Mast cell tumor of the toe (image)
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My dog had this, only on one of the middle toes. They removed two of the middle phallanges (fingers) on the front, so as to have a clean margin. The surgery was a success, but it took a while for him to get used to walking on the foot (hand) with the missing fingers. Ideally, you want to avoid removing the middle fingers because the are helpful for balance, but they can readapt after a few months. In cold weather, dog boots help.
Mast cell tumors are usually well contained, but don’t wait until it gets too big — otherwise the whole limb will have to be amputated. Diagnosis is quite easy, (look for the 3 R’s – round, red (especially when manipulated), raised) and can be confirmed with a biopsy.
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wow! wish I had seen this image weeks ago! zoe was just diagnosed with a mast cell tumor inbetween her toes that looked just like this! the vet said it was stage 1 and removed it (hopefully) we are crossing our fingers that all is well now. Zoe is a 4 yr old black pug and the love of our lives!
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My 4 year old lab was just diagnossed with malignant mast cell tumor between her 2 middle toes on front paw. She’ll have surgery tomorrow, hopefully just a lumpectomy, but possibly could lose two toes. Wish us luck !
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I just came back for the vet with my 4 year old pug. She has a large lump on her far left toe & the vet is saying if this round of medicine doesn’t work in the next 4 weeks they will have to amputate the toe! The lump seemed to appear over night and the fur has fallen off. She does not seem to be in pain when you touch it. It is about 3/4 the size of a dime and very pink/red. Has anyone heard of this – I plan on getting a second opinon before doing any kind of amputation.
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Steph Reply:
November 29th, 2009 at 2:13 am
My dog has the same mass on his front middle toe on his right foot. Saturday it seemed okay and within 4 days (after a compression bandage) it had doubled in size. His ability to run almost entirely dwindled in three days and now he can barely walk. Did you find out what it was? He is on two types of antibiotics, but I don’t think it is an infection.
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Follow up to my 11-11-08 post. My 4 year old Lab,Jenny,had a mast cell tumor between 2 front toes. A Needle biopsy came back positive for cancer. She had her two middle toes amputated. The vet felt confident that he got it all. The worse part of recovery for her (and us) was the cone collar she had to wear after the bandage was removed . It healed pretty fast in hindsight, but at the time seemed to take forever. After the bandage was removed, I taped a sock (and baggie if raining) to her foot when she went out. While the sutures were still in the vet advised to just rinse her foot with water if it got dirty. After the stitches were removed I washed her foot once or twice daily with betadine, rinsed with water and applied neosporin. 2 months later, she walks with no noticable limp and is taking her walks around the block in the evening. I bought boots for her at REI and hope to get back to our 3-4 mile walks as she and I have both put on a few extra lbs without our long walks. I wish you all the best and after surgery, I hope there is no reoccurance. For now, all is well.
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