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Jul. 17th, 2008
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Jul. 17th, 2008 01:10 pmCancer. Liver and likely the bladder. It appears to have spread to the lymph nodes.
Emergency vet will talk to my vet, and we'll explore options. Given that it's spread, it doesn't look good.
Emergency vet will talk to my vet, and we'll explore options. Given that it's spread, it doesn't look good.
Thanks to everyone for your kind words and good wishes. They're very much appreciated.
Mickey's home. I picked him up this afternoon, after talking to our regular vet. He'd been given antibiotics and IV fluids, and was livelier than he'd been in the last few days. He sat in the back seat with his head out the window, just as he had riding down.
He's resting on the living room rug now.
The only treatments at this point are palliative. There are two different types of cancer involved. Individually, they would have been difficult. Together, given their advanced state, it's just too much. If surgery were performed, Mickey would lose his bladder and most of his liver, and there's no guarantee we'd get it all.
We're probably looking at a couple of weeks. We could get lucky. There's always hope.
I will say for the record that this sweet, gentle dog did not deserve this, and someone has some serious explaining to do.
Mickey's home. I picked him up this afternoon, after talking to our regular vet. He'd been given antibiotics and IV fluids, and was livelier than he'd been in the last few days. He sat in the back seat with his head out the window, just as he had riding down.
He's resting on the living room rug now.
The only treatments at this point are palliative. There are two different types of cancer involved. Individually, they would have been difficult. Together, given their advanced state, it's just too much. If surgery were performed, Mickey would lose his bladder and most of his liver, and there's no guarantee we'd get it all.
We're probably looking at a couple of weeks. We could get lucky. There's always hope.
I will say for the record that this sweet, gentle dog did not deserve this, and someone has some serious explaining to do.
Thanks to everyone for your kind words and good wishes. They're very much appreciated.
Mickey's home. I picked him up this afternoon, after talking to our regular vet. He'd been given antibiotics and IV fluids, and was livelier than he'd been in the last few days. He sat in the back seat with his head out the window, just as he had riding down.
He's resting on the living room rug now.
The only treatments at this point are palliative. There are two different types of cancer involved. Individually, they would have been difficult. Together, given their advanced state, it's just too much. If surgery were performed, Mickey would lose his bladder and most of his liver, and there's no guarantee we'd get it all.
We're probably looking at a couple of weeks. We could get lucky. There's always hope.
I will say for the record that this sweet, gentle dog did not deserve this, and someone has some serious explaining to do.
Mickey's home. I picked him up this afternoon, after talking to our regular vet. He'd been given antibiotics and IV fluids, and was livelier than he'd been in the last few days. He sat in the back seat with his head out the window, just as he had riding down.
He's resting on the living room rug now.
The only treatments at this point are palliative. There are two different types of cancer involved. Individually, they would have been difficult. Together, given their advanced state, it's just too much. If surgery were performed, Mickey would lose his bladder and most of his liver, and there's no guarantee we'd get it all.
We're probably looking at a couple of weeks. We could get lucky. There's always hope.
I will say for the record that this sweet, gentle dog did not deserve this, and someone has some serious explaining to do.