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Hi Sharlene
Very pleased to read Molly's lump is lipoma, Flynny has tons of them as well. Only one I am a little concerned about is over his front shoulder, but at this stage it does not impede his walking so I shall leave it be. He had them all aspirated at the pet hospital and same as yours they just showed fat cells under the microscope. I have had them removed twice, painful for him with so many little incisions and now I would not do it again unless they were causing him further problems. At the time a friend nicknamed him the "patchwork puppy" because he had so many little areas shaved. His nickname has stuck :D
Molly is a mystery, but she is a mystery that continues to do well so we have to keep the faith that will continue for her a long long time. I think dogs as they age are going to have blips in their blood test results, but we have to pick our battles and focus on keeping them happy which she most certainly is... as long as no there are no babies are in the house, she can get outside when her Mom is out there, has her tasty snacks etc etc :D:D She is a delight! xx
Sharlene,
So this is the vet you had so much trouble with when Molly started her journey. You have certainly brought her along quite well!:o I am relieved to hear her lumps are probably lipomas and nothing to worry about.
The Cushings thought is scary. I don't know what to tell you other than you know Molly better than anyone. Go with your gut my dear. You are certainly on top of it.
Big hugs and prayers coming your way.
:) Thanks gang. I know that we are one of the lucky ones :) We'll get the cytology report back sometime this week and I'm glad that they showed fatty cells. We'll have to watch the one that appears to be between muscle strands so that it doesn't bother her. Those are the ones that usually can cause mobility problems. Otherwise I am not going to have them removed. For one thing, because we talked about the risk of a general anthesia due to her liver issues and we'd have to go with a very low level of general and then gas if she has to have any kind of surgery. Generals are processed by the liver and we want the least amount of that as is possible of course.
Molly is just a strange case so far, but as long as she can get around and appears happy, I can live with that. :)
Yea, same vet. :) Interesting how we have come together more as the journey has progressed. I don't think it is just molly though, I think that some other cushing cases has also been an influence.
This is going to be a very long busy week and next weekend, with work stuff and a test to get ready for. I think I just want the whole month to be over! What a hectic time it has been.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Hijacking your thread to tell you I think you are wonderful. Glad Molly is doing well. I should be ashamed of myself for not mentioning her when we were on the phone. I need a (slap).:eek:
I'll be keeping a closer eye on your thread to see how she's doing.
Thankyou so much again.
awww, thanks. No worries. :) Our conversation was about Keesh, he's the one we have to get sorted out.
Molly just sort of trudges along, amusing me greatly with a few bumps in the road here and there.
Speaking of bumps, the cytologist couldn't get a diagnosis on the cells sent to them. My vet is calling the lab about the new slides they used this time to see if it might have affected the sample.
We still think lipomas though and will keep a close eye on the one that isn't near the skin but appears to be under muscle.
I'll try to get a picture of Molly this weekend sometime. :)
You're doing great Judi, just hang in there!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Glad Molly is doing so well. Lipomas are no worry iif they don't cause her any problems. She is a lucky girl to have you to look after her. Love, JoAnne
Sharlene:
My vet had a dermatologist come to his practice last year. She wanted a few dogs to examine, one of which was my Tipper. She said her bumps were nothing to worry about, but when we sent a sample out to the lab we got the same result as you. Seems to be something to this??? Hope Molly is fine and you have no more worries for now. Let us know what they find out I will be curious. Blessings
Patti
Very pleased to hear that the vet has confirmed that Molly's lumps are lipomas and nothing to worry about.
Hamish had two large lipomas from the age of around 8/9, which were in a very personal area, but because they never bothered him we just left them - it was his excuse when the vet said he was slightly overweight :D.
I'm obviously no expert, but a couple of things I did notice was that they seemed to almost appear overnight, they didn't appear to grow over time (the larger of the two was around the size of a baseball), and that the area was always cold to the touch.
Looking forward to pics of Molly ;)
Sharlene,
thank God for "nothing to worry about"s. We already have enough worries with our furlets.
Yes Valerie, I am very grateful that Molly is doing well. I know that we are one of the lucky ones. Lucky also, that we found this site and that she wasn't started on vetoryl at the time. Don't start unless you know for sure what is going on, is a great lesson learned and Molly is a prime example of that.
