Rudi Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 A friend of mine has a rottie of about six who has been under going chemo for several months and he's doing really well, the side effects have been minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted August 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 The vet thinks the lump is a cyst He said it's highly unlikely to have spread to the opposite back leg, plus the lump is contained in her skin. He said to keep an eye on it for a couple of weeks and see how we get on. It's likely that it will need to be removed anyway, but we'll give her a couple of weeks before another anaesthetic. I asked about hydrotherapy pools nearby and they have a treadmill type one on site, which I knew. What I didn't realise was that you could fill it as deep as necessary so Milly can swim in it. I have to book her in on Thursday for her first session. She's had most of her staples out, but there were a couple which were embedded in and Milly was getting quite distressed, so she will have those taken out on Thursday when she goes back. I left her tshirt off and she started licking the wound straight away and as it's not 100% healed yet, it's looking red so I put the tshirt back on for now. I am going to put some Manuka Honey on it along with a dressing to see if that will heal it properly. We stopped at the park for a little run on the way back and she loved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpole Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 fab news alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple_mog Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 glad to hear MillyMerle is doing well and enjoying her little runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collies r best Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Thats great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel n Hardy Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Awwwww Milly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 So far so good well done Milly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incapuppy Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Great news Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mop Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I am so pleased, dogs are amazing how they bounce back. I asked about hydrotherapy pools nearby and they have a treadmill type one on site, which I knew. What I didn't realise was that you could fill it as deep as necessary so Milly can swim in it. I have to book her in on Thursday for her first session. Merlin and Gracie go to hydro and it is the treadmill, it is amazing just what they can do with a treadmill, my dogs started with the water supporting them at first and as they grew stronger the water was lowered to make them work harder. At one time Gracie had the water at only 1in deep to make her step through it and work really hard. The only swimming mine do is when Gracie picks her feet up and drifts It is really quite funny to watch but I do know they swim dogs as well, the treadmill working puts up resistance which can also be adjusted to suit the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 glad the vet doesn't think the lump is anything nasty we used the water treadmill for my boy to swim in as he hated the pool and nearly drowned the hydrotherapist the only problem i had was holding onto his harness over the side of the tank.... i could just about reach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 That's better news Alex Still keeping the wonderful Milly Merle in my thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 so glad there is more positive news for her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesB Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Very glad to hear a bit of good news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissa Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Milly is amazing doing what she is already fingers crossed things go well with the specialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMalc Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) SO glad to hear that Milly's had some positive news! And I'm sure that, what with her being such a water baby, she'll love hydrotherapy! :wub: Edited August 24, 2009 by BillyMalc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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