Hi all ...I'm new to your group. I found you by accident while searching for what to do next for our Buddy. Our story...it's short so warning. A week ago tomorrow I took the day off work to get him into the vet sor some awful breath, thinking he had an infected tooth or something. Vet says...Teeth look great, you do a great job! Then "I see the problem". There is a mass in his mouth under his tongue. Lymph node is swollen, but that could be the infection from the broken skin in his mouth...fair enough. But bring him in first thing Monday morning for a biopsy and x-rays...we need to see what we are dealing with. Monday comes, I drop him off and pray. Vet calls, he is ready and we have the x rays to view.
We all go down to the vet as he puts the x rays up. His lower jaw on the left side has no bone left, the tumor wrapped under the chin and has an inch or so out of the right side...waiting on biopsy...Results Osteoscaroma. Ugh...what is THAT?? Not good is what the vet says. Need a sample of the lymph node to see if it's spread and x ray of the chest. WHAT this is too fast...slow down. No can do...chest xray on Wednesday...small patches inconclusive...wait on lymph node....POSITIVE...
We have gone from a possible infected tooth to "Im sorry there is nothing we can do" We have an idea of what to look for but last night really tempted me. Buddy was up licking...licking ...licking. To the point he was licking the carpet because he was so tired. I layed on the floor and calmed him...took 30 min. He fell back asleep. Has anyone had experience with this type of behavior? Is it a coping mechinism? Any insight you have on the final days will really help me prepare...or cope myself. Thanks in advance!!
We all go down to the vet as he puts the x rays up. His lower jaw on the left side has no bone left, the tumor wrapped under the chin and has an inch or so out of the right side...waiting on biopsy...Results Osteoscaroma. Ugh...what is THAT?? Not good is what the vet says. Need a sample of the lymph node to see if it's spread and x ray of the chest. WHAT this is too fast...slow down. No can do...chest xray on Wednesday...small patches inconclusive...wait on lymph node....POSITIVE...
We have gone from a possible infected tooth to "Im sorry there is nothing we can do" We have an idea of what to look for but last night really tempted me. Buddy was up licking...licking ...licking. To the point he was licking the carpet because he was so tired. I layed on the floor and calmed him...took 30 min. He fell back asleep. Has anyone had experience with this type of behavior? Is it a coping mechinism? Any insight you have on the final days will really help me prepare...or cope myself. Thanks in advance!!