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    Pogo In Surgery For Eye Tumor

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Thank you for checking in with us! It gives me warm fuzzies. :wub:

     

    Pogo's home now. He's not too happy, but resting at the moment. I was sure he'd have to wear the cone of shame, but no. His eye just looks barely red where the growth was removed. He has a few stitches at the point where one ear meets his forehead, and a bunch of yucky and slightly weepy stitches on the inside of one knee. Those are going to be the most painful, I'm sure.

     

    When I went to pick him up, they had a bag with his growths, each in a sample jar, on the counter. I had to look! Kinda of yuck, but pretty interesting. The eye one was teensy, just a little black-red goo-blob. One (from his knee?) was biggish, and looked almost like they'd pinched up the skin and snipped it off with scissors. I didn't get a good look at the third.

     

    Kind of funny thing. I was making some lunch, and got a phone call from a client. I **heard** him say that he was the vet calling from the hospital! :P He asked me if I'd gotten his email, and I was all a-flutter to get back to my computer, and asked him, "No, were you taking pictures of his thing?" :rofl He just said, "What? No ..." and went on with his subject, during which I finally got that it was NOT the vet.

     

    "Were you taking pictures of his thing?" :rofl Oh my. Good thing he was too self-absorbed to notice how self-absorbed I was and totally take that the wrong way!!

    Pogo In Surgery For Eye Tumor

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    The office just called to say he did great, is waking up fine, and I can pick him up around 4:30! Whew. That part's over, anyway!

     

    Thanks for the good thoughts!

     

    Kudzu, yes, he does have a tough-looking face, and he has some (occasional, dog fear-aggression) issues to go with it, but he loooooooooves humans!! While we were waiting at the counter, a tech saw his face peeking around the corner, and she just busted up laughing, then came and gave him a pet. :lol

    Pogo In Surgery For Eye Tumor

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted · Edited by Xan

    My bruiser boy, Pogo, is at the vet for a few growth removals, but the one that worries me most is on his eyeball. :unsure: They'll be sent to pathology, as he keeps getting them, and I want to know for sure what we're dealing with here. Especially since ... well ... eyeball!!

     

    Any good thoughts would be appreciated!

     

    Obligatory pics to focus good thoughts on:

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    On the way to the vet's this morning.

     

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    My smiley boy! :wub:

     

    Goodness! That pic is HUGE!! :lol

    Hemangiomas - When To Worry?

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Sending good thoughts to you both!

     

    My Pogo keeps getting these, and is at the vet right now to get some off, including one on his EYEBALL. :unsure: These are going to pathology this time. Even though the treatment is the same if they are hemangiosarcoma (remove them), I want to know what we're dealing with, and understand the risks for it going internal.

     

    Best luck to Soleil!!

    Grief - My Precious Hound Is Gone...

    in Remembrance

    Posted

    As someone said so well earlier, eventually you'll find yourself remembering not only that your Homer died, but that he lived, and remember the happy times. In the mean time, cry when you need to. We're definitely here with you, remembering our own pain right along with you.

     

    Your next hound? Maybe he or she will be a complete surprise. Don't worry. It will happen at the right time.

     

    :bighug :bighug :bighug

    Tristan's Experience With Osteosarcoma & Amputation

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Oh, lookit you, Tristan!! :wub: Amazing! I'm so impressed that he wanted to take a walk already! Can you imagine if it was one of us whiney humans?? :lol So much to learn from our dog friends!

     

    A note on removing sticky bandage-stuff, which might apply to a fentanyl patch too (though I haven't had this experience). I used a squirt bottle with olive oil to squirt-soak a bit of bandage, peel ever-so-carefully, squirt-soak along the newly exposed underside, pause, peel, repeat. Once it's all off, which the oil made fairly easy, what's left is nice healthy olive oil, which is good for the exposed or irritated skin, and also fine if licked off.

    Tristan's Experience With Osteosarcoma & Amputation

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted · Edited by Xan

    I had luck with slippery elm, syringed before or with liquidized food, for my failing IBD girl Happy. It soothes the digestive tract, which can be pretty upset by the pain meds and all. If you can find the powder, mix it with cold water (shaking it up in a jar works), to add to food. If you mix it thick, it's very glutinous, which is fun. :P

     

    You might also have some luck adding Nutritional yeast to the food, since most dogs like the taste, and once in, the b vitamins stimulate appetite as well as generally supporting the whole system. I've kind of backed off recommending NY, at least long term, because of the vague possible connection to bloat (very tentative possible connection), but it might be just the thing now, short term.

     

    Watching and sending good thoughts!

    When To Say "enough Is Enough?" (Aggression)

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted

    I'm sorry you had to bring your boy back :( but I'm so glad you had someplace he could go, unlike our Remy. :(

     

    I wasn't going to say anything before, but I totally understand the relief you are feeling. We had NO idea how it was affecting us with Remy until he was gone....he was a time bomb and the amount of stress was incredible. I didn't even realize how much stress it put onto our little Schipperke, Captain (15lbs -- he was the one that Remy kept attacking) until he was gone....about 4 days later, he jumped into my lap and fell asleep on his back. It was then that I realized he HAD NOT DONE THAT, in literally YEARS. He ONLY slept on Bruce's lap, because he saw Bruce as his protector, I guess. His personality did a total 180 and he was back to the way he had been years before. I never realized he had changed. :(

     

    sending you and your hubby (and girl!) many hugs. And sending your boy the best of wishes as well.

    :nod

    I understand that relief. The behaviorist I mentioned earlier said to us, "Having an aggressive dog changes your whole world." So true, and true for everyone in the household. Part of our on-going concern about keeping Pogo has been his effect on our other boy, Brilly, who has been the attack target, mostly. Mostly, they're fine. Until they're not. Leaving them to go on a trip ... who do you saddle with that kind of responsibility?

     

    I wish him the best in his next life phase, and the same to you all!

    When To Say "enough Is Enough?" (Aggression)

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    The behaviorist we had come out to work with us and our dog-aggressive guy, Pogo, strongly recommends any aggressive dog have a full health work-up, including a brain scan for tumors. She says owners are often surprised to learn their dog has a health issue at all.

     

    This dog's occasional extreme viciousness does seem to follow a pattern (approached or handled while lying down, mostly), so maybe it's behavioral only, but it's so over the top, and inconsistent. I hope the group does get him checked for any health reason that might contribute to his unhappiness.

     

    I don't say this to rag on you, colander_girl, but more to add it to the discussion for any readers who may also be dealing with a similar issue. You all put up with seriously scary stuff for a long time - years! - out of your obvious love and devotion. I salute your deep commitment! I hope you can all find some peace in this new phase.

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