Lacey is home! As the vet said, this was not one of her better days. Things do look good, in spite of the info below. If you get squeamish, do not read further!
I hadn't noticed, but by the time the vet saw her this morning, that nipple was oozing. yucky Bad sign. When I went in to pick her up, I was told, "The vet wants to talk to you." OK now I get really nervous.
There is a lot of bruising around the surgical site. Much more than normal, more than the vet would like. Lacey was there long enough that, if there was internal bleeding, the vet feels she would have seen it by now. One area, she did have a lot of trouble stopping the bleeding and had to put in a LOT of stitches. I have to watch the site for swelling or oozing. Either one, get Lacey to the vet ASAP, the ER vet if mine is closed. Lacey came out of the anesthesia and surgery fine. Later, Lacey did vomit once and got herself really nervous and worked up. They gave her both IV fluids and sub cutaneous fluids (neither a normal part for this type surgery). They changed pain meds to something less hard on the stomach and hope that and giving her some food this evening will help settle her. The vet said she expects getting Lacey home will be the best thing for her at this point.
There were no fingers or threads, the tumor was self contained. The vet was able to take some fatty tissue from all around it, feels confident she got all of it. Now we just need the biopsy results, probably next Wednesday.
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