoride free, no lawn pesticides, no chemical flea/tick treatments, titer testing before any future vaccines, organic grass fed meats, organic veggies. (for more info on titer testing click here)

I urge people to share this webpage article to raise awareness of MCT .

At the bottom of the page is the link to the NCCF article with more information on MCT’s- Description,Classifications, Grading, Staging, Causes, symptoms, treatments, prognosis

This pea sized lump was on my dog Emie

The resulting scar from her surgery

Very small mass on our Friends Vizsla- This could easy be overlooked as no big deal

Resulting incision

Tribute to Renny 02/02/07-05/21/17

Perhaps one of the most informative videos on lumps and bumps by Dr.Becker

Informative article on MCT from the National Canine Cancer Foundation- click here

Links to other related MCT information click here

Dr.Karen Becker- November 04, 2017 article click here