For those of you who were interested in a follow-up on Hoocher (TiVO "Desperate Housewives", dear, I've GOT to go see if Cathy has pinged lately!), we got a call from the veternarian yesterday morning.
His growth turned out to be a mass cell tumor. I believe that was what he called it. It is not malignant, but has the potential to become so. He may never get another one, or we may see them popping up again soon. Hard to tell. Treatment options range from chemo to Prednisone to keep an eye out for more and we'll remove 'em as we find 'em.
We're going with the last option. The vet indicated that it was a good choice; Hoocher may never have another problem with this again, or he might. If they show up, chances are we can have them removed. (The tumor didn't go too deep into subcutaneous layers) They could turn into a rapidly growing tumor, in which case it's hard to get ahead of them anyway.
So overall...not horrible news. Poor Hoocher. I'll be dragging him back to the clinic for tissue samples every time I see a bug bite.
The rest of the weekend went fairly well. I have a wrap-up over at the MAWB Squad.
Note for Aelfheld: I don't know if you've seen this, but I know you of all people will have a fully-developed horror of the travesty involved.
Posted by Cathy at February 20, 2005 10:38 PMI'm glad that Hoocher's problem isn't too serious. Do be careful with the Prednisone - continued steroid use can have some nasty side effects, even at low doses.
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Good to hear Hoocher is gonna be ok (I hope!). Best of luck. And if he needs "puppy therapy" just let me know and Sadie and I will stop by.
Posted by: Kevin at February 21, 2005 09:13 PMGlad to hear ole' Hoocher will be ok!
Posted by: yayaempress at February 22, 2005 01:06 PM