greyhead Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Lots of prayers for you and Aquitaine. Is your step-father a doctor? He's nice in any case! If we weren't spending thousands this month ourselves on our dogs, I'd offer to buy your pendant and hold onto it for you until you want it back someday. Which I bet you will, so I hope you can keep it. It doesn't matter whether you wear it or not, speaking as an inheritor of such things myself. Quote Mary with Jumper Jack (2/17/11) and angels Shane (PA's Busta Rime, 12/10/02 - 10/14/16) and Spencer (Dutch Laser, 11/25/00 - 3/29/13). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan41 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Hoping and praying for the best possible outcome for Aquataine and your wallet. Quote Linda, Mom to Fuzz, Barkley, and the felines Miss Kitty, Simon and Joseph.Waiting at The Bridge: Alex, Josh, Harley, Nikki, Beemer, Anna, Frank, Rachel, my heart & soul, Suze and the best boy ever, Dalton.<p> ....for all those hounds that are sick, hurt, lost or waiting for their forever homes. SENIORS ROCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Sending lots of prayers. (just as a side note: that is an awful amount for what is being done) Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeh2o Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Good call in listening to your gut this morning and getting her to the e vet right away. I know how this can go from $0 to $6,000 in moments. My s/o was kind enough to spot me when Sheila ended up ay the e vet. I was, and still am so grateful for that...and that I had her insured. I'm keeping good thoughts rolling your way. Quote Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adrianne Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 More good thoughts and white light coming to you and sweet Aquataine from me and her half-brother, Chevy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Sounds like they think it's a hemangioma - B9! If all goes well she should be home right quick! Praying for a easy recovery and an even better path report! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiRayMom Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Sending good thoughts & prayers!! Quote Blessed is the person who has earned the love of an old dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xan Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Fingers, toes, hands, feet, legs and arms all crossed here!! Quote My Inspirations: Grey Pogo, borzoi Katie, Meep the cat, AND MY BELOVED DH!!!Missing Rowdy, Coco, Brilly, Happy and Wabi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45MPHK9 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Just seeing this, Carron. We will be thinking good thoughts for your pretty girl tomorrow. Sending her worried momma a big hug. Quote Tricia with Kyle, our senior mutt dog Always missing Murray Maldives, Bee Wiseman, River, Hopper, Kaia, and Holly Oaks Holly“You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.“ -Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carronstar Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 Aquitaine made it through the night well. Her blood pressure was a bit elevated but they believe it is due to her being in hospital and away from me as the elevation is minor. Another dog scheduled became a priorty so Aquitaine is due to start her surgery at noon. Please pray for both of them. We still need a miracle. I am holding on to the fact that my pathologically blunt (I love him) former oil trader vet says that based on what he has seen, the lack of mets, and the spleen coming out, that we have reason to be cautiously optimistic. For him, that is major. Thank you all, more than I can ever say, for caring about us. My girl is my heart and there are no people who understand that more than the people here. It is appreciated tremendously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tes623 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Prayers and white light being sent for your girlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenwinniesmom Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 We will be keeping your precious girl in our prayers too. Your love and concern are so clear. If she needs the spleen out, everything else sounds positive---no lung mets, it didn't burst, etc. Many dogs have lived long lives without their spleens. Please keep us updated. Quote Nancy, Mom to Evangelina and Kiva Missing Lacey, Patsy, Buster, my heart dog Nick, Winnie, Pollyanna, Tess, my precious Lydia, Calvin Lee, my angel butterfly Laila, and kitties Lily, Sam and Simon My Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Catsburgandhoundtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Having lost two to cancer of the spleen, I am impatiently waiting an update. B9B9B9B9B9B9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 You both continue to be in my thoughts. i will jump on the B9 bangwagon! Quote Xavi the galgo and Peter the cat. Missing Iker the galgo ?-Feb.9/19, Treasure (USS Treasure) April 12/01-May 6/13, Phoenix (Hallo Top Son) Dec.14/99-June 4/11 and Loca (Reko Swahili) Oct.9/95 - June 1/09, Allen the boss cat, died late November, 2021, age 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carronstar Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 The surgeon just called, Aquitaine made it through the surgery and they are waking her up now. As we all know, the waking up process is almost as important as the surgery so we still have a bit of a road before us. What the surgeon told me is that she did quite well in the surgery. He removed the spleen with the undeterminded mass in it, the mass was larger than a tennis bll but not pushing out of the spleen. He said her liver looks grossly normal and that everything else inside her looks healthy and normal (big sigh here). He reminded me that we have to wait for the rerports on the mass itself. However, with no outright signs of cancer, I am beginning to see a glimmer of light. Our best choice is that the tennis ball is a blood clot, next best choice, fat. Then fatty lipoma, etc. We don't want hemangiosarcoma. I get to see her tonight for a short visit. Once again I was told emphatically that, no, I cannot sleep in the run with her. What I have learned from this is that we all really do know our dogs and when something seems off...it is. Here I've been watching her legs like a hawk for any sight of growths, etc. Apparently, the fact