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[lizblackdog]

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.

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[yesididit.livejournal.com]

oh my god. wow. that just floors me, that he can have cancer there in the first place, and that they can, and have operated on it successfully. but but but! his nose! his poor nose! which to lose, of all things considered, i suppose isnt so bad. and keeping his nose certainly isnt as important as keeping his life in a way that he can still be happy and active. but still, thats gonna take some adjusting to. hopefully they are able to leave him more of his nose than the poor dog in the first picture. those pictures were just, wow. thats something i'd never even imagined as a possibility. sending hugs and lots of good vibes to you and yours. i'm sure spike will still be spike even if he loses his nose. but wow.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

...that's pretty much my own entire thought process right there, LOL.

thank you <3