Oh gads, I certainly hope Molly's lipomas don't get that big, she wouldn't be able to walk as both sides are near the front legs and one is under muscle, so if it grows too much, then it will have to be removed.
Working on getting the pictures, hopefully will have something posted on Sunday.
hugs all
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Sharlene:
Tipper had many of her lumps removed probably as many as 20 when she was well. She has 2 more now. The one actually burst open and drained. Let's just pray that Molly's don't get any larger. Other wise she seems to be doing well, so if it comes down to it and they must be taken off I am confident she would be in good enough health from what you have told us to have them removed. Hopefully it does not get to that point. I know I read somewhere that even people with Cushings disease are prone to the lipomas. Blessings
Patti
I'll let you fondle Keesh's bumps when we meet. They are huge, but not a worry so far.
Glad everyone here knows what we are talking about !!
Hi Sharlene,
Molly's not going to let any lumps and bumps slow her down!:D She has to be able to guard her tree, so she can jump out at intruders! Hey girls got to do what a girls got to do!:D xxxx
Dear Sharlene
will hope all is well for our Molley Girl.
Hugs Sonja and Angel Apollo
Okay, I kept my promise and have uploaded a couple pictures of molly. :)
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Loved the photos!:D So worth the wait!;) Thanks for sharing Sharlene.
Pic's are A D O R A B L E!! So lovely to see you both, her fur is nice and long!! Beautiful xxx
Yay - Thank you for the pictures!!
Molly looks so dang cute and healthy too, happy for you!!!
clicking right now to see Molly's pics! :p
Hi Sharlene, I wrote back on my thread. Hope Molly and you are doing well. Looking forward to meeting you on Wednesday. Have a great weekend.
Sharlene:
I thank you, and I am among the many other members when I say you are great for helping Judi and Keesh when they so needed it. God Bless you and Molly
Patti
We're home now. Very tired. Molly has the boarding runs. :(:( Hoping that clears up by tomorrow. Poor thing, we've had to do the poopy butt cleaning today. :o
We've eliminated giving her treats or anything extra when she is boarding because she gets such an upset tummy over the whole thing. :( She seems okay now, a bit tired is all and she is running in and out to go to the bathroom all the time it seems. That is likely from her walking schedule being out of sorts when she is not at home. :(
Molly was having a real attitude from what I understood, as our daughter said she had to go down to the kennel to get Molly when she picked her up this morning because the girls were scared of her!!! :D Text from daughter said "molly is a diva" Well, yea, we Knew that!! I think they have some new girls on weekend and evenings or something. I don't think Molly has scared anyone there in quite a while. *sigh*
I am going to go take a nap, or I will really not be ready to go to work tomorrow!
hugs all,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Molly's stories make me smile, thanku!!
Too funny Sharlene,
Our little Diva terrifying the caretakers. LOL;):D Well, they can't complain that she's dull, can they? Got to love Molly!:D xxxxx
Someone has to keep them in line :)
Awwww poor Molly!! A hard time away from the family and a butt cleaning too boot!! :(
Guess the runs come from the anxiety of being at the kennel?? I'm sure she's settling in now that she's back home and things are normal for her.
We haven't needed to leave Trixie since the Cushing's diagnosis. Well I guess we actually have but worked it out that one of my girls would be here with her. Our usual dog sitter is good but getting older and I'm not sure what she will feel about giving meds etc...well no vacation on the horizon anyway but if I have a urgent need to leave her I will probably have a breakdown. Probably should work on finding a solution to that now.
I hope Molly is better already and getting over her bout of tummy trouble. :p
Barbara
So.... littlel Molly is scaring people.. too cute. Hope her runs have cleared up. With a face like hers, how could she possibly scare anybody!!:rolleyes:
Hope you got enough rest for work today.. I'll call you tomorrow.
Give Molly a belly rub and kiss from Keesh & I.
