Molly, 13 yr, shih tzu - lhasa aspo - Molly has passed

Just stopping by to give you hugs.

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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.