Hi friends, what a week. It has been hectic here and Mom needed to pull away from all social media including the blog as Mom got a fright last week and could not relax. Poor Mom, she is getting old and does not need frights.
What happened was while she was brushing me, she found a lump on my belly, it is small and hard and Mom panicked. So, she made a vet appointment the following day and till the appointment she was stressed.
On Wednesday we went to the vet, a new vet at the clinic I go to and she was kind and nice. She immediately checked the lump, took a sample of it and tested the sample in their laboratory. It took about two hours, but it was worth the wait.
Sitting on the bus which is fun, Nili
What she found and explained all to me in easy English is that because I was rescued at the age of about 3, not spayed I most probably had had two heat cycles. So what happened is I have a lump on my Mammary Gland, “FNA 1cm SQ nodule ventral abd: Fatty material in the background with clusters and cells that have clear vacuoles/foamy cytoplasm. Occ macrophage or mesenchymal cell. No mitotic figures seen. Likely mammary adenoma/adenocarcinoma” Mom says if they did not take me for surgery we can take each day as it comes.
She has told Mom to monitor it and go with the flow, which we are doing. It is not bothering me, I am eating (must lose 3 lbs) playing, running and of course barking then obviously I am not in pain, and it is not bothering me. Otherwise, I am healthy phew.
So that has been our week, but I must not forget that I did go on an adventure last Friday. My Godmother picked us up and we went with a picnic to sit on the bay and try relaxing a bit, it was a lot of fun and I ran around like crazy and of course chased the birds. I cannot wait to do it again and it was exactly what Mom and I needed to calm down a bit.
If I sit nicely at the table maybe I will get something, Nili
I had to climb on the table to see the Bay, Nili
So that has been our week, busy as always, lots of park and play time,
Have a wonderful week
Nili and Mom
Those are scary finds. I’ve done that a few times with Henry. You kind of hold your breath until the vet says that it’s okay or okay for now and to “go with the flow” and monitor. I hope you can do that and not worry more than necessary. I love that you got away and enjoyed a different park. Henry says that Nili can’t diet all the time and needs a cookie from him.
Terri I did not sleep from worry but once I went to the vet, heard what it was, I was like a balloon that deflated and just breathed. Getting away was the best medicine for both of us and it was what we needed. As for diet, Henry you deserve lots of cookies from Nili and Nili will get one
Yes, that is scary, especially for your Mom. We’re sending you tons of Power of the Paw and hope all is a-o-k for years and years and years and then some. Thanks for joining Angel Brian’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
Terry thank you so much your Power of Paws am also praying we are over the lump. Thank you as always for your Thankful Thursday Blog Hop
Mercy, I hope it’s just a small nothing and never becomes anything. It happens to many of us, after all.
Your outing sounds like lots of fun.
Thanks and am relieved it is not serious as such, the outing was so much fun
Phew… What a scare! But I’m glad to hear you’re healthy.
Oh poor Ma! It’s so scary for us dog moms when a random bump appears and you have to wait to find out whether it’s something really nasty or just one of those annoying bumps. My Husky had lots of them as she aged. Our Vet calls them “old lady bumps”
Cathy I so agree with you it gave me a big fright but thank goodness it is an annoying bump. Icy was so special and I love that your vet called them “old lady bumps” I must remember that although Nili is still young.
What a scary week! SO relieved at the results, but I know firsthand how scary this type of news is and ohmygosh, the wait! Sending you both big hugs!
Thanks Dorothy and am so relieved it is nothing serious, it was a week from hell and Nili is sending you big hugs back