Hi Sharlene, glad you had fun at the wedding!! I love weddings, such fun! :)
What a naughty little princess Molly was at her hotel!! Doesn't she realise she is getting the royal treatment and it does not pay to snap at the staff!! Oh dearie, she does manage to get her feelings across doesn't she, I love that girl :D Glad you are all reunited and hope she is over her snit! I wonder if she gets a touch of stress colitis when out of her environment and normal routine like how you said it tummy can get upset even with something simple like not exercising the same as usual. I think that girl deserves a ton of Mom spoiling which I am sure she is getting in spades!! xx
Sharlene:
Hope Molly gets rid of the runs soon. I think she must just get them from stress coming on at the change of her normal routine. She is quite the character that little Miss is. Things will soon be back to normal once she is home for a while. Blessings
Patti
I think stress colitis is exactly what it is. It doesn't happen every time, but often enough if she is boarded. Her morning poops have been perfectly firm, a bit of the runs yesterday afternoon, but she also Ate yesterday, which she doesn't do very well when she is not at home. (unless it's a doggie friends bowl, then she is right in there, but at the vets, nope, not interested).
Molly just sort of lives by her own rules of engagement shall we say. :) She was happily running up the stairs to bed last night, and immediately rolled over on her back with her head hanging off her bed, snoring in no time. How the heck anything can sleep upside down like that is beyond me, but dogs seem to manage it fine.
Plain and simple the little diva does not like to be away from her home turf where she rules and is basically spoiled rotten. She is fine also boarding at the vets if it is Her gang that is taking care of her. Like the office manager there can basically do anything with her, but that is because same person and they've known each other for years. She is on Molly's, okay, your my friend list obviously. Molly is one of those who thinks she has her friends and isn't all that interested in making new ones. I should tell them that treats is the shortcut way to get on that list. LOLOL chicken will move you right up to the top of the list and keep you there too.
hugs,
Sharlene and molly muffin
Hey Sharlene: Molly loves her home since she is so adored and so adorable. They are so cute when they sleep with their head hanging off their bed, I am always afraid all the blood will pool in CoCo's. head. I know her poops will be fine now that she is home. Take care. Love, JoAnne
Send that little diva right over and I'll break out the chicken! LOL:D
Ha ha.. Glad Molly is still ruling. :D
Also I haven't had a chance to come on since you got the diagnose for Molly's lumps. So glad they are lipomas and nothing to worry about. I still get stressed a little when I feel them on Boriss. I just have to remind myself they are just fat lumps & not to borrow trouble. So hard to do..
Hope you are having a great week.
Amy
Hope you got home safe... spend much shopping? - LOL:p
You forgot to feel "mah boys" lumps - just some humour ;)
Thank you so much for today. You are a doll !! Words don't adequately ( at least typed ones anyway) express how grateful I was to you for taking the time to come with me today.
You're a sweetheart and under different circumstances, Keesh would have been far more responsive, to the point he'd bug you.
Keesh is a love, truly a beautiful boy. His personality is so sweet, even with all the stress he was feeling today. He did come right over after he finished his testing, so I took that as an Okay sign from him. :)
No problem, it was my pleasure to be a part of trying to get this all figured out and Keesh on a good path.
Hopefully tomorrows test results will bring us some answers, but I am betting the answer is going to be to not do any more cushing treatments for the time being.
I did try to feel the lump under his leg area, but all that fur, just couldn't feel it. :) (that was after the testing)
Amy, lumps and bumps. We have to keep an eye on one of them, since it's under the muscle and any growth could cause Molly a few issues, but in general, nothing that needs to be a cause for concern. At least they didn't just say, she's getting old and fat. ROFL (it could be true though)
Kathy, you know she'd be in your pocket and never come out if you presented chicken as an option. The runt loves that stuff.
She is currently gnawing away on a dental bone and seems happy as a clam. I really have to trim the hair out of her eyes, she looks like a minature sheep dog at the moment and I don't know how she can see to walk across the room, never mind running without bumping into everything.
Yep, JoAnne, poops are all good. :) Very happy about that. Bum cleaning is not her favorite thing to hear. :)
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Pleased to hear that Miss Molly is doing well now that her staff are home to wait on her every whim ;)
Did she get lots of nice presents from your trip?
That Molly is something else, I love all the stories, thanks for sharing, and hope her poos get better.....
Sharlene:
It was so wonderful that you got to meet Judi and Keesh. I am so glad they will finally get some answers. I wish all the members on here could meet sometime, it would be so great to see everyone in person. I just want to say you are so appreciated for all you do on this forum, and for what you did for Judi and Keesh. Kudos to you Sharlene, you are the best. Blessings to you and Molly.
Patti