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Will dog mast cell tumor surgery affect his ability to walk well?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | French Bulldog | Male | unneutered | 7 years and 10 months old | 40 lbs

I wanna ask about the mast cell tumor surgery. My dog has 2 mct one is on his chest and 1 on his leg since 2017 Sep to now, I'm considering if the tumor surgery will make him can't walk well so see if you can give me a professional recommendation, thank you :)

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on July 4th, 2019

It depends how deep the tumors go, if they are superficial the surgery will definitely not affect his walking ability. not removing these tumors is pretty much a death sentence to your dog so i don't see any alternative to the surgery anyway.

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