45MPHK9 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Great update, Mary Pat. 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...
3greytjoys Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Great news that surgery was successful, and she's ready to go home!! Thank goodness for clean margins!! Extra for beautiful Opal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyPoopon Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 :yay I hope she feels better soon. Quote Standard Poodle Daisy (12/13) Missing Cora (RL Nevada 5/99-10/09), Piper (Cee Bar Easy 2/99-1/10), Tally (Thunder La La 9/99-3/10), Edie (Daring Reva 9/99-10/12), Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue 11/01-1/13), Jessie (P's Real Time 11/98-3/13), token boy Graham (Zydeco Dancer 9/00-5/13), Cal (Back Already 12/99-11/13), Betsy (Back Kick Beth 11/98-12/13), Standard Poodles Minnie (1/99-1/14) + Perry (9/98-2/14), Annie (Do Marcia 9/03-10/14), Pink (Miss Pinky Baker 1/02-6/15), Poppy (Cmon Err Not 8/05-1/16), Kat (Jax Candy 5/05-5/17), Ivy (Jax Isis 10/07-7/21), Hildy (Braska Hildy 7/10-12/22), Opal (Jax Opal 7/08-4/23). Toodles (BL Toodles 7/09-4/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 On my way out the door to go pick her up. she gets scrambled eggs for dinner tonight. Poor baby, mouth hurts, tail hurts and in between hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiggysMom Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So glad everything went well today. The poor thing may feel pretty rough for now, but she'll feel so much better once she's healed! Scrambled eggs sound perfect! Quote Wendy with Twiggy, fosterless while Twiggy's fighting the good fight, and Donnie & Aiden the kitties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 She is not a happy camper. They didn't send her home with pain meds. Her tail looks like it's about to burst at the area of the infection. They did clean it out. But I think by the time I get home tonight she'll be feeling better. She'll just sleep in the bedroom with the AC on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ultraviolet79 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Poor baby! Watson and Lilly send their best wishes for her speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgirl2 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 NO pain meds?!?!?!? hope she's feeling better today... Quote Jeannine with Merlin, the crazed tabby cat and his sister, Jasmine, the brat-cat With Angel Cody(Roving Gemini), and Weenie the tortie waiting at the Bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsugrad Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Opal is such a beauty! Quote Rita, mom to Dakota (Dakotas Dream) & Wish (Kiowa Wish Wish) and my angels Toby (Sol Marcus) and Robin (Greys Robin Hood) Forever missing our beloved Robin and Toby "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 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...
KF_in_Georgia Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 If you're not happy with how she's feeling on Friday morning, please get in touch with your vet. They can write you a prescription for pain meds (such as tramadol) that you can fill at a people-pharmacy. You can just hold the paper until you see how she's doing later in the day on Friday, then get the script filled if you think you're going to need it. This will give you a viable alternative to trying to get her seen and get any needed pain meds over the weekend. (I'm uneasy about the description of the tail situation, and I think I'd want pain meds and antibiotics on hand.) Quote Kathy and Q (CRT Qadeer from Fuzzy's Cannon and CRT Bonnie) and Jane (WW's Aunt Jane from Trent Lee and Aunt M); photos to come. Missing Silver (5.19.2005-10.27.2016), Tigger (4.5.2007-3.18.2016), darling Sam (5.10.2000-8.8.2013), Jacey-Kasey (5.19.2003-8.22.2011), and Oreo (1997-3.30.2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3greytjoys Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Poor baby girl - no pain meds? I hope they sent her home with antibiotics? I agree about being prepared with a prescription, or a call to Costco pharmacy. (Although medications are not returnable, I believe if meds aren't picked up from a pharmacy within a few days, they can simply recycle them to fill another prescription.