Ramone is in surgery...*possible scary update post 27*

[Shelteez2]

About a month ago I noticed a lump on Ramone. It was small and looked just like the cyst on Em's back so I just kept an eye on it. Then a couple weeks ago it changed and got pretty big and hard. So last week I took him into the vet to have it looked at. We did a cytology on it to see what it could be. The vet said it was a funky looking lump. The cytology came back showing spindle cells. She said that spindle cells can be caused by certain kinds of tumors and said we need to get it off of him. So I just got back from dropping him off at the vet. They are hoping to remove the lump fully, but if they can't they will at least get a good sized sample to send away. They may not be able to get it all because of it's location. Its on his back at the base of his stubby, probably the only place on his whole body where he doesn't have a ton of loose skin.
They will call me when he is out of surgery and I can go pick him up.

[k9krazee]

Aww, poor guy. I'm sending good sir-jury and recovery vibes! Keep us updated!

[Taz_Zoee]

I hope it is nothing serious. And I will be thinking of Ramone until he gets home with you.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Hi God ~

Sorry we're late wiff dis alert - but we just found out! :(

Ramone needs You up in Kanada rite now ...
He's havin Sir Jury onna nastee *lump* onna butt ...
Please help da White Coats get it all off - then please follow up inna Lab
wiff da tests.

THANKS, God!

/s/ the Prayer Pups

[Karen]

Aww, poor boy. We'll be thinking of him!

[Daisy and Delilah]

Good luck with your surgery, sweetheart. We hope the doctor finds nothing to worry about. {{{{{HUGS}}}}} all around.

[pitc9]

Thinking of you and the big guy!
Hope you have him home with you soon!

[Shelteez2]

Just got off the phone with the vet. She apologized for not phoning sooner but she had a couple of emergency surgeries. They were able to remove the whole lump and everything went well. I can go pick him up anytime after 4. She said he was already up and wagging his stubby, even though there are sutures right above it. I laughed and said if his stubby ever stops then it is time to say good bye to him.
She said they will send the lump away and that it could take a week to get the results back and that they will call as soon as they get them.
Yay. 15 more minutes and I will be on my way to go pick up the jerky cement head. Will update with a pic of his owie when we get home.

[Shelteez2]

Well $410 later... we are home... good thing that boy has a job so he can pay for this himself... :lol:
He pulled the vet tech out from the back once he recognized us. Before he saw us though he was just trying to pull her around to smell things. The vet and staff were calling him a wild child... :oops: :roll:
Now that he is home though and in a place where he feels is safe he is still pretty out of it. Much different than the last time he had to be put under.
I was suprised by the size of the wound. And if I was suprised then I know Cam was about ready to fall over.

Anyways here is his owie bum.

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I think he has the same ammount of jowly skin as a real sized rottweiler...

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He's so tired his eye is droopy...

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[Cinder & Smoke]

OMG!

:eek:

Ya shudda put a **warning** on that Butt Shot ...

Glad they "got it all" - now we need to Pray it's a No Big Thing kind of lump.

Hope the Boy heals up quickly and pain-free.

And - THANKS, God!! ;)

[cassiesmom]

Sweet Ramone, I am glad everything went well... Take Good Care and feel better soon xx

[K9karen]

Praying that you get good results from Ramone's tests. That's a pretty huge ouchie on his cute bum. Ramone looked zonked with his droopey red eyes. Awww..... Sleep well tonight handsome.

[shais_mom]

awww poor Mony!
I'm glad you got this nipped in the butt! ;) I couldn't resist!
But seriously, fingers crossed for him and for you, Keegan just had a lump removed from her leg so I can understand your worry.

give him a gentle hug from me and Keegan!

[Cinder & Smoke]

I'm glad you got this nipped in the butt! ;)

Oh m' gosh!
:p
:D

>snikker<

[anna_66]

Wow, that is one good sized owie:eek:

I'm glad to hear he's home and hope the results of the test turn out good.

