I took Gabby to the vet this afternoon due to a sore on the side of her outer lip that she's been scratching for a couple days and it had gotten worse. In order to properly examine her since it was around her mouth area, he had to give her just enough gas to relax her without knocking her out. What he found has devastated me
She has two tumors in her mouth, one a bit larger than the other (the side she's scratching on). He says there is a 10% chance that the tumors are hyperplasia (non-malignant), maybe higher. Surgery is scheduled for next Tuesday for him to remove the tumors which he will send to a vet pathologist in Jackson. It will be Friday before we know if she in fact has cancer or if it's just nothing to worry about. He said that if it turns out to be cancer, there's not a lot of chemo's or treatments for oral cancer but he'll discuss that more once he knows more from the test results. I'm just so upset right now and know that I'm going to be a nervous wreck between now and surgery, then from surgery til we get results back. He said to treat her as normal as far as diet and treats go, not to change to any soft food. The only thing different is I'm loving on her more and hugging her more.
If you can, could you all please remember Gabby in your prayers? I would appreciate it! I won't be able to post anything after her surgery until I get home that evening as firewalls prevent me from even pulling this site up while at work. I had some emails for a few of you but I changed jobs and lost them all so I can't even email for someone else to update. But just knowing you're thinking of her will be enough to get me through until I can get here to update you all. You are a great group and I believe in the power of prayers.
Thanks,
Suzi