Pets
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Hey @Oaktavia hows Indigo doing? Any updates? Wishing y’all well.
Still waiting on biopsy results.
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Hoping for good news @Oaktavia
Chicken enjoyed mouthfuls of frozen grass today
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Bad news folks…our male Golden boy who we call Indigo has a tumor inside his mouth on his upper palette. Biopsy on Monday will determine whether or not it is cancerous. He isn't even two years old yet. My wife is destroyed and I am acting as the strong one. Inside I'm really sad.
I’m just now seeing this @Oaktavia I hope for the best for you guys.
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Thanks folks, today is the first possible day to find out, as they gave us a 3-5 day wait period which means Saturday should be the last day we could find out. It's fucking terrifying to be honest and I hate waiting for something so important. My wife is freaking out, with good reason.
Even if the tumor is benign, the vet will have to cut it out of his mouth once a year for the rest of his life, as it will continue to grow. The vet said some dogs that not allow their owners to check their mouths (?) have come into his office with tumors growing all the way down their throats. Indigos was the size of a small grape.
Amanda did a little bit of research and she found out (if it's true…who knows with the internet) that apparently male dogs are twice as likely to develop mouth tumors compared to females. Coincidently, Goldens Retrievers and German Shepherds (the breed we are looking to adopt in the next 10+ years) are the most vulnerable breeds to grow them. Go fucking figure.
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Good luck @Oaktavia !
I think the ultimate cancer machine is the Bernese mountain dog, a shame because they are lovely creatures.
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Thanks fellers @mclaincausey @goosehd
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Good luck @Oaktavia !
I think the ultimate cancer machine is the Bernese mountain dog, a shame because they are lovely creatures.
boxers are pretty bad, too. I've had close to 10, and all but two have developed some form of cancer. Gut-wrenching, to say the least…
gotta be hyper vigilant when vetting breeders, and even sometimes then, things go awry
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Update on Indigo:
So good new but not quite out of the woods. The biopsy revealed no cancerous cell but the vet stated that since that wasn't the whole tumor that we cannot completely rule it out. He is getting us steroids for him to see if that does anything. If the they work, the mass will shrink and that'll be it. If they don't work, next steps will be taken to determine his diagnosis.
So not exactly the answer we were expecting. I thought today we would either be told yes or no…but like most things I don't understand, it's more complicated than that. My wife sees this as good news, but I'm having a hard time with it. We will find out in two to three weeks. If the mass/tumor goes away, that means he could have hurt himself by chewing in something he found around the house or outside somewhere. Which is what we initially thought it was.
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@Oaktavia this sounds like pretty good news, even if it’s not quite a full answer. I hate to say it, but this might be one of those times when you should listen to your wife (it doesn’t have to set a precedent or anything :)).
You are correct my dude
Best of luck with Indigo @Oaktavia , sounds encouraging. To me the most frustrating part of medical issues with our furry friends is that they don't talk.
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@Oaktavia glad to hear Indigo has some positive news. I understand how frustrating it is to not have a concrete answer one way or the other. Feels like such a shitty limbo. It’s incredible what those steroids can do. Hopefully it can be short term and Indigo and your family can get back to some sense of normal.
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I always thought I was a hunting dog man…but I now know I’m actually a cat lady
Timber chillun’ on my legs.
