Bryn :(

[Whippets Rule]

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Hope you'll all forgive me for putting this in whippets but he's mostly whippet.

This is Bryn and we're very sad this evening because we discovered this afternoon that Bryn had a swelling beside his bottom...at first i thought he had an impacted anal gland which he has had before.......however on further investigation and some latex gloves Bryn has a very large mass inside him running beside his bottom into his body, it extends atleast four inches into him and this evening his back has started to swell just in front and to the right of his tail base.

He is going to the vets in the morning but from the feel of things( and remember i work at the vets so have a pretty good idea what this is)i would say this is very very serious indeed.

Bryn is twelve years old and has a heart murmur therefore surgery of any kind holds a greater risk but given the location of this mass i would say it is highly unlikely to be operable,it is very solid and immobile.

I cannot tell you all how upset i am tonight because we are going through hell with Parker just now and we've just had our scare from Moonpig,with the credit crunch i don't know how much longer i'll have a job AND my sweet sweet little dog appears to have major problems...will someone please just shoot me now as i'm not sure i can do this anymore.

Bryn :wub:

 

[jinnyfizz]

It sounds as though you could do with

lots of hugs so here goes

:huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles:

:huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles:

I'm so sorry this has come on top of everything else

I truly hope this is benign and that Bryn can have just the

one op to sort it out, hun :thumbsup:

Good luck :luck: :luck: at the vets tomorrow and keep in touch with us on

K9 :huggles:

 

[hely]

oh im so sorry to here this, you really arent having much luck are you

i really hope bryn gets sorted :huggles:

:luck: :luck: :luck: :luck: :luck:

 

[meddling]

:huggles: :luck: :huggles: :luck: :huggles: :luck: :huggles: :luck:

to bryn and to you hun :huggles:

 

[Whippets Rule]

thanks guys...i've had a good cuddle with him and a good cry and now i look even more attractive with my red puffy eyes. :lol:

i just find this sort of thing very difficult as i tend to get totally smitten with my dogs no matter how hard i try not to get too attached it never works.

whatever is growing inside him is growing very fast because i'm always checking his bum :b ever since he had the impacted gland.

 

[peppermint lady]

oh dear how very sad

sending lots of :luck: :luck: and :huggles: :huggles: to you and Bryn, fingers crossed for good news at the vets

 

[islay]

We're thinking of you here at this end sending lots of positive support :luck: :luck: and :huggles: :huggles: from us

xxxxx

 

[Zephyr]

Oh, poor Bryn and poor you, of course you are beside yourself with worry, that's only natural. I was a veterinary nurse for many years, and sometimes it's worse when you know more, as you have more time to worry!

I do hope though that it is not as bad news as you fear. :luck:

Lots of gentle hugs to Bryn and Parker too :huggles: :luck:

 

[vs1]

That's awful news. I'm so sorry, you must be going mad with worry. I wish you the really best of luck at the vets. :luck: :luck: :luck: Lots of big hugs from me. :huggles: :huggles: :huggles:

Vicky

x

 

[Suerose]

Poor you, it must be terribly worrying. I do hope that it isn't as bad as you fear, and if it is that you will find the strength to face it. Gentle hugs to you both, will be keeping my fingers crossed for you :luck: :luck: :luck:

 

[AnnSa]

Bless his heart :huggles:

 

[J.T.]

[quote=Whippets Rule,Nov 15 2008, 08:09 PM

i just find this sort of thing very difficult as i tend to get totally smitten with my dogs no matter how hard i try not to get too attached it never works.

You wouldn't be the lovely caring owner you are if you didn't love them so much. It's the price we have to pay for having the company of all our dogs over the years. I know I'll be in bits when anything happens to any of mine

:huggles: to you and your lovely dogs :huggles:

Julie

 

[whippetmad]

Awwwww so sorry lots of hugs to you both :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles:

 

[Hula]

Hoping he is ok and lots of hugs to you both :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles:

 

[Sarah86]

Im really sorry to hear this. I hope it is not as bad as you think. Thinking fo you both :huggles: :huggles:

 

[allypally]

so sorry to hear this wishing you loads of :luck: :luck: :luck: and lots of cuddles for you all :huggles: :huggles: :huggles:

 

[maggiemay2]

so sorry to hear this, i do wish you the best of luck at the vets

thinking of you.... :huggles:

:luck: :luck: :luck: :luck: :luck:

 

[~Sally~]

heidi, i'm so sorry hun

sending you an bryn lots of hugs :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles:

 

[sue burton]

SO VERY SORRY LOTS OF :luck: :luck: :luck: :luck: :luck: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles:

 

[Whippets Rule]

hi folks,

Been to vets this morning and the vet isn't sure what to think soooo....he has antibiotics and pain relief and we have to give him those and if there isn't a significant improvement by wednesday then he has to go in and have samples of the mass taken under anaesthetic and be sent off to lab for analysis.

obviously the antibiotics are in case of infection....there is quite a lot of swelling on his back at the top of his pelvis but the mass near his bottom is a difficult one because it doesn't appear attached to his anal glands although it could still involve them.

the vet said it was good that he is neutered as this then rules out him having a massive prostate tumour or anal sac carcinoma(think it was that), because without testosterone he can't possibly have either of those. his lymph glands are all normal which is one good thing, as is the fact that this mass has grown so fast.

the only other concern is that he doesn't have a temperature which we would expect to find if he had an infection and was fighting it.

so until Wednesday we just have lots of fun and hope for the best....

we went straight from the vets and took him for a nice walk,took him into pets at home and bought him some nice treats cos he didn't have breakfast in case they needed to sedate him.

I was quite embarrassing myself cos i got a bit emotional in front of the vet,although she's lovely and tolerates my daftness as i work there. :b .

Trouble is Bryn is almost 12,Badger is 12 and Woody is 12 so i know for sure my boys are all on limited years now so every crisis with them could potentially be their last so it's always at the front of my mind because they are such a massive part of my life. i'm not naturally negative believe it or not but i am very realistic about the animals and their short lives.