that she had a tight tummy could have alerted me earlier. In her case, she has always had a tighter tummy than Scarlett or Aquitaine did. Theirs were softer and "pushier" for lack of a better word. Aquitaine's has always been tighter, kind of like a greyhound six-pack. Yesterday morning however, that tightness bothered me. It is a good thing that it did. Combined with her lack of brio on the leash, and her general lethargy, it pushed me to take her to the evet. I figured that the worst thing that would happen is that I would be out $1,500 less what the insurance company paid me. A price I was more than willing to pay. To the person who asked, no, my stepfather isn't a doctor. He is an accountant who spent his entire career at Ralph's Grocery Company in SoCal. He is also on their credit union board and the Wilshire Boulevard Temple credit union board. Most importantly, he has been my daddy since I was 6 (even if that wasn't official until I was 13) and it one of the nicest men ever put on this earth. His accountant brain hesitated for an 1/8th of a second yesterday when I asked to borrow this huge amount of money that could have been a crap-shoot, but he loved me enough to do it. That is the greatest gift. To say that I am so happy that I have a calm, even natured greyhound who lets me lay on her couch with her, pet and rub her all over, and generally check her every inch for something that seems off is an understatement. I have to admit that I did the same thing with Morgaine who had severe space agression, I just figured that a wound to me was well worth her health and life. Yes, don't flame me, I know that is a dumb thing to do but I am okay with that. I accept that any hurt that comes to me is my responsibility. I grew up breeding and showing dogs, I knew how to intubate them to feed them by the time I was 7. I am very willing to take risks for them. To those of you who have lost your dogs to this same issue, every one of you was in the room at the evet with me yesterday. Your stories, your losses, your wisdom. You helped me tremendously. To the person who pointed out that $6,000+ is an insane amount of money to pay for this surgery. Yes, it sure as heck is but as far as I'm concerned, it is worth every penny. I live in NYC where everything is just far too expensive. The simple truth is, my hound will always mean more to me than money. I am lucky enough to have inherited some gorgeous jewelry. I love it, I wear most of it. However, in the end, diamonds are cold carbon stones and pearl are oyster puke. I'd give them up any day if ithey could save my hound. When she wakes up and is cleared to go home, I will let you know. Thank you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Great news about Aquitaine! Fingers continue to be crossed Quote Xavi the galgo and Peter the cat. Missing Iker the galgo ?-Feb.9/19, Treasure (USS Treasure) April 12/01-May 6/13, Phoenix (Hallo Top Son) Dec.14/99-June 4/11 and Loca (Reko Swahili) Oct.9/95 - June 1/09, Allen the boss cat, died late November, 2021, age 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Don't post very often but have held you both in our hearts 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 greytbookert Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Sending B9 thoughts your way! I did lose a hound to hemangio and it is horrible. My eyes leaked terribly when I read your note about all of us being in the room with you! Please keep up the good spirit! We're all thinking of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies_Dad Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Great to hear she came through surgery well! Now let's hope for a speedy recovery and B9 results. Quote Kyle with Stewie ('Super C Ledoux, Super C Sampson x Sing It Blondie) and forever missing my three angels, Jack ('Roy Jack', Greys Flambeau x Miss Cobblepot) and Charlie ('CTR Midas Touch', Leo's Midas x Hallo Argentina) and Shelby ('Shari's Hooty', Flying Viper x Shari Carusi) running free across the bridge. Gus an coinnich sinn a'rithist my boys and little girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiRayMom Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 So glad to hear that all is well, so far. Prayers coming that it just gets better & better & B9. Quote Blessed is the person who has earned the love of an old dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan41 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 It so sad to think that there is a price on our hound's heads. Hopefully I will never be in that situation. In the meantime, doG bless your "Dad" and sending prayers for Aquataine. You did what you needed to do as her Dogma-ma and she will thank you a million times over for it. And yes, if it had been my practice, I would have let you sleep in the kennel with her. Please update when you can. Quote Linda, Mom to Fuzz, Barkley, and the felines Miss Kitty, Simon and Joseph.Waiting at The Bridge: Alex, Josh, Harley, Nikki, Beemer, Anna, Frank, Rachel, my heart & soul, Suze and the best boy ever, Dalton.<p> ....for all those hounds that are sick, hurt, lost or waiting for their forever homes. SENIORS ROCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Sending lots of prayers! When I mentioned it was "an awful" amount, I almost said "you must be up east" NYC no less, no wonder! thank goodness you have a sweet father who is able and willing to help. Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Glad to hear she came through the surgery just fine. Prayers for B9 lab results. Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeh2o Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thanks so much for the update, so far so good! All fingers, toes and paws crossed for a continued good outcome. We're all holding our breath and saying a prayer for your little girl. I'm so glad your stepdad is able to help you out to get Aquitaine the care she needs, what a blessing that is. That takes a lot of extra stress away so you can help Aquataine focus on her recovery. As you said, vet bills in big cities are huge, but whatcha gonna do? Not having dogs is simply not an option in my life and I would guess that's the same for most dog owners, especially here on GT. Gentle hugs for you and your girl from here in LA. Quote Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 So glad she is through the surgery. Hope she makes a full recovery! Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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