Please wish Cassie good luck on her surgery

[SheltieChe]

yep, our shelties are so special... good luck with everything and hope those growth are benigh.
Some kelp could be added to their diet to keep thyroid happy.

 

[Sandi'sMom]

yep, our shelties are so special... good luck with everything and hope those growth are benigh.
Some kelp could be added to their diet to keep thyroid happy.

Thank you so much for the good wishes to my "baby". Kelp - Should I find in the health food store? Is that in tablets form?

 

[BarbV]

Best wishes!

It's always a bad time when we have to send our pups in for surgery or other traumatic medical event. I always feel so awful because I can't explain to pup why I'm doing this. And as the vet tech brings the pup away, they scramble to get back to Mom! It breaks your heart.

I'm sure everything will be fine, and whatever it is, it looks like it was found early. That's always good.

 

[Sandi'sMom]

Best wishes!

It's always a bad time when we have to send our pups in for surgery or other traumatic medical event. I always feel so awful because I can't explain to pup why I'm doing this. And as the vet tech brings the pup away, they scramble to get back to Mom! It breaks your heart.

I'm sure everything will be fine, and whatever it is, it looks like it was found early. That's always good.

Hi BarbV... thank you so much for the good wishes. I hope Cassie is going to be fine.

Meanwhile I thought of obtaining a second opinion regarding surgery. I have a friend whose dog has a multiple fat tumors (Cassie has only 2) and their vet. said they were not dangerous and she should not go under the knife. It made me think hard about the 2nd opinion for Cassie.

After talking to this friend I started being hesitant about the surgery. If my husband agrees with me we will find one and go from there.

I will keep you all updated.

 

[take4roll10]

Hi BarbV... thank you so much for the good wishes. I hope Cassie is going to be fine.

Meanwhile I thought of obtaining a second opinion regarding surgery. I have a friend whose dog has a multiple fat tumors (Cassie has only 2) and their vet. said they were not dangerous and she should not go under the knife. It made me think hard about the 2nd opinion for Cassie.

After talking to this friend I started being hesitant about the surgery. If my husband agrees with me we will find one and go from there.

I will keep you all updated.

Did the vet do a fine needle aspiration? They're not 100% accurate, but it can usually tell you if it is cancerous or not.

In your first post, you stated that the lump has grown. A lump that grows is not usually a good sign.

Last year, my chihuahua had a lump on her leg. The vet said it didn't look like anything to worry about and to bring her back if it grows. A year later it tripled in size. The vet suggested we remove it and get a biopsy. The lump turned and out to be cancer. Because of it's size and it's location, they were not able to remove it cleanly, so it has a high chance of growing back. Now, my poor dog is going through chemotherapy. If we would've removed it when it was small, she probably wouldn't have to get chemo now.

 

[Sandi'sMom]

Did the vet do a fine needle aspiration? They're not 100% accurate, but it can usually tell you if it is cancerous or not.

In your first post, you stated that the lump has grown. A lump that grows is not usually a good sign.

Last year, my chihuahua had a lump on her leg. The vet said it didn't look like anything to worry about and to bring her back if it grows. A year later it tripled in size. The vet suggested we remove it and get a biopsy. The lump turned and out to be cancer. Because of it's size and it's location, they were not able to remove it cleanly, so it has a high chance of growing back. Now, my poor dog is going through chemotherapy. If we would've removed it when it was small, she probably wouldn't have to get chemo now.

Oh My God ... I am so sorry to hear that. I wish your poor baby the best. I feel so sorry for them.
I intend to talk to the vet more detailed and hear what she has to say ... She said it was on the surface, not deep. What does it mean for Cassie? I'll find out more tomorrow I hope. I called a couple days ago regarding Cassie's thyroid medication (I had questions) but she didn't call me back yet.

Tomorrow I will call again.

 

[Sandi'sMom]

Good news!

I am happy to tell you that Cassie's tumors were 100% benign. She underwent a surgery today. The doctor has not even sent a tissue to the lab for biopsy. She said all the tumors were just the fat spots. She wanted to be on the safe side and decided to remove them.

What a relief!

Sometimes we have to make an important decision about our 4 legged kids... on one hand you don't want to miss anything medically, on another hand you don't want to put them under the knife and expose to anesthesia. Make this decision is not easy.

Cassie walked out the vet. office in Ekaterinian collar. But they said we could dress her into the dog's T-shirt and secure it. So we did. She has an incision on the side, and on her belly. She can wear a T-shirt it during the day. We will put a collar back on her for the night, because we can not watch her.

Per doctor's advice we gave Cassie a couple of ice cubes (she was thirsty). But I am going to feed her food only tonight, around 7 p.m. EST.

Cassie is quite sleepy now, but happy to be home and see us all.

Thank you all for your well wishes and the prayers. I really appreciate.

 

[corbinam]

I am happy to tell you that Cassie's tumors were 100% benign. She underwent a surgery today. The doctor has not even sent a tissue to the lab for biopsy. She said all the tumors were just the fat spots. She wanted to be on the safe side and decided to remove them.

What a relief!

Sometimes we have to make an important decision about our 4 legged kids... on one hand you don't want to miss anything medically, on another hand you don't want to put them under the knife and expose to anesthesia. Make this decision is not easy.

Cassie walked out the vet. office in Ekaterinian collar. But they said we could dress her into the dog's T-shirt and secure it. So we did. She has an incision on the side, and on her belly. She can wear a T-shirt it during the day. We will put a collar back on her for the night, because we can not watch her.

Per doctor's advice we gave Cassie a couple of ice cubes (she was thirsty). But I am going to feed her food only tonight, around 7 p.m. EST.

Cassie is quite sleepy now, but happy to be home and see us all.

Thank you all for your well wishes and the prayers. I really appreciate.

YAY! I am so happy to hear that Cassie is going to recover just fine. Hope her recovery is quick and without incident.

 

[Belladora]

Oh that is awesome news. So glad to hear it

 

[Emmasmom]

That is such super good news! Such a relief for you. I'm glad you went ahead with the surgery and now you won't question whether you should have or not. You have peace of mind.