My Pug Scoop (Precious Scoop has passed... )

We are all worried about you and Scoop. I do hope the surgery went okay and that Scoop is at home with you and well on the road to recovery and that you can all have a Happy Thanksgiving.

hugs,
Sharlene

Thank you so much everyone. Sorry I haven't checked in sooner. There's been so much. I just typed for awhile and I lost what I typed. My computer acts up. I'll be typing and then everything just disappears. So I'll try again. Maybe I'll send some info and then start again. I need to talk. There's a lot to tell. Scoop made it through the surgery and came home last Saturday. Don't know all the results just yet. The surgeon removed his left ear canal. Also found out his pituitary tumor size. 8mmx3mm I know that's not good but that's not what the neurologist initially told us. I have to tell you about it in another post later. Scoop's eyesight has gotten worse. He's been having a hard time. Now he has a cornal ulcer on his left eye. The same side they did the surgery. That had been the better of the two eyes with the cataracts. I was so optomistic after the surgery. The neurologist had told us the tumor was small and the surgeon was optomistic what was in his ear was infection, not a tumor. I know for sure there was infection but haven't heard about if there was a tumor in there. The pituitary tumor scares me so, so much. Scoop has just been getting worse and I am so, so sad and scared. All I do is cry. More later.
Vicki-Scoop and Raleigh's mom

I just wanted to stop in and say I am so sorry for what you and Scoop are going through. My heart goes out to you. It seems a lot of us on here sit around and cry a lot. I am thinking about you and Scoop.

Big Hugs,

Ro and Chey

Sometimes crying is the best way to let it all out and then you find your strength after a really good cry.

Let us know when you can. We are here for you, never doubt that. You can come here and talk all you want about whatever you need to get off your chest.

Oh Vicki :( I'm soooooo sorry that Scoop is having such a hard time and so are you. I would be exactly the same. Just let it go, cry, scream, whatever you need to do. It's anguish and it just needs to come out.

okay, so the tumor size isn't great, but it's not all horrible. What do the neurologist and the surgeon say now?
What you need is a plan going forward that you are comfortable with. Scoop might end up noting being able to see so well, or at all, but they are amazing creatures and can and will adapt as they need to. Leslie can tell you all about that.
Lets just try as hard as we can to find the joy in every moment and whatever comes tomorrow, you will be able to get through it somehow, because Scoop needs you and loves you. We'll be right here with you as much as you want us to be.
As for typing it all out. Trying typing it on notepad or wordpad and then copy paste it into the Reply box once you have it ready. That way you won't lose it and you can say what you want and however much you want.

love and some super big hugs your way,

Sharlene and Molly Muffin

So sorry to read of Scoops troubles... hope everything settles down for you both. How frustrating going through surgery with still more problems. Lots of hugs coming your way
Trish xx

I am so sorry to hear that Scoop is having a hard time right now. I know it is so scary. I will say a prayer for his comfort & healing & peace for you.

Hi Vickie,

Thanks for letting us hear from you. I know how distressed you are right now and how much you have on your plate to do to care for Scoop after the surgery. I am really glad things have gone as well as they have to this point. That's a good sign. ;)

Don't panic about the pituitary tumor just yet. Wait til you can talk to the surgeon and until all the path reports come in. Macroadenomas on the pituitary gland are typically classed as such once they reach 10mm or larger according to Mar Vista Animal Medical Center. They have some good info at this link - http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body...roadenoma.html

If Scoop is losing his sight, his behaviors could be confused a bit with neurological signs as he learns to adjust to his darkening world. He may seem confused, frightened over things you don't grasp, uncoordinated and such yet have nothing to do with a tumor. The good thing is that the vast majority of blind dogs adjust just fine to the situation and learn to rely on their other, heightened, senses like smell, hearing and touch to navigate the world. It is typically much harder on us humans who love them than it is on our babies. ;) I have two blind babies but they were blind when they came to me so I didn't go through the measures many take to save the sight. Addy has quite a bit of experience with eye problems and I'm sure she will be glad to share with you. Others here have gone down the same road, too. But I can offer you reassurances that blindness isn't as bad for them as we often think and that they can and do operate without sight just fine. My first experience was with a Great Dane who was both deaf and blind. She taught me how to communicate with her via vibrations - these babies are very often our teachers, not the other way around. By observing them carefully, we can usually tell which sense is dominate and work with that sense to help them. If he does lose his sight, I'll be glad to give you some ideas to help him. ;)

A tip for long posts - if you will click on the "Preview" button next to the "submit" button, it will sort of save your post to that point. You can scroll down just a bit from the preview pane and see the reply box where you can continue typing. By hitting Preview, you save your work to that point. ;) Learned that one the hard way myself! :D

Hang in there and know we are with you all the way.
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

Hi...oh i my heart hurts for you...i realize your filled with worry, and not knowing....how i hope you can feel everyone reaching out for you and scoop, hope you and scoop can feel lift up in prayer.
I had a pug who could not see....and what happened was his other senses kicked into higher gear and it was almost like he "saw" better. Hard to explain. I also heard that if you place scented candles on ground outside and inside it helps them find their way around, and you can even keep scents grouped to help them know what section of house or yard they are in. Hope we all hear from you soon.

Thank you so much everyone for all the kind words, love and prayers. It's great to have so many friends to talk to.

I heard from the surgeon yesterday. She said it was infection in Scoop's left ear and no sign of cancer on the reports. That's great news.

Leslie-Thank you for the website on the tumors. I will be checking it out. I am so confused about all that. Different doctors say different things.

Scoop's corneal ulcer got big fast. He had to have a third eyelid flap done on Saturday to try to help it to heal. There might be infection in there too. All this infection is probably because of the Cushing's disease. Scoop sleeps so much.

Scoop couldn't have his ACTH test done after his increase to 40mg because of the surgery putting so much stress on him.

More another time.

Vicki-Scoop and Raleigh's mom