XTRAWLD Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 There is a mass on Kasey's leg. High up on his bum/upper thigh on the inside, about 2.5 inches by 1 inch or so.....Got him packed up in the car and off we went to the vet to figure out what it is. I had brought it to their attention when he went in for his LS diagnosis in mid March and at the time it wasn't a priority. I was to monitor it if it got bigger/smaller, etc. He feels no pain to having it touched. There is no bruising or obvious visual issue with it, it's just a big big bump. It actually didn't change much in the past month, and if anything only got slightly bigger but barely noticeable for size difference. Since I decided it's not changing one way or the other, and I seem to now have a better handle on his LS let's go take a look. He had a fine needle aspiration which revealed it's all blood within the area. Best guess is that a blood vessel is broken and the blood is just sitting on top of the muscle. But that the vessel isn't healing and is still leaking and causing it to continue filling. The blood also isn't being reabsorbed by the body....so what we have here is strange. I'd like to think it happened under trauma - he was falling a lot and doing the splits before I was able to get him his diagnosis and meds, but really we discussed all potentials including dreaded cancer type words. While the vet believes the likelihood of it being cancerous is slim, we won't know until we explore further. He's going in for a tissue biopy next week, we wait for 3 or 4 days for results and then are scheduling a surgery to have it removed (they also agreed to do a dental while he's under, I'm so grateful). This old pup has had an absolutely horrible week. I could use some good thoughts. Quote Proudly owned by:10 year old "Ryder" CR Redman Gotcha May 201012.5 year old Angel "Kasey" Goodbye Kasey Gotcha July 2005-Aug 1, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessa Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Hugs, that is all I can say!! For both of you !!!! ! Hoping everything is fine and handled easily and well !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Good thoughts for your boy. 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...
teri_d Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Good thoughts coming from Oklahoma for you and kasey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Well at least it doesn't seem to be bothering him, but I can understand you wanting to know what is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 prayers and hugs Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedlenoseJake Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Good thoughts! Jake had a lump on his foreleg biopsied and it was just scar tissue. Hoping yours is similarly benign! Quote Photographer in Phoenix, AZ www.northmountainphoto.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johberry Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Poor Kasey. Sending good thoughts and vibes your way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeh2o Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Oh man, hoping for the best for Kasey. 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 May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Hoping it's one of those medical mysteries that never bothers him, isn't anything bad, and goes away (with or without the surgery). Hugs to you and your pupper. 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...
tbhounds Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Humm-hate to be a Debbie downer but, a broken vessel sounds like quite the stretch. Please have Amicar on board when you go in for the biopsy. Holding good thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DesiRayMom Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Sounds scary to me. Good thoughts for Kasey..... Quote Blessed is the person who has earned the love of an old dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgrey Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Sending good thoughts. Quote Cynthia, & Cristiano, galgoAlways in my heart: Frostman Newdawn Frost, Keno Jet Action & Chloe (NGA racing name unknown), Irys (galgo), Hannah (weim), Cruz (galgo), & Carly CW Your Charming Princess http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?i=1018857 "It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are." -- Unknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHead Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 We will be thinking of you Johanne!! I hope this turns out to be nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mychip1 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 EZ had a large mass on his leg. It was not smooth to the touch - so I knew it wasn't a cyst. We had it removed and the margins all were clear, but the growth itself was cancerous with a moderate rate of recurrence but a slow regrowth. He lived to be over 13 - and it wasn't that which got him in the end....just old failing back legs..... Hopefully it is not malignant, but if it is, all good thoughts your way. Quote Robin, EZ (Tribal Track), JJ (What a Story), Dustin (E's Full House) and our beautiful Jack (Mana Black Jack) and Lily (Chip's Little Miss Lily) both at the BridgeThe WFUBCC honors our beautiful friends at the bridge. Godspeed sweet angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Adding my prayers and sending good vibes for you and Kasey. Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTRAWLD Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 EZ had a large mass on his leg. It was not smooth to the touch - so I knew it wasn't a cyst. We had it removed and the margins all were clear, but the growth itself was cancerous with a moderate rate of recurrence but a slow regrowth. He lived to be over 13 - and it wasn't that which got him in the end....just old failing back legs..... Hopefully it is not malignant, but if it is, all good thoughts your way. This has made me feel some relief, and sounds very similar. Vet is hoping to get clear margins as well and hoping no or slow regrowth, really hoping it's a vessel that isn't clotting that explains why the whole thing is full of blood and only blood, but who am I kidding I'll know more in about 2 weeks time, but he did throw out the words like hemangiosarcoma and hemangioma and more vet speak. I'm just waiting to hear the results before I jump to conclusions and worry myself even more. Thank you all for your thoughts. It pains me to see him declining so rapidly, with seemingly a new issue every few weeks. Quote Proudly owned by:10 year old "Ryder" CR Redman Gotcha May 201012.5 year old Angel "Kasey" Goodbye Kasey Gotcha July 2005-Aug 1, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Hold positive thoughts. Even benign tumors bleed <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PiagetsMom Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Sending many good thoughts for you and Kasey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTRAWLD Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 So he had his core biopsy this morning, or should I say blood draining episode. After a local anesthetic they went in for the biopsy, where it promptly spewed blood ALL over the place (because as mentioned previously the mass is full of blood). They got what they needed, and sutured it up and put a bandage on, which of course fell off en route to the car. The tech bandaged it up again and in the car he went where of course the bandage fell off again. Blood on the bed, the towels, the back of the car......bandage put back on. But of course he is not comfy, so proceeds to get up and turn around constantly in the car.....more blood LOL. Poor guy. They sent us home with Amicar which he's been given as well as a meal and is now laying comfortably, but oh me oh my. Here is the pitiful looking boy. On the plus side, he gained 3 pounds in a week. Results of the sample expected in a few days. Quote Proudly owned by:10 year old "Ryder" CR Redman Gotcha May 201012.5 year old Angel "Kasey" Goodbye Kasey Gotcha July 2005-Aug 1, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Poor guy! They can be so hard to keep a bandage on! I hope the biopsy results are good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTRAWLD Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Can someone explain to me how Amicar works? He got up, pulled off what little scab has formed as well as the bandage and is bleeding again. Sigh. Quote Proudly owned by:10 year old "Ryder" CR Redman Gotcha May 201012.5 year old Angel "Kasey" Goodbye Kasey Gotcha July 2005-Aug 1, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessa Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 What a trooper he is - and you too !!! You go Kasey ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Amicar doesn't form clots it only helps to strengthen them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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