Sad to say he has a tumour under his tongue and bumps, lumps and sore patches elsewhere as well. He seems OK in himself and the Vet is of the opinion that for the moment there is nothing to do other than keep an eye on how things develop. Although it is quite a large tumour it isn't interfering with his ability to eat or breath so until it does we wait. At that point it may be possible to remove it without too much trouble but we wouldn't know at that point if it was malignant or not, and if the latter if it has spread. Bugger!
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| George last year, before he became ill |
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| Still happy especially with a new toy |
He is about nine years old now, I say about as he is a rescue from Spain so we can't be certain as to his exact age. He has slowed down a bit in the last couple of years but still loves his walks, although of late he's struggled with the stairs and doesn't always want to come upstairs to sleep at night.
We knew that there would come a time when health issues would arise, we just didn't realise how quickly that was going to be upon us.
Barney on the other hand continues in the same old way, barking at every passing dog cat, squirrel or hedgehog and generally lording it around the house and garden. No signs of slowing down with him.
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| Barney doing cute |
Sorry to hear that about George. My dog got a tumor on her mouth that fell off, then came back and was with her until she died. She was too old to get a biopsy, unfortunately. However, she would get benign cysts on her skin all the time and eventually they just fell off. We were lucky to be with her for 19 years. Hope George has many more years with you.
ReplyDeleteI feel for you mate, I really do. Hope George continues to enjoy life in an obviously very loving home.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to hear your bad news , here's hoping for the best
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