Send good doggie vibes to Bentley today
Bentley has surgery scheduled Monday morning so if you have some time, please say a prayer for Bentley (and me) asking for a smooth surgery and speedy recovery...
I found a little marble sized lump in on Bentley's right side while he enjoyed one of our massage/scratch sessions. It was hard but mobile within the skin (not attached to any internal organs). They aspirated it at the vet's office the next day and looked at it under the slide but it came back inconclusive, but suspicious enough that they wanted to remove it. She sent us on our way and told us that if he happens to have a reaction to the needle aspiration, similar to a bee sting (swelling and itchiness), to give him 3 adult Benedryl immediately and call her because it signifies that it is a mast cell tumor. Apparently mast cell tumors release histamine which causes the reaction.
We thought we were in the the clear because he didn't have an immediate reaction, but 30 hours later (at 3 o'clock in the morning) he woke us up shaking his ears and scratching. We turned on the lights to find his adorable little face all swollen and irritated from scratching. Of course we didn't have 3 Benedryl in our house, so Eric went to get them at the Walgreens down the street while I applied a cold wash cloth to his face. I had him jump in bed with me so that I could stop him from scratching and Eric spent the night on the couch.
It took about 2 days for the swelling to go down completely but he has been on Benedryl for 5 days solid and he still enjoys a good belly scratch. He seems to be back to normal now and even managed to go on a couple walk despite the the drowsiness. The tumor actually is smaller than a pea now...apparently they can change sizes pretty quickly which can trick some pet owners into thinking that everything is ok when it's not. I actually snipped off some hair around the lump and marked it with an X so that they know where to find now that it's so small ( the vet whose doing the surgery isn't the same as the vet who checked him over at the office initially).
Since we don't know what the poor little guy has ahead of him, I wanted to take a few photos while he's healthy and happy. We're staying positive but we're also concerned. This little guy is so special to us.
The prognosis all depends on the grade and stage of the tumor. We'll know more after they get a peak inside and we get the pathology report back. We'll keep you updated. Enjoy the plethora of images.
I found a little marble sized lump in on Bentley's right side while he enjoyed one of our massage/scratch sessions. It was hard but mobile within the skin (not attached to any internal organs). They aspirated it at the vet's office the next day and looked at it under the slide but it came back inconclusive, but suspicious enough that they wanted to remove it. She sent us on our way and told us that if he happens to have a reaction to the needle aspiration, similar to a bee sting (swelling and itchiness), to give him 3 adult Benedryl immediately and call her because it signifies that it is a mast cell tumor. Apparently mast cell tumors release histamine which causes the reaction.
We thought we were in the the clear because he didn't have an immediate reaction, but 30 hours later (at 3 o'clock in the morning) he woke us up shaking his ears and scratching. We turned on the lights to find his adorable little face all swollen and irritated from scratching. Of course we didn't have 3 Benedryl in our house, so Eric went to get them at the Walgreens down the street while I applied a cold wash cloth to his face. I had him jump in bed with me so that I could stop him from scratching and Eric spent the night on the couch.
It took about 2 days for the swelling to go down completely but he has been on Benedryl for 5 days solid and he still enjoys a good belly scratch. He seems to be back to normal now and even managed to go on a couple walk despite the the drowsiness. The tumor actually is smaller than a pea now...apparently they can change sizes pretty quickly which can trick some pet owners into thinking that everything is ok when it's not. I actually snipped off some hair around the lump and marked it with an X so that they know where to find now that it's so small ( the vet whose doing the surgery isn't the same as the vet who checked him over at the office initially).
Since we don't know what the poor little guy has ahead of him, I wanted to take a few photos while he's healthy and happy. We're staying positive but we're also concerned. This little guy is so special to us.
The prognosis all depends on the grade and stage of the tumor. We'll know more after they get a peak inside and we get the pathology report back. We'll keep you updated. Enjoy the plethora of images.
posted by Erica L. Christopher at
8:48 PM
1 Comments:
He is the MOST handsome guy!! I love all these pictures of him. You're getting a lot of positive vibes sent your way from VA... I'm just so happy that he has you guys as parents, he's very luck!
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