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July 30, 2007
Second Round Of Chemo
Mom went to the doctor today, so here is the update:
* This Wednesday she is having a CAT scan to check and see if there is still a mass in her stomach and also, to look at her bowels.
* All of her blood counts are high enough so she does not have to wear a mask while in public. Also, she can eat whatever she wants.
* This Friday she will be readmitted to the cancer center for another round of chemotherapy. She will be there until Tuesday or Wednesday. If Kevin is still getting very little fluid from her Denver Cather, they will remove this when she goes in on Friday.
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Now for an update on Guido:
If you don’t remember what has gone on with him read THIS post.
I know, if you don’t have a Pug or a dog, this probably sounds gross, but believe me, the people who do own dogs, will want to hear this.
He finished taking the steroid, but Kevin took him back to the vet today because his ear was red and because he had some sort of growth right by his black armpit.
The vet said he has an ear infection, which we suspected. She gave us some ear drops to take care of that. She referred to the growth as a skin tumor. She said there is only a 10% chance it will go away on its own.
So, he is scheduled to have it removed on August 15th. It will be $70 to have it removed and another $60 to have it sent to a lab for testing. We will definitely be sending it for testing. They will only use a local anesthesia and not actually make him go to sleep because the risk of complications is higher for Pugs when they put them to sleep. The vet also said that Guido has such a good nature, they will just hold him during the procedure.
This is a picture showing his skin tumor and you also get a good view of his black armpit:
I feel very bad for him. He's just a baby.
Posted by tami at July 30, 2007 5:50 PM
Comments
I am glad everything is going good with your mom. I hope the catscan results are good.
Poor Guido, give him a pat on the head and tell him that Holly Dog says....ruff ruff ruff(get better soon)...lol
Posted by: Chastity at July 30, 2007 9:36 PM
The cat will gnall the thing off for free,wet in his ear and all this will cost (Zippo) . Dog gets well, cat gets happy !!!
Posted by: Dennis at July 30, 2007 9:39 PM
Great news about your Mom! I hope everything goes well with Guido. I'm surprised they aren't putting him completely under. They always put Norman under when he has had lumps removed. That doesn't look like Norman's Mast Cell Tumors - probably just a cyst. We're keeping our fingers crossed that it comes back clean!
Posted by: Tammy at July 31, 2007 9:20 AM
I'll say a prayer for my great nephew! And Tater will too!
Posted by: Becky at August 1, 2007 1:12 PM
I know what you mean about wanting to be careful with Guido. We just had our cat, Hattie, in for a dental appointment at the vet's. She has a sore on her face that keeps recurring, or actually never quite healing. Turns out one of her upper molars, right below the sore, was badly decayed.
She had two teeth removed. It was expensive, but less than we'd pay at our own dentist, that's for sure! Hopefully, the sore will heal now. If not, our vet said we should have it removed and stitch up the spot, and have a pathologist take a look just to be safe.
When will mom have the results of the CT scan?
Posted by: gw at August 2, 2007 7:26 PM