Don't waitThe lump you found while stroking him.
A small firm nodule under the skin. Some are harmless; some are not, and the difference is decided by sampling, not by appearance. The review sets out what should be sampled and in what order.
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Veterinary oncology · cats & dogs · written second opinion
A lump changes everything you were planning.
You were handed a report, a scan, or a plan — and about ten minutes to take it in. Send the whole record instead: Dr. Alex Strelkov, a veterinary surgical oncologist, reads it in full and returns a written second opinion within 24 hours — yours to keep, and written to be handed to your clinic.
- Pathology and imaging reviewed together
- Written second opinion you keep
- Answer within 24 hours
- Any country, any timezone
- Cats and dogs
- One payment, no subscription
Start with the finding or the report you cannot interpret.
Two short steps now. The full clinical questionnaire opens immediately after secure payment.
A written oncology decision plan
Your Consultation Result
Start with the immediate decision, then swipe through pre-operative readiness, surgery and tissue handling, result-dependent treatment pathways, monitoring and follow-up.
Writtena document you keep
Tailoredbuilt around your decision
Adaptivenext steps change with results
What you can expect
- A clear summary of the decision to solve now
- Pre-operative readiness and a staged surgical pathway
- How histopathology and tumour typing change the plan
- Conditional monitoring, chemotherapy and follow-up pathways
Every report is tailored to the records and current decision. It provides an actionable plan now; if hands-on care is needed, it also helps the owner continue care efficiently with any local veterinary team.
In the consultation room
The record is read by someone who has held the patient.
Three moments behind a written oncology opinion.
Six situations owners bring to an oncology review.
Almost every case starts the same way: something was found, or a report arrived, and the next decision has to be made without enough context. These are the real reasons owners write.
Don't wait
Days, not weeksThe mass in the mouth that was called a dental problem.
Oral masses are routinely treated as bad teeth or gum disease for weeks. Staging and margins matter here more than almost anywhere else, and the window closes quickly.
Before the next stepThe mass came out — now there is a pathology report.
Grade, margins, mitotic index, a Latin diagnosis, and no explanation of what it changes. The review translates the report into what it means for staging, follow-up, and further treatment.
Second opinionThe imaging that somebody still has to interpret.
Radiographs, ultrasound, or CT read differently by different people. Measurements alone are not staging — they need the chronology and the clinical findings beside them.
Second opinionBlood work and reports, but nobody has drawn a line through them.
Bloods, cytology, and imaging arriving over several weeks from different places. The review puts them into one sequence and says which result actually changes the decision.
Before you consentA treatment plan is already on the table.
Surgery, chemotherapy, monitoring, or comfort-focused care were proposed and you have to decide. The report separates the intended benefit, the uncertainty, the burden on the animal, and the questions to ask first.
Commonly reviewed
What owners bring to this consultation.
Most of these can be worked through remotely when the records, images, and chronology are complete.
What was found
- A lump or swelling under the skin
- A mass in the mouth or on the gum
- A mammary mass in a cat or dog
- A growth that changed size or colour
- An enlarged lymph node
- A wound or ulcer that will not heal
- Unexplained weight loss or lethargy
Results in hand
- Cytology or fine-needle aspiration
- Biopsy and histopathology reports
- Radiographs, ultrasound, or CT
- Blood work and biochemistry
- Staging results you cannot interpret
- Conflicting opinions on the same images
- A diagnosis given without an explanation
Decisions ahead
- Whether to operate, and with what goal
- Margins, grade, and what follows surgery
- Chemotherapy versus monitoring
- Comfort-focused care and quality of life
- Which questions to ask your clinic
- When an in-person specialist cannot wait
- Second opinion before you consent
Who reads your case
Dr. Alex Strelkov
Dr. Strelkov is a veterinary doctor and the founder of VetGO. He graduated with honours from the K.I. Skryabin Veterinary Academy and holds state-accredited specializations in clinical radiology and in abdominal surgery and endoscopy, with postgraduate training in tumours of the thoracic and abdominal cavity. A written oncology review is built around the clinical record: the nature and pace of the change, what has already been investigated, and which decision has to be made next.
