Anvik needs surgery...Updated

A couple weeks ago, Anvik developed an abscess on his right side. Came out of nowhere with no visible injury preceeding it. Two weeks of antibiotics should have cleared it right up. The lump did shrink, but is still about the size of my thumb. There is a second smaller lump right above it. So back to the vet today. The lump is not a lipoma(fatty tumor), it is very hard, doesn't seem to cause Anvik any pain. My vet says there are a couple of options--one it's a benign lump of some sort, two it's malignant, or three it's a foreign object that has become encased just under his skin. He hasn't gotten into anything like a porcupine since he's been here, but who knows if he did before he got dumped. If that's what it is, it still has to come out or it will just keep turning back into an abscess. He is booked for surgery tomorrow. My vet says the lump is in a good spot. They can take wide margins just in case it is a tumor and not have any trouble closing the wound.
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Anvik seems fine. He went for a run this afternoon and never missed a stride. He's learning how to lead and doing alright at it. Paxil is a good teacher. He won't be able to run for a couple weeks after the surgery. He won't be happy with that!

I sent the shelter an email saying to consider him adopted. The fee for his surgery is going to be substantially more than his adoption fee! I think they'll be happy not to have to pay for it! Plus I had an animal communicator tell me that Anvik believes he belongs with me, that he thinks for the first time in several incarnations(he's an old soul) he is where he is meant to be and that he will bring things to my life that I will still be discovering in 20 years. How could I let him go after that!???

Awww we will be praying for Anvik. He looks so at home with the rest of your crew. Good luck to him in surgury.

Aww, he'll definetley be in my prayers and thoughts. Good luck to the beautifuld doggie and to you! I'm glad you're going to adopt him :D

I'm sure sorry to hear that your Anvik has to deal with surgury tomorrow, but, what are you going to do, huh? It just presented itself and it has to go!!!

And he was just building up confidence too!!!!

I'm so happy that you are adopted him, in that way, we will always get to see more pictures!!! He is such a soul for sure!!!


I'm hoping that all goes well for him ~ and that he can come home and rest up with no more problems.

Hi God! ~

Jest a lil re-mynder bout Anvik an his Sir Jury 'pointment tumorrow...

Put Your *skarf* & *mittinz* on affore You leave - It *SNOWED* onna Yukon!

Paleeze help da Withe Coat get allua lump & bump gone ...
an we're all Prayin it's harmless.
And how about ~ Give his Mom a big {{{God's HUG}}} ta help her thru da day.

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Originally Posted by Glacier

I sent the shelter an email saying to consider him adopted...

I had an animal communicator tell me that Anvik believes he belongs with me ...

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Don't worry, God - She's gud fur da munnie!
And that wuz a *nice* message You sent to her ...
but he wuz gonna be a Keeper no matter what! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/wink.gif

THANKS, God!

/s/ the Prayer Pups

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will keep Anvik in our prayers! Of course he belongs with you, you knew that already! But it's nice to hear it from someone else!
Oh, almost forgot - Congratulations on your newest official addition!

Take care Anvik...here's hoping for a speedy recovery.

Good luck, Anvik! Good thoughts and prayers going your way. :) Here's to hoping for a speedy recovery!

Prayers for Anvik. I hope the lump can just be removed and be done with. Congrats to you and Anvik on finding each other and the bond you found so easy to make. Yipee Anvik, its official, you've found your furever home!!!

Poor Anvik. I hope everything goes ok, I'll be hoping for a swift recovery so he can run out with the team again soon.

I'm glad that he is now "yours," he really seems attached to you and seems to be fitting in well. :)

I'm sorry, I thought I had already posted on this, :o Here's prayers &
best wishes for a successful surgery & quick recovery for Anvik. I'm sure
he certainly agrees with the communicator too. He has found the perfect
home & loves it. :)

Thinking of Anvik today and hoping it is nothing serious, and that the "lump" comes out clean and easy. Take it easy handsome boy, you will get your chance back in harness soon enough. He is such a pretty dog (I really do like red dogs).

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Originally Posted by Glacier

Plus I had an animal communicator tell me that Anvik believes he belongs with me, that he thinks for the first time in several incarnations(he's an old soul) he is where he is meant to be and that he will bring things to my life that I will still be discovering in 20 years. How could I let him go after that!???

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:D :D :D

Anvik knows he's scored big time when you took him home. No wonder he told the animal communicator that he wanted to stay, he ain't no dumbie! lol

Good luck at your surgery, Anvik! We know you'll do great.

Anvik had his lump removal surgery today. My vet called at 2:30 and opened with "as you can hear, Anvik is awake." I'm leaving work early to pick him up! I warned them that he would howl like he was dying all day! He makes the most awful noises when he thinks he might be alone for a second or two!

Dr. Kim did the surgery and reports that he's a bit confused. He can't find any object in there--no remnants of a quill or foxtail, no stick, no nothing! The lump does look and feel like Anvik's body tried to encapsulate something. Dr. Kim thinks whatever it was may have dissolved over time, but Anvik's body didn't stop reacting to it. He called it an inflammatory granuloma, but couldn't be more precise. He did save a section that could be sent out to a pathologist for testing. I did have pre-op blood work done and it was all perfectly normal.

Dr. Kim was aggressive in his removal and took very wide margins with plenty of clean tissue on all sides. That should take care of it. Just have to watch him closely for any reoccurance. The stitches have to stay in for three weeks and then Annie is clear to run again.

Poor Anvik. I hope the surgery is quick as well as the recovery time. *HUGS*