What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?

[lizblackdog]

So, just got off the phone with the head vet at our practise. He's had the path results rechecked and they suggest a benign growth based in the blood vessels, but one that MAY be growing quickly enough to become a problem or that may be being irritated by another factor into becoming a worse problem.

Current working theory on the bone changes in Spike's x-rays are that he has a bone cyst. This could be the thing that's interacting with the tumour to make it a possible problem. Vet says this is also treatable, but he wants to do more x-rays and possibly another, deeper biopsy because clearly our best chance of finding a treatment that will make this shit go away depends on us finding out what the fuck's actually going on in there.

Vet: *enthusiastically* I've never actually repaired a bone cyst before.
Me: *resigned* Want to?

So he's going back in Friday morning for another general anaesthetic and more exploratory rooting around and radiation. Referral to a (non-charity-subsidised) specialist remains a possibility, but first we have to work out what the fuck kind of specialist we're going to need.

*sigh*

Comments

[dalaire.livejournal.com]

That's good hear it's benign!

Wow, though, it's just like the growth that our Shadow had on his elbow, that gave us that big scare. The location of Spike's cyst would be tricky, though. Here to them getting what they need to fix the cyst in good time!

{{{{hugs}}}

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Well, it's more like "benign right now, but the vet's concerned that the cyst/infection/something else may be irritating it into turning malignant." But we still have options and the possibility of making it go away still exists so I'm calling it a win.

Thank you! <3