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lizblackdog ([personal profile] lizblackdog) wrote2010-04-16 04:59 pm
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so i just got a call from the vet.

the final results are in, and it's squamous cell carcinoma.

surgery is still possible, but the thing is so far up into his nasal cavity he would have to lose his nose.

vet assures me that it is possible for a dog to recover from this. he's emailing me some pictures of dogs that have had it done, which I will post when I have them. He says that one of the pictures is of a rather less extensive surgery than Spike would need, and one rather more, so that Spike's end result would fall somewhere between the two.

I don't even. His nose.

[identity profile] orac-zen.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't think of a single even remotely useful thing to say.

You're Liz and Spike. You can do this. It sucks beyond any attempt at description that you have to, though.

*** hugs, prayers, good thoughts ***
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[identity profile] lizblackdog.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
thank you again some more darling. This could be a great deal worse.