Lo-La: This week has been so intense. Monday I took my 7 year old Lola to the vet for an extra appointment because I had a few concerns with no answers. As Dr.Newfield checked her over, he assessed that her tender & sensitive ears and the weird bald spot on her side was due to an allergy and his solution is already improving the situation till we figure out what she's allergic to. I giggled when he told me her blatter issues at night are due to menopause and a weekly pill will quickly fix that... and I renamed it menopaws! But my world stood-still when he told me the bump on her ear that I thought was a bug bite, is actually a tumor. Woah. He explained that if it's benign, it will resolve itself but that if it's malignant, he would need to remove her entire ear. I hardly held it together and he promised to give me results from the biopsy within 4 days. It's been on my mind all week and I've been super scared for her... but today her vet called and gave me GREAT NEWS!!! It's not the bad kind of tumor and it's going to go away by itself... my babies okay!! :)
(she loves tucking her head under the pillows and groaning in delight)
High: On the other side of things, this week I negotiated and signed two longterm contracts that are very exciting! I'm not quite ready to share details but will definitely divulge in early December :) It means big, great things and it was a life moment for me that gave me total giggles and goosebumps! Seriously so excited to tell you more very soon...with lots of pics and a dancing in excitement video! Eeeeek!
I'm so glad your little Lola is okay!!! She reminds me of my pup, Wawa (he's lanky with a long snout too! :-). I would've just been beside myself waiting for those results.
ReplyDeleteAnd double yay for your two exciting contracts!
What a relief that Lola is okay! My 9 year old retriever has a lump too and I've booked a vet appointment for Saturday to have it checked. I've been worried sick just thinking about what it could be! It really is such a stress when they are sick or unwell. Happy to hear it has all worked out with Lola and a big congrats on your newest contracts!
ReplyDeleteOh how scary that must have been!!! I'm so glad your baby is okay!!! And so excited to hear your news =]
ReplyDeleteLove u Lola girl
ReplyDeleteThat is scary, just like you my dog is a person in my family. So happy that she is o.k.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your contracts....it is wonderful when dreams come true!
I'm so glad that Lola's okay! That type of news is so scary.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hearing what exciting news you have coming up!
Lola is much, much loved by you. :D I'm excited to hear about what's happening with these new contracts!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy that beautiful Lola is keeping her beautiful ear! I would have had to crochet her earmuffs for the winter otherwise :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for you to share the exciting news!
Great news Leigh-Ann!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, your dog has night time bladder probs too? Mine has recently begun that as well and she just turned 8, I will definitely seek the vets assistance now, thanks for the post!!
ReplyDeleteglad to hear lola is going to be ok! i know how horrifying it can be when somethings wrong with your pet and no no one knows whats wrong.
ReplyDeleteI'm SO glad to hear Lola is okay! I was starting to tear up reading that story- reminded me of all the trouble we had with my childhood BT. She had diabetes which caused Cushions disease that made her so ill. Dogs are so strong, and she was hard headed to live another 2 years after being told she would die soon. They are so precious!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear her tumor is benign! We had to take my 5 year old lab in to the vet on Tuesday because he's been sick this past week and I noticed a lump on his chest/ribcage last week. Fortunately, it came back as a fatty tumor (benign!) and nothing more which was terrifying. She told us she would only call if there was an issue and my husband told me she called and my heart sank. Fortunately, she just called to let us know it was nothing but geez.
ReplyDeleteLeigh- Ann,
ReplyDeleteOh so glad she is ok...WHEW! I've been through many dog situations and I know how horrible that is waiting. Good news is the BEST! And she's so CUTE!!
ALSO....
Congrats on your news! Can't wait to hear and especially can't wait to see your giggle & happy dance! :)
xoxo
Yeah for Lola!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad everything went well for her.
Love Gran-Momma
hip-hip-hooray! that is sooo great :] yay, Lola!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that your baby is OK! I have a black lab mix too and shes always having allergy/skin issues...we've tried special foods, shots, everything but it always comes back...what did your vet suggest for the allergies?
ReplyDeleteHi Jenn, sorry to hear that your pup is going through that too. The allergy is mainly in her ears (and in the past, also around her eyes also). Monday, he sedated her and cleaned out her ears realllly well using a video scope into her ears... for 1.5 hours (she gets buildup because of the allergy) and he packed her ears with a thick antibiotic that stays put. She also got allergy pills and in two weeks, she'll get her ears repacked. If the allergy pills work, we'll know it's not a food related allergy (and if they don't, it's likely to be food related). Over time, I've seen many vets about this ear issue of hers and this is the first one who took such aggressive action (which I wanted all along b/c she's always uncomfortable). Maybe you should try a different vet or tell yours about Lola's success (she's already so much more comfortable and I see a big change).
ReplyDeleteHope this helps :) xo, LA
My heart skips a beat whenever I hear something could be wrong with a pet. I'm soooo glad that Lola doesn't have cancer. Those are some really good pictures of her. I love it when my little ones cuddle and coooo.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the absence lately....I've been very busy with my Scentsy buisness. Can't wait to hear of your good news. Angela
Ohh!! Thank goodness Lola is ok!! :) Hope she's all better soon!
ReplyDeletecan;t wait to hear the exciting news
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I'm so happy your doggie is okay and is getting better.
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