Confused and Overwhelmed-Diagnosed Anal Sac Carcinoma (Woody has passed)

He looks Really good. :) I bet he really enjoyed getting out and having people make a fuss over him too.
Life really will get back to normal and you'll be back in the bed again. :)

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Sounds like the walk, fresh air and attention agreed with Woody! Can't keep a frisky dog down for long can you!! His pics are great, sure show how he is recovering well. Your doing such a good job with him :)

My bed is quite high but Flynn does not sleep in it (his preference) he has his own little bed right next to mine, when he was recovering I moved the spare bed in and my bed out as it is much lower and I could lean out to check him and cover him up etc, saved my back!! But I have spent a few nights on the couch too! Poor you, hope you can get back in there soon!

Tracy:
I bet Woody just ate up all the attention he got. I know how irritable a jack Russell can get when they don't walk or play they go crazier than they already are! I am going to get a look at Woody's pictures and see how he is doing. Sounds like he is making a remarkable recovery. Hoping you can get in your own bed soon, it will be like heaven. Blessings
Patti

Another good day here, Woody has finally managed to poop almost normally, and almost formed so on the mend. Only here can you talk poo :p He is still sleeping a lot which is best for him as that's when he heals and he has been a little bit naughty today. I removed the toy box the other night due to the tennis ball incident so no toys anywhere, so he decided that he would use his blanket as a toy and tried to rag it. He also did the unthinkable I went to empty the washing machine 2 mins most and came back and he was flat out on the sofa snoring, I did leave him sleeping for a little while there. He has also managed to get his comfy collar off today by lying on his back and roaching and wriggling and then slides along the carpet and pop off it comes, I forgot how naughty this little guy can be :eek:

We,re back at the hospital in the morning to get the staples removed which will make him feel better. We will also get the pathology report and discuss what this multi drug resistant bug that he has in his urine, and what can be done about it so still lots of things to think about but whatever it is I,m sure Woody will face it head on like he has been doing.:D

Tracy:
I used to love to read all the antics about Buddy Kathy's sweet boy. Now I am hooked on Woody. He has his way about him and you aren't going to change him, oh no! He is just an adorable baby and I can see why mom is so smitten with him. He reminds me so much of Tipper and the stuff she does. They are too smart for their own good. Woody took no time in figuring out that soft collar and how to get rid of it! I am sure whatever happens with this bacteria in the urine, Woody will sail thru that too. I am quite sure whatever life throws at Woody he is smart enough to throw it right back. Hope mom gets into her snuggly bed soon. Good luck on the staple removal. Jack Russells can tolerate a lot more pain than the normal dog so Woody will do fine. I am sure he will be every bit as stoic as my Tipper, she is tuff as nails, I showed he Woody's picture. Blessings
Patti

Woody is a little go getter and I can't see much of anything keeping him down for long. I mean, major surgery sure didn't!! LOL
Hopefully they will have a plan ready to go for you, with options on how to treat, so you can decide.
I know once those staples are out, he's going to be even more of a handful to keep in check. :)
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

We had visitors tonight my big sister and my niece came to visit for a while and I was completely ignored :p My niece hasn,t seen him since his operation as she has been busy with work so he was playing up to her something terrible with the "I,m not being looked after, she doesn,t walk me or let me play" face on him and as usual each time I looked over to him I got the "still gonna pay for this mother". My niece has bought him a new toy that he will get tomorrow after his hospital visit so that should please him.

You are all right don,t think there is anything going to keep this little guy down, he has always made me laugh on a daily basis with his antics and even through all this has kept my spirits up any time I,ve gotten down about all this he does something naughty and that's me laughing, they really are a tonic. :D

Good luck for the appointment today! He is going to feel so much more comfy with the staples out. I will be looking out for his update later on! xx

Tracy:
Hoping for a good say for Woody to get rid of those staples. He will be thrilled to get them out and get a new toy all on the same day WOW!! Good Luck. Blessings
Patti

We,re finally back, staple, stiches and collar free :D Woody was amazing and done really well for the vet called Ian and Lisa the student vet.

Let me give you another giggle and insight into what I have to put up with owning this little guy. We arrived at the hospital made our way to the oncology department, where we were met with a man in scrubs (thought he was a nurse) who asked his name, and what he was in for as we chatted for a few minutes he told me he was not a nurse but he was a camera man doing a documentary on the hospital oncology wards and was looking for stories, he asked if he could take footage of Woody, which I agreed to so out comes the sound man, and the camera man and start filming Woody, who is staring right into the camera, a few oh and ah later and Woody spots the sound mans fluffy cover on his microphone and decides he,s having it as his toy, cue a Jack Russell in a comfy collar running up the corridor with a microphone in his mouth and me and the camera man chasing him. Got to him to realise that there was no way he was giving it up and as I was trying to persuade him to give me it, I looked up and all the vets, nurses, owners and admin staff are all out laughing and cheering at him. I was sooooo embarrassed and Woody well he took it in his stride and the camera man let him keep it. It was hilarious. :p

The second part of our day wasn,t so funny, confusing and gut churning is what I,d say. I will try and paraphrase all that happened. Woody,s pathology results showed that there was NO cancer in the anal sacs, they were inflamed, and impacted possible cause the diar he had the week leading up to surgery. It was found that there might or could be cancer cells floating towards his adrenal gland as the right one was 9.2 mm but this didn,t make sense to Ian the oncologist, as it was a left lymph node that was defiantely infected with the cancer and according to him if its left side node then it would be an organ on the left side infected and same with right side. The fluid flow showed that the cancer cells from the infected lymph node were most likely heading for the anal sacs and would infect them at some point down the line. He is asking the pathologist to have another look at all this as it doesn,t make sense to him, it can happen but it is very rare. So they can,t find the Primary Tumour, it may well be that it is so microscopic and this is why they can,t find it. My first question was had I put my baby through that surgery for nothing as that is how it felt, but I suppose they would have needed to come out in a few months time anyway.

So I may be dealing with a tumour of the adrenal gland now but will waiting and see what they say. We spoke of Chemo when I was there and the different types IV or tablet, and unfortunately they don,t think he is a good candidate for either :( There reasoning behind this is that the drugs suppress the immune system and with this bacteria bug in his urine (which can,t be treated) they feel he may need to be hospitalised for periods of time, and I know how stressed he gets so I couldn,t do that to him. Ian has said that he will have a meeting with the Head of oncology, him, Sam (pathologist) and Emma my IMS to discuss this case and see if there is anyway that the side effects from the chemo can be minimalized and also to go over the results to try and figure out if they can come up with a difinative answer on the primary tumour.

Sorry I,ve written an essay, but I was in with them for 4 hours going over everything. If Woody can,t have chemo, then I will love and spoil my boy for the time we have :D