Continued Prayers for Cincy -Surgery #2 Stitches are out and all is well!

Thanks everybody! And thanks K&O's mom for sharing about Oreo...I hope we are as lucky!

Right now I do have a very positive outlook about this. Last December, we were told Cincy had Dialated Cardiomyopathy, and when I started reading online about it, I thought maybe she'd have 6 months to a year. Maybe the diagnosis was wrong, and she has always had an enlarged heart, or maybe we just caught it so early she has truly developed the ture heart issues yet, but whatever the case, she is the happiest, toughest dog and a year later shows no sings of slowing down.

I can't imagine this tough little pup is going to get a little thing like cancer get her down either. She certainly doesn't know what she could be facing and she goes hard after everything...she sleeps hard (snoring like a fiend!), and plays hard (and never wants to quit!) and she definatly throws herself all in at dinner time too! She lives in the moment and just enjoys it. How can we not learn from her?

Stitches come out on Friday and we will talk more to the vet then and maybe get the next surgery scheduled.

Oh my! :(

Lots of continued prayers and healing vibes for Cincy. *hugs* :love:

Prayers and hugs from DownUnder ......

Our beloved Cincy is a fighter and will beat this!
Lots of hugs to all of you. :love:

Cincy had her staples out this morning, and the vet said the area is healing well. He feels that although this is an aggressive cancer, since it does have a low chance of spreading, attcking it with surgery is the best approach. He gave us the option of doing another surgery in about 5-6 weeks to go in, remove any un-neccesary tissue in the area and try to completly knock it out that way, or wait until it grows back and then go back in. Rough estimate was that it would be 3-4 months when something may reappear.

We have decided to go after this aggressively and not wait to see if it comes back. So, January 9 Cincy will be going in for another surgery. I'm not sure I completely understand, but it sounds like he will remove the skin and all the tissue he can in the lower part of her leg (think your ankle area). He will leave enough to not effect the blood supply and this should not interfere with mobility. Excess skin from the upper leg will be folded down to cover the area.

His thought is becuase it does not have a high liklihood to spread, even if we had to go through a few more surgeries that was the best approach. He uses lasers, and can section the tissue down to the bone if needed. He can be more precise then radiation and there is less risk to damaging the bone that way.

So that is where we are. No surgeries for Christmas, and early January should get things all healed up well before Spring Dog Park parties!

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Originally Posted by Cincy'sMom

Cincy had her staples out this morning,and the vet said the area is helaing well.

No surgeries for Christmas,
and early January should get things all healed up well before Spring Dog Park parties!

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Sounds like a Good Plan!! ;)

A Good Christmas ... followed by a Great Dawg Park Season! :cool:

Keep doing Well, Cincy!! :D

It sounds like you have thought this out well, and are doing what is best for Cincy. Continued prayers being said for our happy little girl.

We'll keep her in our prayers!

Sounds good, I cannot imagine much of anything keeping your "lowrider Lab" down for long! She'll be in our prayers.

More thoughts and prayers going out for Cincy and family.:)

I'm glad Cincy isn't letting this slow her down at all.:) Your plan sounds
very good & using the laser will help Cincy heal faster. I've heard it doesn't
do as much trauma to the tissues. Hugs Cincy girl.:)

Sounds like THE plan ....... {{{hugs}}} to you all, and of course to darlin Cincy

{{HUGS}} and prayers for you all!

Cincy's still in my prayers.

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Originally Posted by Cincy'sMom

Cincy ... Vet ... attcking it with surgery is the best approach.

We have decided to go after this aggressively and not wait to see if it comes back.
So, January 9 Cincy will be going in for another surgery.

No surgeries for Christmas, and early January should get things all healed up
well before Spring Dog Park parties!

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>riiiing< - >rinnnng<
:confused:
Still havin trubbel gettin through ...

Herrow ... BOWSER, again? You on phone duty all week?
Ohhhh ... switchboard jammin up again wiff Pet Talkers ... it IS a buzzie week!

Sure, we'll *hold* - but how 'bout pencillin a TooLeedo trip fur God ...
an be sure He's got kleen *skrubbies* fur Friday.
OK, you're gonna call Flite Ops and alert Tubby & Peanut?
We're puttin a lotta miles on da Silver Klowd Express this week!

*waits* ...

HI, God!

We need Ya fur anudder Sir Jury Consult - our Dawg Park Buddie - Cincy -
she's havin dat lil bad sopt eliminated onna ankle bone ...
Sure do need Your Help on dis wun --- Friday ...
Bowz sed he kan squeeze Ya in ta go, anna Klowd is available.

OK, Cincy will meet You at da Klinik ...
and paleeze mynd da Folks - Miz Amy an Daddy Ralph are gonna need sum
TLC to get through dis - maybe send 'em sum {{{God'sHugs}}} whilst
You're havin kawfee inna Doc's Lounge.

PaLeeze get Cincy all patched up so's she's reddie ta GO fur da PT Gathurins
startin up inna Spring.