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverhound Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 How's she doing? Quote Masterful Joe and Naughty N Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 Gee, I updated this morning. I must have not hit "POST" Anyway, my vets have evening hours so if I didn't like the look of her tail or incision I would have gone last night. But she was MUCH improved when I got home from work yesterday. Her tail was just a slight red (more pink actually), not the angry, looks like it's going to split red. And I could touch it. Her incision looks fine. She's leaving that alone. And because she had the infection in her tail before the surgery, I had already asked for more antibiotics. So yes, she did come home with those. She's feeling much much better. She's almost sticking her tail back up in the air. That's how I can tell if she hurt her tail. When she goes outside to chase critters, her tail stands straight up. And yes, she's hurt it a lot. Broken twice, dislocated once, and many boo-boos. I'm actually surprised she still has a tail! Sigh, I love my little Bwat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaineysMom Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 poor girl! glad she came through ok and is now doing better! Quote Kim and Bruce - with Rick (Rick Roufus 6/30/16) and missing my sweet greyhound Angels Rainey (LG's Rainey 10/4/2000 - 3/8/2011), Anubis (RJ's Saint Nick 12/25/2001 - 9/12/12) and Zeke (Hey Who Whiz It 4/6/2009 - 7/20/2020) and Larry (PTL Laroach 2/24/2007 - 8/2/2020) -- and Chester (Lab) (8/31/1990 - 5/3/2005), Captain (Schipperke) (10/12/1992 - 6/13/2005) and Remy (GSP) (?/?/1998 - 1/6/2005) at the bridge"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." -- Ernest Hemmingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiggysMom Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 that she's doing so much better today! Quote Wendy with Twiggy, fosterless while Twiggy's fighting the good fight, and Donnie & Aiden the kitties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamaha_gurl Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Glad she is getting better! Quote Greyhound Collars : www.collartown.ca Maggie (the human servant), with Miss Bella, racing name "A Star Blackieto" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 It's hemangiosarcoma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Well, poop. Dermal and they got it all, or ? 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...
kudzu Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Oh man! That's a serious blow. Same question as Batmom. Is it dermal? Were there clean margins? please, please say yes, yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) We did have clean margins. But the pathologist wasn't sure if it was dermal or a met. I'm going to go for an ultrasound to see if she has anything in her spleen or on her heart. Brindle had a 'spot' removed from her skin (she was my first grey baby) She went in to have it removed but wasn't waking up from anesthesia and her tummy was filling with blood. I rushed her to U of Penn where they did emergency surgery. She was loaded with cancer-hemangio. They let her go there. That spot I had removed was black. Opal's looked like a blood blister. Bright red that was just going to pop any second. So I'm really hoping it's dermal. It did look totally different from the spot Brindle had. But it's still depressing. I've lost three to cancer of the spleen. Edited July 23, 2013 by MP_the4pack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante2zoe Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Indy had dermal hemangiosarcoma twice. I had him through the second one and the spot was black. I have since lost him, but not to that. You are in my thoughts. Quote Cindy with Miss Fancypants, Paris Bueller, Zeke, and Angus Dante (Dg's Boyd), Zoe (In a While), Brady (Devilish Effect), Goose (BG Shotgun), Maverick (BG ShoMe), Maggie (All Trades Jax), Sherman (LNB Herman Bad) and Indy (BYB whippet) forever in my heart The flame that burns the brightest, burns the fastest and leaves the biggest shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carronstar Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Holding you in my thoughts and prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaineysMom Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 sending prayers.! Quote Kim and Bruce - with Rick (Rick Roufus 6/30/16) and missing my sweet greyhound Angels Rainey (LG's Rainey 10/4/2000 - 3/8/2011), Anubis (RJ's Saint Nick 12/25/2001 - 9/12/12) and Zeke (Hey Who Whiz It 4/6/2009 - 7/20/2020) and Larry (PTL Laroach 2/24/2007 - 8/2/2020) -- and Chester (Lab) (8/31/1990 - 5/3/2005), Captain (Schipperke) (10/12/1992 - 6/13/2005) and Remy (GSP) (?/?/1998 - 1/6/2005) at the bridge"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." -- Ernest Hemmingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 She has an ultra sound scheduled for Sat at 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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