I am so happy that she got to come home with you and that (at least for now) it is good news~ that the cells just look gnarly, not cancerous!!

Ok, they are up and they are not happy to be in the hospital cage. Kudzu misses his wheel and he doesnt like the fact that this is not his cage and the room doesnt smell the same and the neighbors a couple of feet away do not smell or sound like his neighbors.

At first I put the hospital cage to close to Stuart and LJ's cage but Kudzu let me know real quick that was too close for his liking, ok move them back another couple of feet and he is better.

Onto Ivey, I gave her first dose of meds and she licked it right up. No forcing it, but then again it does taste like rasberries. Her pain mdes are pretty strong and I won't need to give her some till in the morning or afternoon depending on how she is doing. Her site's look pretty good and didnt look like they had really been messed with. The larger one is deeper so I think that one will take longer to heal.

I will be thinking about you all, nice and snuggled up in your beds while I watch these 2 like hawks! LOL

Hope she feels better soon.

Praying that Ivey will be fine sooon...

I will be thinking of you while I am up and down with Spencer, which is a normal part of my life!! Good thing I am an insomniac!!!

((((((HUGS))))) I hope Ivey recovers as quickly from her surgery as my Bax did.

I hope it turns out to be like what Timmy had (sebactious cyst), as they can appear anywhere and generally, once removed, they usually don't come back. Sending tons of prayers for your sweet girl.

Ivey made it through the night just fine with out an e jacket or an e collar. Her and Kudzu have not touched any of the biopsy sites. I am overwhelmed at the lack of attention they have shown anything that has gone on with Ivey. They are such a special pair to me and have given me a renewed sense of strength that Ivey will be just fine!


If I didn't know Kudzu and Ivey as well as I do I would never have attempted this with out an e collar or an e jacket. I know I was taking a huge risk last night not putting her in one or the other, but also felt that since neither one had done anything to her pouch infection OR the lumps prior too the biopsy, I didnt feel they would after. Plus they have a watchful eye on them 24/7. At any interest shown to the sites she will be collared or jacketed!

I hope so too Mary!


Its great to see you here! We've missed you!

Awww, thank you. I read and pop in now and then (don't always sign in....sneaky...lol) I hope she will be ok. Really watch her and you may as she gets a few more days out put the jacket on her. They get itchy as they heal and that is what happened with Timmy. She looks good, all things considered. She will remain in my thoughts and prayers. Know all too well how scary the waiting is!

And just to let you know, Timmy is great, never would know he ever had gone through it all (although he just goes into the vets now and he flips on his back and crabs his head off....just daring anyone to reach for him!!! lol My vet says 'oh look, he wants to show me how good he healed. What a good boy......lol'

When I dropped Kudzu and Ivey off this morning at their babysitters (vet's office) I asked my vet about yeast infection (something that was brought up to my attention) and she had said that she didn't see any yeast under the slide. She also had said that she didn't see any rods under the slide. I know I am not at all knowledgeable in these medical things and I dont remember exactly what she had said but the fact that she didnt see any was a good thing too.

My vet is such a wonderful woman and is so baffled by Ivey that she has been thinking non stop about her and trying to put the puzzle together. She told me this morning that she woke up for no apparant reason at about 1:30 this morning thinking about Ivey and wanted to call me to see how she was doing. I told her she could have, I was still awake.

It makes me feel so good knowing that my vet genuinely cares alot about Ivey and me to worry just as much as she has been. I know Ivey is in the best possible hands with my vet and that she will do whatever she can for her.

...thanks for all the update Sherri...I guess my heart stands still on these things. I've seen some that make it and some that don't. Never give up on her and love her with all you got...

Mary

Thank you Mary! And since we still don't know what it is I have to have faith that it isn't as serious as it looks. Ivey has fought this long, I'm fighting right along with her!

I can't stop thinking about Ivey...I don't post much but I keep jumping on here looking.

Sherri if there is ANYTHING I can do...you know I'm here.

MARY

Thank you so much Mary! Well night number 2 and all is still well. Her and Kudzu have not attempted to do anything to the sites, I'm not sure if she is even cleaning them herself thats how good they look. Her pouch looks a little wetter than it has been. But she is still eating good, not gaining any weight but not losing any more either. She's still active (a little more so I think) and is has been taking her antibiotics and pain meds like a good girl.

Also, and I know its only been a couple of days but it doesnt look like the lumps have started filling back up. They're still hard but don't look any bigger than when I brought her back home monday afternoon. And I just looked at her pouch and the fluid that is coming out is clear. Don't know what that means, but I think thats a good thing?

Been thinking about you every nanosecond that my head isn't swamped with other things, Sherri.....VERY VERY VERY happy to hear that things are going well so far.

This thing with Ivey is such a rollercoaster, I have no idea what to think anymore. At times something is a good sign and other times it seems hopeless. Her pouch is bulging & hard, whatever's in there takes up almost half her pouch, then you got to wonder about the lump at the top of her pouch and the 2 on her chest. On the plus side I guess, the 2 on her chest and the one on top of her pouch don't look any different.


Praying the results come back SOON! So I know what we're dealing with.

Is all I can give you now.

...Think positive for her sake. Going on senses and smell as they do...they know our moods well and you have to keep her believing and fighting to make it. She needs you on her side and you can do it sweetheart. Look into her eyes and talk to her...the tone of your voice will get through to her. Your love and fight will give her hope and strength to to know she has a reason...

We're all praying...

Mary

Sherry thanks for keeping us all updated. Ivey is in my prayers. I hope she gets better soon and the lumps stay gone. The poor baby has been through enough and so has her mommy!!!

Ivey just sits here in my lap after taking her medicine eating 2 yogi's and the creme out of my double stuff oreo looking at me like "Whats all the fuss about"?

I took these tonight after work about an hour ago. Just wanted to show a progress report with pics. Or lack of progress. This is 3 full days after her biopsy and 3 1/2 days of antibiotics. I had called the vet this afternoon to see if the report had come in yet and it still hasnt yet.

Oh Sherri, I'm so sorry. That is just the strangest!

Hope its not the nodes, still praying for your girl hon! Come on Ivey!!

Praying more and more for Ivey each day.

Ivey does have canser. Adenocarcinoma to be exact. Here is her biopsy report.









We are still waiting on the c&s results to come back on her pouch. If her pouch comes back as bacterial or fungal then we will treat her pouch and do surgery to remove the cancer out of her chest. If the test comes back clear that its not bacterial or fungal then we won't do anything else to Ivey and just let her carry on as long as she is not ill. At which time she becomes ill we will help her across the rainbow bridge.

In case you can't read it here is the link to my photobucket.

http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r63/newby_04/Iveys%20Medical%20Documents/

Oh Sherri, I am so very very sorry. I just don't have the words...