THANKS, God!!
/s/ the Prayer Pups

I'll be keeping Cincy in my thoughts and prayers for her surgery on the 9th.

Thanks guys.

The closer it gets, the more nervous I get. Not so much about the actaully surgery (although that does always make you nervous!), but about how invasive it may be and what recovery will be like for her. I hate to see anything slow her down...but not as much as she does :)

{{{{{HUGS}}}}} and more well wishes that all goes good on the 9th. I'm still keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers. Feel better Cincy!!

Thinking of Cincy today ..... {{{hugs}}} to you all

I'm thinking of you and Cincy, as you wait for a big day tomorrow. I understand that the waiting is terrible! Hopefully, the surgery will be over quickly and you'll get a good lab report.

Cincy will be in my prayers tonight.

Sending a big hug your way,
Andrea

I am so sorry that I've been out of the loop. But I'm glad I got here in time to wish you all the goodness for tomorrow. I hope Cincy will do great. I know you must be worried sick. I would. Please give her lots of hugs from me :love:

Happie Friday Mornin, God ~

Tubby and Peanut otta be rite ober wiffa Silver Klowd Express ...
Next stop Too-Leedo fur Cincy's Lump & Bump removal.

We'll all be *Prayin* that You Help da White Coats to get it all,
and that she heals up nice & quick to be ready fur da Dawg Park Gathurins.

Please send sum {{{God'sHugs}}} to Momma Amy an Daddy Ralph ...
they're gonna be wurryin fur sure.

THANKS, God!

/s/ the Prayer Pups

Thanks again everybody! I dropped Cincy off about an hour ago. Now we just wait....

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Originally Posted by Cincy'sMom

Thanks again everybody! I dropped Cincy off about an hour ago. Now we just wait....

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and we pray for Cincy and you too...................

Just got a call from the vet's office. She is out of surgery, awake and doing well. They didn't share any details of how it went, but since last time the vet called me himself becuase he was concerned about what he saw,and this time the tech called, I'm guessing no real news is good news. We will know more when Ralph picks her up this afternoon.

I'm glad the surgery is over & hope Cincy heals up quickly. You can't
keep a good girl down.:)

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Originally Posted by Cincy'sMom

She is out of surgery, awake and doing well.

They didn't share any details of how it went, but since last time the vet called me himself
becuase he was concerned about what he saw,
and this time the tech called,
I'm guessing no real news is good news.

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YEE-Haw!!! :D

THANKS, God!!

Now NO *lickin* the Zippur, Cincy!
And no *lickin help* from Sadie or Spot, either! ;)

See ya at the Dawg Park, Cincy ~ Heal FAST!

:)

I agree that no news is probably - hopefully - good news!

Cincy is home and relaxing. Surgery went well. They took a section about 4 cm wide and 6 cm long, down to bone/tendon depth. They used skin form around the area to suture the area and you would never know! It sealed up great and looks like it will heal up nice.

There was one small area of concern, but the vet was able to take enough tissue in all directions around it, he did not feel the need to send it out for biopsy.

She is stuck wearing a cone for at least two weeks and is supposed to take it easy for 1-2 days, but otherwise good to go. The area is double sutured and that comes out on Janurary 24th.

Thank you again for all the thoughts and prayers. They sure do work!

Hey, at least it's January, so it's too cold outside for her to want to be TOO active for too long.

Cincy, the "lowrider" song has been running through my head all day, because I think of you as the "lowrider Labrador!"

"All my friends
Love the low rider
Low rider
Gonna get a little higher!"

Work that collar for all the sympathy you can get, sweetie!

What lovely news for a Friday afternoon!

You behave Cincy - I know there are tons of treats waiting for you while you recuperate!

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Originally Posted by Cincy'sMom

Cincy is home and relaxing.
Surgery went well.

She is stuck wearing a cone for at least two weeks
and is supposed to take it easy for 1-2 days,
but otherwise good to go.

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A Cone-Head for two whole weeks? :( Poor Cincy!
Hope the Other Two learn how to dodge the cone / battering ram!

"Take it Easy for 1-2 days"???
Yeah, right! :p

FEEL Better Quick, Cincy!! ;)

Good to hear things went well. Get healed up quickly Cincy!:)

Hooray for Cincy! I'm so happy that everything worked out so well!

Oreo sends wags and kisses!

Still sending pawrayers to Cincy!
Poor girl, 2 weeks in a cone is like, well, an eternity in dog years!

Glad her surgery went well!! Heal up soon sweet girl. :D

Gosh, I am so sorry, I somehow missed all this. Prayers on the way for a good and complete recovery for dear Cincy girl.

I'm glad to hear Cincy's surgery went well and she is home. I hope she recovers fast.

We took all three dogs into the vet this morning. Cincy got her stiches out and everything looks good. No more conehead!! She also got all her shots.

Spot and Sadie got their shots too. They each had some bumps we had checked out, but no surgeries required. One of Sadie's was a little more firm then the doc would like, but he pulled some cells out and checked 'em out and everything was fatty. Everybody has a clean bill of heath and is doig well!

Yay! Good news all around!