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The Bugaboo Cancer Fund was set up to help offset the costs for Bugaboo's treatment in the effort to put her Fibrosarcoma in to full remission.

FELINE INJECTION-SITE SARCOMAS
a.k.a. Vaccine Associated Sarcomas
a.k.a. Fibrosarcoma

What is an injection-site sarcoma?
An injection site sarcoma is a tumor of the connective tissues in the cat. The most common cell type affected is the fibroblast, giving the tumor the name fibrosarcoma. Other tumor types have been described (osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma). The tumor types behave similarly and are therefore treated the same way. The tumors are often located between the shoulder blades, in the hip region, and in the back legs.
A cause and effect relationship has been established for certain vaccines, including rabies and feline leukemia. However, other chronic injections such as lufeneron (Program) have been thought to cause these tumors. It is likely there is a genetic predisposition to the development of these tumors in certain cats; however, the exact genetic problem has not yet been identified.