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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Lisa, Buster and you are in my thoughts and prayers. I am so sorry this is happening.
There really is not much to update at this point. The vet did not get enough of a sample in the aspirate to make a diagnosis. I spoke with her at length...she was very nice and explained things well. We decided that it would be best to go ahead with a referral to the specialist since it really is likely that Buster does have lymphoma. He has multiple nodes all over. She said that based upon her exams and tests, she believes it is probably in the early stages...but the only way to know is for staging to be done which will be done by the specialist. There will be options regarding treatment, but that can not be decided upon until all testing is complete. I am hopeful that little Buster will be with us for some time. I told Lisa that no one ever really knows. We have another foster, Chewie, who is extremely ill. He came to us in December 2012 and is hanging in even though he was from the beginning given probably 3 months to live. So, I don't believe in putting time limits on any life! |
Thank you for explaining this better than I ever could Linda. Also appreciate the pep talk when I needed it. I don't know how you do this with multiple pups, but you do, and I applaud your efforts.