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Awww !!!!!!, my girl has to have her tail removed!

Paradigm
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She's got a Mast cell tumour & because it's on her tail there isn't enough skin etc to just remove the tumour & surrounding tissue!

Not nice but it could have been much worse as I have tried to tell my wife, she's pretty upset.

Still a bummer though.
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  • foreign_correspondent
    foreign_correspondent Posts: 9,542 Forumite
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    ah no - still as you say could have been worse - if she has to lose any body part, its probably the very best part to lose.. hope she makes a speedy recovery!
  • chris_n_tj
    chris_n_tj Posts: 2,659 Forumite
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    " years ago TJ has a mass cell melanoma on his bottom. We were very lucky we caught it very quick. It was stage 1 turning in parts to stage 2. As i said we were very very lucky had i not taken TJ to the Vets lords knows what would heve bee the outcome. It just looked like a tiny bite that kept bleeding. Within 3 days of us finding it, it was removed. We were given the news that al had been taken away and then had the agonys of waiting nearly 6 months for the all clear.
    It seems to me that you have found the nasty thing and you are getting it sorted. I wont say dont worry because you will, (its only human) But rememeber you are doing the best you can to make her better. I can see plenty of cuddles and not too many titbits coming her way.
    Please keep us informed on how things are going wont you.
    I hope and pray all goes well for you all.
    Hugs Chris nTJ
    RIP TJ. You my be gone, but never forgotten. Always in our hearts xxx
    He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
    You are his life, his love, his leader.
    He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
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  • Paradigm
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    I'm only worried in case it's spread but, as FC has said, if she has to lose a part then the tail is the best choice. Better to lose the tail than lose her!

    As she's a DDB she'll come out of it looking like a big ugly Boxer :)

    Thanks for the replies
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  • debjam
    debjam Posts: 132 Forumite
    sorry to hear your girl has a problem, hope she recovers well from the surgery.

    But as for looking like a big ugly boxer, my big boxer looks gorgeous without his tail (was docked at birth).
  • Paradigm
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    debjam wrote: »
    sorry to hear your girl has a problem, hope she recovers well from the surgery.

    But as for looking like a big ugly boxer, my big boxer looks gorgeous without his tail (was docked at birth).

    :) I meant she's big & ugly, in the nicest way, not that Boxers are ugly.
    Always try to be at least half the person your dog thinks you are!
  • foreign_correspondent
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    Paradigm wrote: »
    :) I meant she's big & ugly, in the nicest way, not that Boxers are ugly.

    they are a bit though, arent they? :D Your DDB with a short tail will confuse people anyway!:o
  • Paradigm
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    foreign_correspondent wrote: »
    they are a bit though, arent they? :D Your DDB with a short tail will confuse people anyway!:o

    :D Yes they are in a "they're so ugly they're kinda cute" way.

    The short tail will confuse me... that's not hard though!
    Always try to be at least half the person your dog thinks you are!
  • hethmar
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    Glad they caught it in time and wishing her a speedy recovery xxx
  • Paradigm
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    She's in at 9.30 on Tuesday & the tumour has to be sent away to "grade" it.

    Apparently it's a very common cancer in dogs & the higher the grade the more chance it has of spreading!

    She'll be ok with the op, it's the test results that I'm a tad worried about...
    Always try to be at least half the person your dog thinks you are!
  • chris_n_tj
    chris_n_tj Posts: 2,659 Forumite
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    I have my fingers crossed for you, our results took about a week to come back.
    Will watch the board on Tues for news.
    Hugs Chris n tTJ xxx
    RIP TJ. You my be gone, but never forgotten. Always in our hearts xxx
    He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
    You are his life, his love, his leader.
    He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
    You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
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