Whelp, here we go. Regular friends of the decanter will recall that we adopted Daisy the English Cocker Spaniel earlier this summah. She’s the first dog Mrs. Robbo ever dreamed of dealing with and the two of them have bonded famously, much to my delight.
When we took her in, Daisy had a bump on her chest that the vet dismissed at the time as a heat sore. Yesterday, however, during her checkup, the same vet admitted that, yeah, it was a growth.
This afternoon we were told that the biopsy had come back and yes, it’s cancerous.
Daisy’s going back in to the vet tomorrow for blood work, etc., and we’ll get a consultation early in the week about Options. I’m hoping and praying that this is just an isolated thing that can be clipped off. If it’s already metastasized, there’s going to be a world of hurt. I’m hardened enough to accept that these things happen with pets, but Mrs. R would be devastated and I doubt she’d ever get up the courage to have another dog in the house again.
Prayers would be appreciated.
UPDATE: Labs came back clean. Looks like she’s gonna be fine after they clip the growth off tomorrow. (Whether she has to wear the cone of shame remains to be seen.)
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November 22, 2015 at 12:21 pm
rbj1
Will do. And if it’s the worst, well she did have a loving home at the end.
November 22, 2015 at 5:08 pm
Browndog
Oh dear…
Peace be with you and yours.
November 23, 2015 at 2:22 pm
chuck
So glad that the prognosis has changed! My heart sank for you yesterday after reading the grim news (having lost my best-ever canine friend–a beautiful Keeshond named Flagan–about 14 years ago to similar condition). A long happy and healthy life to Miss Daisy!
November 23, 2015 at 3:57 pm
rbj1
Excellent! Sparky has had a couple of lumps for two+ years now. As long as they stay loose, he’s fine. Of course, he’s hitting 15, but still spry.
November 24, 2015 at 10:12 pm
Robbo
Thankee, friends.