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Thread: KiKi is having his leg amputated...

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    KiKi is having his leg amputated...

    My boyfriends vet called him with the biopsy results. Its an aggressive cancer that grows rapidly but they do not believe itll spread, its only localized....and neither his vet, or my vet thinks they will ever be able to get all of it out of that joint, so tuesday morning, we are amputating. The vet doesnt feel lumps anywhere else and he is eating, drinking, pooping and playing fine.

    We are waiting on his bloodwork, itll be back today or tomorrow..so if you could spare some good thoughts for us, id appreciate it.

    My boyfriend lives about an hour away, and he is very very squeamish, if he sees blood, bloody bandages, he passes out...so Kiki is being operated on at my vet, and he will stay here with me until he is all patched up and ready to go home with his daddy.


    Here he is at the vet this morning....



    Thanks in advance!

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    My prays are coming for KiKi and for you two as well.

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    Aawww - poor Kiki. Good news tho, that it doesn't appear that it has spread.

    Prayers for Kiki, that all goes well, and he is up and learning to maneuver with his new and revised anatomy, in no time at all!

    Prayers for you and "dad" too.
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    Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are going out to Kiki. I hope that everything goes well and that he recovers quickly.

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    The CREW is sending their best. Demetri in particular as he is a tri, he says to tell Kiki not to worry, it only slows the jumping down. But it brakes work great if you drop your butt to stop.
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    Prayers for poor Kiki - it's OK, honey, you'll adapt just fine! I'm sorry you have to go through it, though.
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    Prayers for Kiki, that this is life-saving for him, and that he recovers quickly.

    I'd be surprised if there were "bloody bandages" as I think they suture up with some extra skin and it is quite clean.

    But still, you get to spoil Kiki at your place for a while, and give him some pain meds.

    Looking forward to a good update!
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    Prayers for KiKi and for the surgeons, that everything goes well and he has a long cancer-free life ahead of him!
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    Beautiful Kiki we will be thinking of you and wishing you all the best for your surgery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karen View Post
    Prayers for KiKi and for the surgeons, that everything goes well and he has a long cancer-free life ahead of him!

    My prayers for the same. A successful surgery & complete recovery for KiKi.
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    Oh I am so sorry to read this about KiKi.. But its for the best.. My Babies also tell KiKi donts worry you will be fine in no time at all.. I have 3 Tripod babies & they go faster than the 4 legged ones.. Sending Lots of Prayers & Huggss from Texas.. Keep us posted on how all goes ok.. All paws crossed..

    Quote Originally Posted by GILL View Post
    The CREW is sending their best. Demetri in particular as he is a tri, he says to tell Kiki not to worry, it only slows the jumping down. But it brakes work great if you drop your butt to stop.

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    I am so glad the cancer has not seemed to have spread. I am wishing KiKi a speedy recovery and a long, long, life.
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    Aww, I was hoping it wouldn't come to this. But at least they feel they can get rid of it and Kiki will live a nice long healthy life after this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Catty1 View Post
    Prayers for Kiki, that this is life-saving for him, and that he recovers quickly.

    I'd be surprised if there were "bloody bandages" as I think they suture up with some extra skin and it is quite clean.

    But still, you get to spoil Kiki at your place for a while, and give him some pain meds.

    Looking forward to a good update!
    While we were waiting for the biopsy results, he actually bit into the tumor and we bandaged it...he got it off, we bandaged it again, even with the e collar on. He bled real bad all over Kris's place....and today we were at the vet because its actually infected now. But he told me he almost passed out when he saw the stitches from the previous removal, so with his leg totally gone, itll probably make him queasy.

    I just cant wait to get it over with. Ive had family over from NY and weve been juggling work, collars, bandages, with grandmas visit.

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    Poor KiKi. They can analyze the tissue from the leg in much more detail after the amputation.

    Smokey the Elder looked like Frankenstein's Kitty but didn't bother the staples. They didn't bleed at all. She was the best patient ever. She hopped up the stairs the night I brought her home.

    The only thing is that if he has an itch on that side, you need to scratch it for him. Smokey used to twitch her hip joint when she needed a scratch.
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