tamborine Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I'll be thinking of you and Monty today. for the best possible outcome! Quote Maryann, Bama (TW Beltram), Stephanie (Tom's Stepinhi) & Henderson the Cardigan Welsh Corgi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml529 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thinking good thoughts for your sweet boy today. Quote Melanie and Eric with Leminim and Eieio and silly kitty Elsa.See you again someday, my sweet Payton (Flying Payton May 9, 2000-March 18, 2012) Missing my sweet JJ, world's sweetest cat (April 1997-November 30, 2015)Stealing food in heaven, my darling Minnie (2006-April 21, 2016) Reunited with her favorite person in heaven, my Dad, Satin the skittish kitty (2002-May 7, 2016) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thinking of you and Monty this morning. Praying for a good update SOON!!! Are you OK Karen? Me too! Me three!! Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hollys2hounds Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 ...me four!! Thinking of you, and also waiting to hear! Prayers and thoughts are with you ALWAYS Holly and family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trevdog Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Sending positive thoughts...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreytMuse Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Prayers and positive thoughts continue from our pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KRKWMU Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thinking about you and Monty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carronstar Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thinking of Monty today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Feel all the love and prayers coming your way sweet Monty. Will check in for an update soon. Quote Patti-Mommy of Lady Sophia 7-28-92 - 8-3-04... LaceyLaine 8-2-94-12-5-07... Flash Gordon 7-14-99 - 8-29-09... BrookLynne...Pavé Maria... and 18 Bridge Kids. WATCHING OVER US~SOPHIA~QUEENIE~LACEY LAINE~ CODY ANGELO~FLASH GORDON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyGreys Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Sending lots of prayers for Monty this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boondog Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thinking of sweet Monty today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jackandgrey Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thinking of Monty and you today Karen. Quote Susan, Jessie and Jordy NORTHERN SKY GREYHOUND ADOPTION ASSOCIATION Jack, in my heart forever March 1999-Nov 21, 2008 My Dancing Queen Jilly with me always and forever Aug 12, 2003-Oct 15, 2010 Joshy I will love you always Aug 1, 2004-Feb 22,2013 Jonah my sweetheart May 2000 - Jan 2015 " You will never need to be alone again. I promise this. As your dog, I will sing this promise to you, and whisper it to you at night, every night, with my breath." Stanley Coren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 checking in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PhillyPups Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Karen & Monty, Being a wreck here and and more for you and Monty. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShantisMom Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thinking of you and Monty. Sending lots of prayers! Quote The Girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytmonty Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Interim update: Monty is out of surgery. Dr. Fuoco feels that the surgery went well. She said that the tumour was VERY VERY BIG (she said this about 5 different times) and very vascular, running right through the oblique muscle on his abdomen and right down the top of his thigh. She feels that SHE GOT EVERYTHING as it was very encapsulated. She said that his home care will be crucial, as he can do NO ACTIVITY for about three weeks. For the first week he cannot even walk around the block, but must just go outside to do his business. this is going to be hard. Where the incision is, it will be tough to get that area to stay closed and heal. he has two drains and will bleed a lot, so we have to put his beds in plastic and then put soft towels and old blankets on them. She said, "He will be a mess". the pathology will take between 6 days and 2 weeks, and they are going to have the report sent to OSU as well. She could not make any kind of diagnosis based on the tumour, but she said, "this was a very very aggressive tumor, and benign tumors are not usually that aggressive". He will come home tonight around 6 pm. He is being sent home on Rimadyl and Tramadol. thanks for all of your healing and loving thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PhillyPups Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 to you all ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tenderhearts Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Oh gosh, I hope he heals well! :hope Thanks for updating us! :grouphug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Poor boy and hugs for you, too. I know how personally draining an issue like this can be. Thanks for the update and looking forward to a good positive post. Quote Irene Ullmann w/Flying Odin and Mama Mia in Lower Delaware Angels Brandy, John E, American Idol, Paul, Fuzzy and Shine Handcrafted Greyhound and Custom Clocks http://www.houndtime.com Zoom Doggies-Racing Coats for Racing Greyhounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest laceyj Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 So happy to hear the surgery went well. Sending healing white light Monty's way. Sending you strength and fortitude for the days to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml529 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Glad to hear Monty came through the surgery well. Hopefully the fact that it was encapsulated will turn out to be a good thing. I'll be sending good thoughts for your boy. Quote Melanie and Eric with Leminim and Eieio and silly kitty Elsa.See you again someday, my sweet Payton (Flying Payton May 9, 2000-March 18, 2012) Missing my sweet JJ, world's sweetest cat (April 1997-November 30, 2015)Stealing food in heaven, my darling Minnie (2006-April 21, 2016) Reunited with her favorite person in heaven, my Dad, Satin the skittish kitty (2002-May 7, 2016) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsy Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 "very encapsulated" is great, I have to think! Monty, honey, you are going to have to KNOT be active . . . . give your mom a break and help her out here . . . . the candle burns at night here for you and the others who need it. Quote Patsy and DH with the Humane Society specials, Linus & Jazz, in North Dakota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickiesmom Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Poor Monty and poor you. As you may know if you have been through a big surgery with another dog, the first days are the hardest - the surgery site is so new, and you and he need to get into a routine and smooth ways of doing and handling. If you live alone, see if someone can come and stay with you for at least the first day or two, if only to keep an eye on Monty while you have a break or run an errand. Here are some other things that helped us when Rickie had his surgery for hemangiopericytoma - he must have had a 100 staples - they had to create a skin flap because of the amount if tissue removed. - you can get people incontinence pads at the drugstore that are plastic on one side and absorbent on the other, if that helps with the bedding instead of / in addition to the plastic underlayer on the bedding - we confined him to one room (the kitchen) where there was no furniture to climb on, and where he could be in a safe corner but still where the action is - my husband or I was with him continuously for the first 2 weeks - we are fortunate in having jobs that allow us to work at home when we need to - we were religious about putting a cone on him except when we took him out to potty (like you, leash only in the backyard for the first while); tried the bite not and the soft cone but found the rigid one worked best - YMMV - he had no spare tissue so it was crucial that he not tear open the incision - we got one of those soft compresses from the drugstore that you can heat or chill and we used it, wrapped in a dish towel, alternating warm and cold, several times per day - the cold for swelling, the warm to encourage circulation (may not be an issue for you - it was for us because of the flap needing to maintain blood supply - we didn't want to lose any skin). Check with your vet if you like this idea, because with the drains etc., it may be contraindicated in Monty's case. - we turned the dining room into a bedroom - pushed the table and chairs into the living room and closed it off, then moved a mattress to the dining room, along with multiple dog beds (again, nothing to climb on) It does help in the early days that the pups are on so much pain medicine that they don't want to do too much anyway. I hope things go smoothly. You and Monty will be in my thoughts and prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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