Circling/Falling

Oh that's great news. Thanks for the happy update on your Nikky!

It was going so well for my little guy. I woke up this morning and noticed Nikky had a humongous swelling on the left side of his throat. He seems fine otherwise eating drinking and playing. I called the vet and just got to run him over as he was going home. He took a quick look and his lymph node is terribly swollen. The vet is pretty sure it is a tumor can't tell if it is malignant or benign. I am going to take him back in tomorrow afternoon to get it aspirated to see if it is malignant. Hope not the vet did say the treatment is similar in any case i.e. keep him on his steroids and antibiotics. Here's hoping whatever the mass is it is benign.The growth came on very quickly and the growth rate was astounding. He doesn't think it is just a cyst.

Oh, poor thing....sending vibes your way and prayers. Keep us updated.

Oh no. I am very sorry to see this. I'm thinking of you and Nikky and praying all will be well for him.

Please keep us posted.

I too am thinking of Nikki. Please let us know what is found.

Tumor is benign. Treatment is the same antibiotic and steroid. However the gland is very swollen and is large. It cannot be drained or removed. I am at a loss as to what to do. His current meds do not seem to be helping to reduce the swelling one bit. He is still eating drinking seems to be in no discomfort whatsoever. Does anyone have any ideas? Obviously if this keeps growing it will affect his ability to eat drink breath.

Well, the benign is good news. What is your vet's recommendation? I suggest a consult with a specialist.

I went to talk to the vet today. He said to keep a close watch on the growth. So long as it does not get any bigger nothing needs to be done. He told me he has a dog who has a similar kind of growth so as long as it doesn't grow towards the throat and affect his breathing drinking or eating to leave it alone. He said it could be removed with little to no problem if it gets worrisome.

While Nikky's growth has not gotten appreciably larger he has managed to catch a cold. This is alarming because he has been on Amoxicillin and steroids for a bit over two months. He is not interested in eating for the past couple of days. We have been hand feeding him his wet food and giving him water through the injectors we use to give him his liquid meds. He does get up to drink and use the litterbox but he has markedly declined the past three days. He actually appeared to be coming back to some type of normality besides the growth. I don't know how long it is fair to keep him going like this. Very sad.

I hope you can get Nikky in to see the vet today. Please kep us posted.

Nikky passed on late this afternoon. Thanks for all the kind words. He will be sorely missed. RIP baby.

Oh no. How awful.

to you.

RIP Nikky. Play at the Bridge sweetheart

I am so sorry.