My dog Dylan, was diagnosed with nasal SCC last spring. He had laser surgery on his nose in March, 2008. In August, 2008, the cancer had returned and the vet who performed the laser did not want to re-do the laser surgery becase he thought it was too advanced. His advice was to take him home and enjoy whatever time I had left. After two days of crying, I decided to again contact the oncologist we originally saw. She is not the one who performed the laser surgery as her clinic did not have lasers. Dylan is still a vital, happy dog, and I felt that he deserved another opinion on his cancer. He has given me so much over the years, that I wanted to repay the favor. The oncologist suggested several options, and the only one feasable, in her opinion, was chemotherapy. So Dylan had 4 rounds of carboplatin, spaced 3 weeks apart, and went on an oral medication of piroxicam. Her thought was that this combination would buy us time. When I questioned her about what that meant, she said 3 or 4 months. Well, it's now February, 2009, and Dylan is still with us. His nose looks wonderful, and he is aging gracefully. He turned 13 in December. When we were give the time factor or 3 or 4 months, I wasn't sure if we should proceed, due to costs of chemo vs. time. But my husband, bless his soul, said that the oncologist really had no idea about time and that we should proceed. We are extremely happy that we did. I wish you all the luck in world with your beloved dog, you are his biggest advocate.