It's been a while since my last post, and I apologize for that. This past week has been a bit rough on us. Not only did I have a major project going live at the office that kept me there for 12 + hours a day - but our newest addition; Lillie, our black pug, needed surgery.
We had found a bump on her left thigh in Decemeber. We brought her to our vet and they performed a needle aspirate. Inconclusive results. They gave us some histamine blocking medications and told us to go back in two weeks. Two weeks later the bump was still there. It was not any bigger, nor painful, but still there ensuring we hadn't forgotten about it.
We took her back to the vet, and this time, after performing another needle aspirate they were able to find the cells we were hoping would not be found. She had what was called a Mast Cell Tumor, and they wanted to take it out.
When we got back home we poured through the internet sites to see what we were up against. Apparantly if your dog has to have cancer, this is the type to get. It is similar to skin cancer in humans. Not removing the tumor could cause internal organs to eventually become affected. So, we opted for removal.
Lille had surgery on Thursday and the tumor was removed. Now we wait about four days to hear what stage we're in. Stage one is our hopes. Stage two and/or three would require more aggressive treatments - and a bald pug with Washington state weather, is not a good mix.
She's doing great and moves like she doesn't have these stitches to worry about. She's also milking it for all it's worth and getting lots of extra attention and treats.
