Senior Dog Experience

[Dan00Hawk]

Louie is becoming Lumpy.

Our 7 year old Aussie has 2 little fatty bumps. Our other older senior dogs had gotten them too later in their life. If they aren't causing them pain when pressed, rupturing, and aren't rapidly growing or becoming large, then they are likely benign and just a byproduct of the aging process. This may help you decide whether they need attention or not:

Lipomas in Dogs: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Fatty Tumors

Concerned about the lumps on your dog? Learn more about dog lipomas and how these fatty tumors impact dogs. Determine when to take action and visit the vet.

www.thewildest.com

 

[Pro Stock John]

Thanks for the link. They have sampled the fluid on the regular and they are just lipomas.

 

[Sprayin]

A solid Liter of pus just leaked out of the abscess by his junk. Holy shit that was gross. I made sure I drained it all. Threw some neosporin on the hole, and put a diaper on him. That whole lump by his rear leg is just about gone. He was uncomfortable but seemed to be kinda relieved.

 

[Sprayin]

A solid Liter of pus just leaked out of the abscess by his junk. Holy shit that was gross. I made sure I drained it all. Threw some neosporin on the hole, and put a diaper on him. That whole lump by his rear leg is just about gone. He was uncomfortable but seemed to be kinda relieved.

I looked it up online and I guess I should have been expecting this? It's supposed to drain out as the antibiotics kill the infection.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Your dogs get those fat bumps, might be called lipoma's? My goldendoodle, ~10 years old has many of them but the vet said they are no big deal.

Haven't ever had a dog that didn't get the cysts. They all seem to.

The pills are making him nauseous and he doesn't want to eat, but the pills say to take with food. Which he won't eat. He takes the pills with treats at least. Poor guy.

Ask the Vet for some Feline K/D wet food from Hill's Science Diet. Its a prescription food, but dogs and cats basically think of it like Candy. You can use that to hide the meds in and they'll gobble it up.

 

[Sprayin]

Just dropped him off at the Emergency Room. Couldn't get the bleeding/pus leakage to stop. Hopefully everything is okay.

 

[Sprayin]

Going into surgery this afternoon. They're going to clean it all out and test for any cancer while they're in there. He's on an IV for dehydration. He's been waiting in there all night. I hope he's okay, he has a lot of separation anxiety.

 

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Poor guy, I hope all goes well. Do you give him anything for the anxiety?

 

[Sprayin]

Poor guy, I hope all goes well. Do you give him anything for the anxiety?

No, it's only developed more as he's gotten older. We've looked for some non-pharma stuff to help, like CBD, but I don't feel it did anything.

 

[boostedguy05]

I'm sorry. Hopefully little guy heals up quick.

 

[10sec]

No, it's only developed more as he's gotten older. We've looked for some non-pharma stuff to help, like CBD, but I don't feel it did anything.

I adopted a dog about 2 months ago that had a pretty rough start to life and she has it really really bad. I tried everything non-pharma but it wasn't enough either. I ended up trying Benadryl because she just loses her mind whenever I leave and it has worked really well. I was hoping you found something that wasn't pharma that worked. "calming" treats with melatonin not only didn't work but the treats smell like shit and she wasn't about them at all.

 

[Sprayin]

They're keeping him another night to see how he comes off anesthesia. They're need to wait for lab results for the bacteria and cancer tests. So I'll know more in the morning.

 

[Sprayin]

 

[Sprayin]

He's still in the hospital. We sat with him for about an hour today. He has a fever, and still isn't eating much. Testing won't come back for another few days. I'm hoping that he eats a bit and his fever breaks so I can take him home tonight, maybe tomorrow morning. He seems miserable in there.

They said it could be any of three possibilities at this point. Cancer. Kidney disease. Or an autoimmune disease.

I'm pretty pissed at the vet we took him to before the ER. They told me that his blood work came back "normal" but the hospital had them send the testing over and said that isn't the case. He has high levels of phosphorus. They're treating that now, but they won't know which way to approach it until they get other testing results back.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Phosphorus buildup sounds like the kidneys. It builds up and stops them from processing as normal. They do have medicine like Aluminum Hydroxide that is a phosphate binder to keep it from building up.

 

[Sprayin]

Phosphorus buildup sounds like the kidneys. It builds up and stops them from processing as normal. They do have medicine like Aluminum Hydroxide that is a phosphate binder to keep it from building up.

He said that's an indication but he expects to see other things like calcium levels affected from that too, and they're not. He said it's odd, and nothing is obvious. It could also be a combination of several things.

I could have bought a project car for what this is going to cost me, but I honestly don't care.

 

[Sprayin]

 

[stock-t-bird]

wish u the best man,i really thought it was diabetes
i hate this situation,most of us have gone through this..it sucks

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

He said that's an indication but he expects to see other things like calcium levels affected from that too, and they're not. He said it's odd, and nothing is obvious. It could also be a combination of several things.

I could have bought a project car for what this is going to cost me, but I honestly don't care.

I hear ya. Each time our cat went to the ER it was $1000 just to start. Few days of hospitalization at the vet was $600-800.

Had her in on New Year’s Eve 2020 for five days, that was $2200. Brought her back from the brink of death.

About $200/mo in Rx and subcutaneous fluids, plus blood work (renal values) every 2-4 weeks. Did that for almost 17 months without ever missing a med or fluid delivery. We did the SQ fluids here.

Lot of money. She was worth every penny. Like Shawn says, you can’t take it with you. Our goal was to give her the best quality of life we could. We did.

 

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Thanks for the update, I've been looking for it all day. Try to ignore the negative's of the situation and just focus on spending as much time with him as you can, you'll really appreciate it later.

 

[Sprayin]

They're keeping him for another night. They're running a cytology test (I'm not sure what this is) to see if it can help figure out what's causing the inflammation. Still not eating.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

visit tomorrow and lots of hugs and time with him. Bring him a McDonald’s sausage and some peanut butter. If he doesn’t eat that, you know what you need to do.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

They're keeping him for another night. They're running a cytology test (I'm not sure what this is) to see if it can help figure out what's causing the inflammation. Still not eating.

It’s a test to evaluate [cutaneous (skin level)] tumors and the lymphatic system. Usually non-invasive.

 

[Sprayin]

One of the big tests we are waiting on is the type of bacteria that is causing the infection. They said it doesn't seem like the antibiotics are doing much. Which happens sometimes, which is why they test it to know which antibiotics to use. Unfortunately that test takes like a week since they have to grow the bacteria at the lab. So if he was on the right antibiotics, he might already have been doing better.

I'm not making any decisions on guess work. I want to know I did everything I could. At a minimum, for test results, then a conversation about treatment and what it means for his QoL.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

One of the big tests we are waiting on is the type of bacteria that is causing the infection. They said it doesn't seem like the antibiotics are doing much. Which happens sometimes, which is why they test it to know which antibiotics to use. Unfortunately that test takes like a week since they have to grow the bacteria at the lab. So if he was on the right antibiotics, he might already have been doing better.

I'm not making any decisions on guess work. I want to know I did everything I could. At a minimum, for test results, then a conversation about treatment and what it means for his QoL.

Agreed. In some cases a broad spectrum antibiotic won’t help, but it might be better than nothing at all. The waiting on the culture sucks, cause it’s time ticking away. But better to know than to guess wrong.

It sounds like the animal hospital is taking all precautions and covering all the bases. They’ll keep at it.