- 18+ years in clinical practice
- Postgraduate oncology training
- Surgery, endoscopy and radiology
- Honours graduate
- Peer-reviewed publications
- Every report signed by the doctor himself
Read the doctor’s approach
My goal is that you understand exactly what is happening with your animal and know precisely what to do next. I cannot promise miracles — but I will do everything modern veterinary science allows.
Dr. Aleksandr Strelkov
Diplomas & qualifications
Conference certificates
What happens after you begin.
The consultation starts immediately after payment; there is no scheduling round trip or app account.
Name the decision
Tell us whether the question concerns diagnosis, staging, surgery, pathology, or an existing treatment plan.
Add the evidence
Upload the chronology, reports, images, medication history, and the recommendation already given.
Receive the second opinion
The written review separates what is known, what remains uncertain, and which next questions matter.
Why the answer comes in writing
In oncology, the written opinion is the one that holds up.
It is the format human cancer centres use for their own second opinions, for the same reasons it works here: the whole record is read in one sitting, nothing depends on what you managed to remember afterwards, and the document can be handed straight to the clinic treating your animal.
The whole case
Chronology, pathology, imaging, medication, and the existing recommendation are considered together.
Evidence from uncertainty
The report distinguishes what the records support from assumptions that still need confirmation.
Questions for your clinic
You receive a practical framework for discussing staging, margins, treatment goals, and quality of life.
Why the consultation is written
Cancer care often becomes difficult because information arrives in fragments: a scan, a pathology phrase, a surgical recommendation, and several treatment options discussed at different times.
The written review reconstructs that sequence and distinguishes:
- findings supported by the records;
- assumptions that still need confirmation;
- decisions that are time-sensitive;
- questions about staging, margins, prognosis, or quality of life;
- situations where an in-person oncology appointment should not be delayed.
It complements local care; it does not replace it. Physical examination, sampling, anaesthesia, surgery, urgent treatment, and ongoing clinical care must happen with the veterinary team that sees your animal in person. The written review exists so that you and that team are working from the same clear picture before a difficult choice is made.
Compare the kind of help, not only the price.
A specialist written review costs more than a generic remote appointment because it is a different service, with different depth and continuity.
- Diagnosis, pathology, imaging, and treatment history reviewed together
- Focused questions for the treating oncology team
- Written reasoning remains available after the consultation
- No physical examination, treatment, or prescriptions
$55–65a short remote appointment
- Useful for broad triage
- Limited time for a multi-document cancer history
- May not be reviewed by an oncology-focused clinician
Variesdiagnostics and treatment additional
- Physical examination, sampling, staging, and treatment
- Essential when immediate procedures or prescriptions are needed
- Availability and travel vary by location
Questions before you start.
Clear expectations matter in a remote clinical service.
Cats and dogs only. A bird or other exotic animal with a lump should use the avian and exotic consultation instead, so the case stays in the species-specific pathway where the anatomy, sampling options, and anaesthetic risks are different.
No. A photograph alone cannot confirm an oncology diagnosis, and a remote review cannot replace pathology or a physical examination. It can assess the records provided, explain what they do and do not show, and identify the reasonable next questions for the treating team.
The clinical chronology, pathology or cytology reports, blood tests, imaging reports and images when available, medication history, and the current recommendation. Photographs of a visible mass taken calmly at home are useful, ideally with something for scale.
Yes — this is one of the main reasons owners use the service. The report gives an independent, structured basis for discussing the diagnosis and the options with the veterinarian who will examine and treat your pet in person.
The report explains trade-offs and the information that should drive the decision. Treatment remains a shared decision with the veterinarian who examines and treats the patient.
It can be useful when you have enough records to review the reason for surgery, expected goals, staging, margins, alternatives, and questions to ask before consent.
One document: a structured written oncology report on your animal’s case, prepared personally by Dr. Strelkov. It stays yours — you can reread it, print it, and hand it to your clinic. A new question, a new result, or a changed condition is handled through a separate follow-up review.
The standard rate for a written oncology review is $149. The first review of a new patient is offered at $99 so that a family facing a diagnosis they did not expect is not choosing on price at the worst possible moment. Later reviews of the same patient — a new result, a changed condition, a second decision — are at the standard rate. The work in the first report is not reduced to match the price.
A specialist is ready to review the case
Start with the change that concerns you most.
Start consultation — $99
$149First review of this patient · later reviews at the standard rate