So, on the 18th May 2016 I dropped my baby off at Tygerberg Animal Hospital for his CT scan. I was advised that he would be on a drip before, during and after the procedure as some dogs react badly to the iodine dye they are injected with for the contrasted CT scan. I felt incredibly stressed as I’d already researched what could go wrong and I also knew that they stop the dog breathing for 30 – 45 seconds when scanning the lungs – this too freaked me out! I left there feeling emotionally drained and went for a drive to calm down before going back to work. It was the longest wait of my life to hear how McCarthy was doing and to find out whether his organs had been affected. I was so grateful to God to hear at 3:45pm that he was doing well and that the cancer hadn’t spread to his organs. When I fetched him at 8pm that night he was bouncy and happy – such a relief. He was then booked in for surgery to remove the two affected little toes on Friday, the 20th May. Another stressful day, but not as long a wait. By 11:45am I received a lovely message with a photo of my bandaged up little dog from the hospital saying he was awake and out of theatre. They said they would let me know how long he’d have to stay in hospital, but at 3pm I received a call saying he was doing so well that they were happy to discharge him. I couldn’t wait to fetch him. He was a little unhappy and unbalanced on Friday night and fell over when trying to wee, still getting used to using only one foreleg and holding the bandaged one up, but by Saturday he was hopping around so quickly – I had to run after him. He has been such a little trooper and I’m amazed at how well he is doing. Tomorrow he goes back to hospital to be sedated for the first bandage change. The amputated toes are currently with the pathologist and I will only hear in about two weeks’ time whether they got clear margins of the soft tissue and whether there is no cancer in the bones. I really hope and pray that they got it all, but if not, he will have to have that little leg amputated…
I’m glad that McCarthy is doing so well. Did you get the path report back yet?
I also wanted to remind you to put a title on your blog post because that acts as the hotlink to allow people to get to your blog from the other Tripawds pages.
Karen
Thanks Karen! Still waiting for the pathology report 🙁
Have you gotten any news yet? How’s McCarthy doing? We’re keeping our paws crossed for you!
Hi Jerry, unfortunately no news on pathology report yet 🤕and sadly little McCarthy has not been well this week. He is currently in hospital on a drip and anti biotics and having blood work done to check kidneys and liver. He has an infection of some kind – high white blood cell count. Vet says there have been many gastro issues this week, so hopefully it’s just that and due to his compromised immune system post surgery he’s little body isn’t fighting fit. Waiting for another kidney test result which should come tomorrow. Really praying a night on the drip and right meds will make him feel much stronger again. Home isn’t the same without my baby – I miss him terribly 😰