Thinking of you. Hope your doing ok?
Kisses and belly rubs to the boys and a big hug for you
Mel
Xxxxx
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Thinking of you. Hope your doing ok?
Kisses and belly rubs to the boys and a big hug for you
Mel
Xxxxx
Hope you & Fraser have a good weekend together. lots of love & cuddles..
Hey guys, thanks for the well wishes.
They don't know if the tumour on the liver is cancerous or not, only that if it is, it doesn't appear to have spread at least. The issue is the size of it. It is too big to be removed and if they did go after it, would not be able to get the whole thing anyway because of the location next to the major blood vessels, it is on the centre lobe of the liver. They also don't know how aggressive or fast growing it is as this is the first ultrasound he's ever had, hence my comment on should have done it 12 months ago. At this point I am just hoping it has been there for years, and has only recently started to affect him, but that he will continue as is for a while yet. I am not going to pursue it further, he hates going to the vets and I won't put him through more scans and surgery. Not to mention, it costs way more than I have the resources for. For now the plan is, monitor the cushing's as always, if he drops low again, cease all treatments and just make sure he is happy for however long that is. I have no time reference to go on at all so it's just day at a time. I don't think it will be soon as he is still pretty happy and a demanding little turd, but whether we are talking months or another year, who knows. I will just continue to spoil him rotten and give him lots of cuddles.
He woke me up yesterday morning. Hi face was about an inch away from my nose and he was staring at me and sighing to wake me up. Apparently it was breakfast time and he was hungry. Was so super cute I made him give me cuddles for 5 minutes first -he thought that was good too. Rolled straight over for a tummy rub. :p
In the meantime, Oscar is benefitting from all of the extra spoils too. Where Fraser has lost a kilo in the past month, Oz has put 1/2 kilo on! He is looking positively rounded! He is usually a self moderator when it comes to his weight, in the last 10 years his weight hasn't varied more than 500g - with the exception of when he had his knee surgery last year and lost weight - he is now at his heavy winter weight so I just hope he doesn't bulk up any more. I strongly suspect that he is in the early stages of collapsing trachea, so weight will be a watch factor for him.
Trish - I too noticed the similarity between Fraser and Flynn. My first thought was "Jeez, did you have to copy HIM?" ;) But at least so far, everything else is looking ok. No diabetes, no pancreatitis, kidneys ok, so at least he drew the line somewhere. So glad there was a line!
Oh well, beach story. We went down to the river on thursday, Oz was pretty glad to be there, running up and down the sand like an idiot, but Fraser wasn't his usual bright self. The tide was high and the water was pretty cold so I didn't really want him going for a swim. I had his ball and was throwing that for him, but at one point it left my hand late and ended up about 1.5 meters from shore, so of course he went in after it. Well it appeared that he had just been watning to go for a swim. As soon as he came out of the water, it was on. Puppy was back! :D He's such a lunatic when wet, and of course he had to have a big roll on the towel to dry himself off, but then he missed the towel and ended up covered in sand! Ergghh. Back for another swim boyo! Got him rinsed off a bit and then rubbed him down with the towel myself. He was pretty happy with that. We were only there for about 40 minutes, but that is enough to tire him out. After stopping off for a bath first, I bought them home where both boys then proceeded to sleep for about 5 hours. Ah, life as a spoilt pup! Got a couple of really cute pics of them both, will post them in the album shortly. So hard to believe he is not 100% well when you see him like that. Wish you could post short vids here, you would all laugh. (no, I don't have a youtube account or facebook either, I'm the last holdout!)
Awww, I love the Frasier stories. :) When they are so puppy like again, it just makes the heart feel really good. Dogs and water, LOL, It seems to really get them going doesn't it.
That's the whole thing right. Who knows how long it has been there, could have been years for all we know. Maybe it will just be that he gets tired a bit sooner than before. I hope that is all that it is and that he is around to give you morning kisses and cuddles for a really long time. It is hard if one just dwells on the what if's. Frasier has a lot of get up and go in him for an older chap. Chasing the girls still, and taking swims and playing ball. Heck, sounds like a pretty good deal to me :)
Have a good weekend!!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Hey! One small point of difference, Flynn does not have diabetes and the pancreatitis is debatable as that problem was at the same time as retained swab!! :D:D Flynn's was a little lucky with the liver tumour, his was on the left and I remember surgeon said that was the better side to have it, he said other areas are operable but trickier for exactly the reasons you said. He was unlucky with the adrenal pheo as that had probably been there about 12-18 months prior to diagnosis.Quote:
Originally Posted by SoggyDoggy
I love your attitude Naomi! That Fraser is one lucky doggy to have you looking out for him, looks like he loved his swim and searching for snacks if your pics are anything to go by! I wish we could post videos too, maybe I should join youtube. Got a cute one of Flynn at the beach too.
Yep I am hoping that the mass has been there for years so not going to affect him for ages and ages and he is going to wake you up with the 'stare' many a time, although I always find it a tad creepy when they do that :eek::eek: Glad you had a good day!
Went back and had a look at his earlier blood tests today. Alk phos was in the high 2000's in August last year. Now in April it's just under 5000. A pretty steep climb, but not as fast as I was thinking (I thought it had only been in the mid 1000's).
Doing lots of diet research now, trying to find how to balance his food with high calorie (he's getting skinny) with low fat and take some pressure off his liver. He's not a veggie fan, is intolerant of chicken and turned his nose up at fish. Fussy bum!
. :D:D:D. Thought you'd like that one :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Trish
I burst out laughing at the image of Fraser in your face this morning. :p It is a familiar one here - Squirt does that, too. Wake up to a tickle on the face, warm breath, and a pair of eyes 3" from yours intently staring. :D
For videos, I use Photobucket then post the link to it to share. You can set your pics and videos individually either public or private. It's also free and easy to use yet provides a bit of privacy when wanted.
I, too, love your attitude. Fraser is a lucky boy for sure.
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
Naomi,
Thank you so much for your wonderful Frasier and Oscar stories. :) Thank you for the reminder about appreciating every day that we have with our precious fur babies. They know that they are loved and we all do the best that we can. You are a wonderful mom and your babies are very lucky to have you on their side. :)
Sending hugs and wellness thoughts to you, Frasier, and Oscar,
Kathy and Buddy:cool:
LOL ohhhhhhhhhhh that is soooooooooooooooo awesome how he woke you up!!!!! LOL!!!!!! I can just see you sleeping away off in dream land, and he is stirring and squirming and staring at you with very intense looks that are screaming WAKE UP!!!!!!! so he leans in closer........LOL!!!!!!!! that is so precious. Shysie will do this massive stretch across my face and belly crawl over me making me wake up for air. LOL then she finishes her stretch and yawns and smacks and looks at me like OH!!!! your awake???? well since your awake.......lol
Hi Naomi,
Zoe has a liver mass too, we are not sure if it is cancer or not, her liver values went down, so I too, have decided not to pursue it with all the other issues she has.
The other night I was outside starring at the sky and realized none of us knows what tomorrow will bring for any of us, humas or dogs so what a waste it would be for me to spend each day worryng and crying over Zoe so I stopped. Now if I could just sleep past three am:rolleyes:
So I think your attitude is the best!!!!!!