Feeling scared. Dog in vets tonight.

[PlantDoctor]

Found a small lump on my lovely greyhound's side a month ago. Vet initially thought torn muscle+infection, then blood blister, now tumour. He's been fine in himself, other than losing a little weight, but it's grown from about 2cm to 10cm in such a short time.

He went in to have it removed and the vet said the surgery was more complicated than they initially thought from the CT scan. They had to remove some muscle and not sure if they got everything as it was extending behind his ribs. They will send to be tested for malignancy but I can't see it being benign if it has grown that fast.

He had to stay in overnight as he has a drain in to remove lots of fluid that was surrounding it. Apparently he will have the drain for a few days but hopefully I can pick him up tomorrow.

I'm just so scared about his recovery and what the future holds for him. Even this morning you wouldn't have known there was anything wrong if you didn't see the lump.

Feeling really heartbroken even though he's still alive. I just have an awful feeling about it all.

He's my best friend and has been with me through an awful lot. We've had him for 8 years. I call him my 'office supervisor' as he sits with me all day while I WFH. Not sure why I'm posting other than I can't sleep with worry 😞

I am so sorry your beloved is poorly and having to stay at vet's overnight. He's in the best place for proper medical care but of course you miss him and are worried. I understand that awful feeling all too well. I really hope he will be well enough to come home tomorrow and you can look after him as you want to. If he has to stay in longer, you could maybe take in something you've recently worn with your scent on it to put in his cage so he's comforted by the smell even if you're not there with him.

I'll be up for a couple more hours if you want to 'chat'. I understand the fear and anxiety you are battling 💐

Hopefully no reply from you means you did manage to drop off to sleep. I hope that's the case and that you can sleep through. Sending all best wishes for when you speak to the vet later, and hopefully it will be good news

I'll go up to bed myself now, but am thinking of you and your boy x

Im keeping everything crossed for good news.

Oh @PlantDoctor , what a worry. We'll keep everything crossed here for good news for your lovely boy ❣️ 🐾 🐾

Aw I hope your pooch is ok

Hi everyone, thanks for the messages. Sorry I didn't reply last night @thesnowdog. Must have finally dropped off.

He's definitely doing better than I expected from yesterday. I've set him up with a massive comfy bed on the floor and blocked off the sofa and stairs so he can't jump. He had eaten some for food me which was what they were most worried about last night, so that's great.

Half of his body is shaved so he looks like a naked mole rat or something. Several big dressings and a drain that I need to empty twice a day, but thankfully not much liquid coming out now. He's walking better than I expected too considering they removed some muscle.

Still very worried about the test results and whether they got it all, but he's doing better than I feared for now.

Thanks for kind support xx

I'm so sorry your boy is in the wars 🤕

My two greys and I are sending our love to you and yours, hopefully he'll be zooming again in no time!

Wow, they never cease to amaze us do they, with how well they cope with whatever life throws at them!

I know you're still going to worry until you get his results, but in the meantime please give him a kiss on his big pointy nose from me.

Poor baby. How is he doing now?

@LadyGrillingSole thanks :)

@CarrieMoonbeams it's quite amazing how much they can deal with really! He even tried to jump into the car boot and onto the sofa. I lifted him in and out of the car and have created a barrier out of clothes racks to stop him jumping onto the sofa! Silly old man!

@SnoopySantaPaws he's quite calm. He did really well eating earlier so I'm really pleased with that. Even scrounging now from his sick bed!

It's a good sign he's scrounging from his sick bed!

Hope you both get a good nights sleep & tomorrow is a good day!!

Had test results back and it's haemangiosarcoma. Googled it and regretted it instantly as prognosis is so terrible. 😞 They said if they got all of it then he should have a few more months. If it had begun to spread then maybe more like 2 months, but of course they don't know. Can't be treated with chemo or anything. It's called the 'silent killer' as usually starts in spleen and doesn't cause symptoms until the dog suddenly collapses, so we were lucky it developed under the skin where I could see it.

Recovery from surgery is going well though. He's been wanting to go for little walks (like 10 mins), which the vet allowed as he was getting a bit antsy staying home all the time. Should be having the stitches out on Monday.

I'm so very sorry. I can't imagine everything you must be feeling right now. I know you'll give him the best few months ever 💙.

Feel free to tell us a bit about him if you'd like to. I love sighthounds, they're the best.

So sorry to hear the news isn’t good. I hope you get to enjoy some time together - we had to say goodbye to our lovely whippet in October - knew when the time was right and he didn’t suffer - that brings us some comfort. Take care xx

Oh no, I was hoping he'd be over the worst and on the way to recovery 😞

I'm sure he'll have so much love he'll have everything he could possibly want for the next phase of his life. Even though I'm crying for you as I type, a grey surrounded by the love of his family is one of the lucky ones 😭