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What a really crap week!
Without going into too much details, my mother-in-law has terminal lung cancer and last week started coughing up blood.
My father in law has dementia and also needs to go into hospital for a biopsy.
My brother in law had a racing heart and during tests they found a shadow and need to do further tests.
To top it all off, our wee Cairn Terrier, Haggis has had a swollen stomach for some time. We had her on a diet since December at the vet's request but she hasn't lost any weight! She went in for further tests on Friday and an x-ray has shown a growth, around the size of a small balloon in her stomach area - they suspect it may be on her spleen.
The growth has pushed her intestines up into the top of her cavity. The vet was amazed she could still eat, poo and was still pretty lively.
We had her home over the weekend and she is now away into the Royal Dick Vet for more tests and an op.
She is only 7 and I so hope she pulls through this and the growth is benign. I don't know how much more bad news my Mrs can take, and wee Haggis will leave such a hole if she doesn't pull through.
Need to try and stay positive - she is a stubborn wee bugger and a fighter so fingers crossed.
Without going into too much details, my mother-in-law has terminal lung cancer and last week started coughing up blood.
My father in law has dementia and also needs to go into hospital for a biopsy.
My brother in law had a racing heart and during tests they found a shadow and need to do further tests.
To top it all off, our wee Cairn Terrier, Haggis has had a swollen stomach for some time. We had her on a diet since December at the vet's request but she hasn't lost any weight! She went in for further tests on Friday and an x-ray has shown a growth, around the size of a small balloon in her stomach area - they suspect it may be on her spleen.
The growth has pushed her intestines up into the top of her cavity. The vet was amazed she could still eat, poo and was still pretty lively.
We had her home over the weekend and she is now away into the Royal Dick Vet for more tests and an op.
She is only 7 and I so hope she pulls through this and the growth is benign. I don't know how much more bad news my Mrs can take, and wee Haggis will leave such a hole if she doesn't pull through.
Need to try and stay positive - she is a stubborn wee bugger and a fighter so fingers crossed.
She has come through the op OK!!
They removed a 2.3kg mass from a dog that weighed 8.8kg - she now has a waist again
She will be kept in intensive care overnight to monitor her but she has come round from her anaesthetic well.
They still need to check the mass to see if it is cancerous but fingers crossed and she is through the worst part for the moment.
So relieved.
Thanks again,
Steven
They removed a 2.3kg mass from a dog that weighed 8.8kg - she now has a waist again
She will be kept in intensive care overnight to monitor her but she has come round from her anaesthetic well.
They still need to check the mass to see if it is cancerous but fingers crossed and she is through the worst part for the moment.
So relieved.
Thanks again,
Steven
The vet is just off the phone.
The tumour is not cancerous!! They have never seen anything like it, they said her spleen had bled and this had led to the mass developing?
Anyway, they said she should have no lasting effects and will be back to her old self soon - she already is proving a handful trying to get her to rest - she's been out in the garden chasing bees, etc.
She has also been getting spoiled with some treats to make up for the unwarranted crash diet she's been on since December.
The tumour is not cancerous!! They have never seen anything like it, they said her spleen had bled and this had led to the mass developing?
Anyway, they said she should have no lasting effects and will be back to her old self soon - she already is proving a handful trying to get her to rest - she's been out in the garden chasing bees, etc.
She has also been getting spoiled with some treats to make up for the unwarranted crash diet she's been on since December.
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