(((HUGS))) to your big sweet boy.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Feel better sweetie pie!! You look so tired. I hope you're getting plenty of rest.:)

[Taz_Zoee]

Oh Ramone, I am just seeing this. That is a huge owie. It was the same with me when Taz had his surgery. They told me it'd be about 4 or 5 inches long. Instead it was about 6 to 8 inches long!:eek: And on his tummy.

Don't worry, you will be all healed up and back out playing in the snow in no time.

I will be hoping the results come back A-OK! :D

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

OMG, what a big scar!!
Don't worry, his fur will grow back really fast, and the scar will get invisible! We humans aren't that lucky ;):p

[ramanth]

Owie owie! I'm glad his surgery went well. I hope Ramone heals up quickly and that the test results come back okay.

[jazzgal]

Lovely dog! Hope test comes back ok and that he heals quickly.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

How's Mony doing today? Back to his regular self yet? I'm glad they were able to get it all! Hopefully the test results come back good. :)

[Shelteez2]

I just got off the phone with the vet. I tried to write down everything she said. Mony's lump came back as a sarcoma tumor which is a malignant cancerous type growth. There was healthy tissue all around the edges of the growth, so she got good margins there, but there was still evidence of the sarcoma cells at the bottom of it. Dr. Erica said that she had gone down right to his muscle. She said that these types of tumors are likely to come back in the same general area and they have a very low risk of spreading. She hadn't gotten a chance to phone the oncologist yet and is hoping to do so tomorrow to discuss what our options are if it does come back.
So basically we wait and see if it comes back or not I guess. I'm off to google some things as I don't fully understand.

[shais_mom]

oh dear.
sending bigs hugs and prayers your way!

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I hope it's not too serious! Sounds like the same kind of growth Echo had when she was about 2yrs old. We had to remove it a few times, as it kept coming back. Hers was in a weird spot though that made it difficult to remove completely.

[Shelteez2]

Here are some pics of Ramone's bum one week after surgery. As you can see the hair is coming in nicely and the incision is really healing nicely. He's being pretty good about leaving it alone.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee291/Shelteez2/Img_1555.jpg

What he's not being good about leaving alone is his leg where the catheter was. He has licked it raw. I am going to have to wrap it up for a couple days I think.

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"Ummm can someone please tell my mom that I am NOT Irish. Sheesh."

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"Dis is so embarrassing!"

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"Please take those off of me and don't put them on again. How are the chicks gonna see my cool scar?"

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[KYS]

Thanks for the update, and cute pics. (love the shorts)
Sending lots and lots of good thoughts for you and Ramone.

[Shelteez2]

First I want to start off by saying I love my vet. She just phoned me from her house to tell me that she had talked to the oncologist. When the oncologist found out about Mony's age and breed she was concerned that what we are dealing with might not be a soft tissue sarcoma, but a histiocytic sarcoma... which is bad. So there is a particular type of test that they need to run on it that stains the cells or something. I am very bad at vet speak. Anyways I told her to go ahead with the test so that we know for sure for sure what we are dealing with. What's another $100, right? She asked how he was doing and if he was back to his normal crazy self... I laughed and said yep he was back to his normal self about an hour after we picked him up.

I removed the stitches myself on Saturday. He was a very good boy for it. He was just chewing on a bone on the living room floor, so I sat down beside him and took them out. He didn't even look up from chewing his bone. lol

Here are some new pics... the hair almost covers the scar now.

I found him sleeping at the back door when I went to go take some new pics.

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To take pics I just put him in a stand stay and then walk behind him. This is the look I get the whole time I am taking pics...

"Mom can you please stop taking pics of my bum? Its embarassing!"

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee291/Shelteez2/Img_1615.jpg

[shais_mom]

continued hugs and prayers on the way for you and Mony...
:love:

[Cinder & Smoke]

Hope his *Wagger* is back up to normal, full speed operation. :cool:

We'll keep Prayin that the lab report comes back as good news.

Keep on Truckin, Mony!!
:)