Matt and I dropped off Molly at the vets office this morning at 7:30 am. We followed all the vets pre-operation orders. She wasn't allowed to eat after 8 pm, and wasn't allowed to drink water after midnight. We also have been giving her Benadryl for the past two days.
This morning before surgery she had pre-operation blood work done. It all looked ok except for her one of her liver counts. One count was elevated while the other was normal. However, the vet doesn't seem to be too worried about the elevated level right now. She said it can be a sign of Cushings' Disease in dogs, but Molly would be showing signs like drinking enormous amounts of water and not being able to hold her bladder for the whole night. So after asking me a few questions, the vet once again assured me that Molly doesn't fit those characteristics.
Then surgery began. After shaving the area, another lump was found. However, the vet aspirated it and after doing four cytology's (4 glass slides), she said that there were not mast cells in the lump, and it is not another tumor. After surgery she applied a steroid cream to the area and we are going to monitor it, but she thinks it is just an irritated spot on Molly's skin that may have been before shaving or might have been caused by shaving.
According to the vet, the surgery went well. She feels confident that she got clear margins. The tumor will be sent out today for biopsy and the results should be in by next Tuesday. The vet said that she will call me when she gets the results.
So Matt and I were able to pick up Molly early - according to the vet because she didn't so much love the cage and was "singing." So we were able to pick up Molly at 1:00 pm instead of 4:00 pm. After arriving at home, Matt and I tried to calm Molly down - she was whining/crying and panting. We went on a walk to the mailbox and back. Matt left about 30 minutes later going back to work for the afternoon and I've been watching Molly still recover from being knocked out in the surgery. She spends most of the time trying to lay down on her operated side - poor kid - while whining. But she has also taken two naps, one that last 20 minutes and she's been in the second one for about 10 minutes now - after I took her out to walk a little bit and gave her about 1/4 a cup of dog food.
Matt and I will keep you updated...but as for right now...we are both glad that Molly's surgery went well and will be spending the next 10 days watching our little one.
Thanks for everyone's concern and care. It was touching.
3 comments:
So glad everything seems to have gone well. Poor Molly!!! Hopefully she relaxes and recovers quickly.
we're glad to hear things went well. i went home and gave our puppies an extra hug and kiss after reading about molly's surgery yesterday...and extra treats, too.
Wow...poor baby! Well, glad you found the lump, glad it is out, and thrilled she is on her way to recovery form it! Now I know she'll be "lake jumping" again! Grandmothers worry about these things!
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