The Verdict for Jack is In --- Post #84

[ramanth]

Gracious!! Well Jack definitely knew you'd be coming along. What a fighter! Get better soon sweet boy!

[Cincy'sMom]

Thinking of you guys and hoping for positive news soon! The waiting is often the hardest part!!!

[Cataholic]

Prayers coming to you guys from down here!

[joycenalex]

jack was shot?!?, karma will catch up to the creep that did that. and sending hopeful thoughts for jack and you (are you gonna send any of the grandkids to vet school? )

[cyber-sibes]

Just stopping by to check up on Jack. Feisty when he wants to be huh?

Paws still crossed for him.

[lizbud]

Sending sending positive thoughts for a good outcome for Jack.

I'm sure my pups would never lay still for an ultrasound test either.

[4 Dog Mother]

The vet who did the ultrasound called this morning with some not so good news about Jack. I then talked to my vet to see what her feelings were on the information and it wasn't any better. In fact, she brought words into it that I did not want to hear

Jack has multiple cysts on his left kidney. His right kidney doesn't even look like a kidney - they don't know if a tumor has encased the kidney or what is going on for sure. His prostrate is also swollen although there is no signs of anything going on to the architecture of it (that's her words) so it might not be cancer. The right kidney could very well be cancerous.

SO Jack is going back to the ultrasound people next Tuesday to have an ultrasound looking down from above so he would be standing up to see if they can find anything that resembles a kidney on the right side. It could be a tumor on the adrenal gland pushing the kidney out of the way. They way they spoke if it is of the adrenal glad and it's that big it is most likely cancer.
Depending on how much interfering the cysts on the left kidney is doing to it's job will depend on whether they can remove the right kidney. If they remove a kidney my vets can do it. If it is the adrenal gland a specialist needs to do it and that means another trip to Columbus. The ultrasound doctor will also be doing more x-rays on his chest to see if there is any signs of growths in his lungs.

None of this information is good. There is no really easy way out with this one.

Please, please pray from Jack. And us. I don't know if I can handle losing another dog so soon after Snoopy.

[cyber-sibes]

Diana, I'm so sorry the news wasn't better. Prayers for Jack and all of you (((hugs)))

[Cinder & Smoke]

Please, please pray for Jack.
And us.

I don't know if I can handle losing another dog so soon after Snoopy.

We're Prayin, Mom!

And Jack's NOT lost ... we're just pullin over to read da map ...
might have to fire up the GPS on this one ... but we'll find our way.

BIG {{{HUGS}}} for Jack and You Guys!!