Patricia & Noodle
Member Since 2015
Yesterday's condo
Thanks for the replies to my questions yesterday @carfurby and @Wendy&Neko! For surgery, I will likely just skip her insulin that AM, that's what we've done in recent years for her dentals and all has been fine. Her dose is so small at this point that it's the easiest thing to do. I'll spend the week trying to gather more comprehensive data about her BG and fill in some of the blanks.
@AliceMeowliss&Cassandra Thanks for your response last night Cassandra! I read through many of your threads about Alice's surgery and they were very helpful. I saw the same data about malignancy from Cornell and that is why I was leaning towards an aggressive approach even from the beginning. We are lucky that there are a few boarded surgeons in our area and decided with our regular vet (once she realized the lump was near Noodle's mammary glands, she didn't do the exam the day we took her in) to see one ASAP. We have an appointment on 5/13 and they'll do surgery the same day, most likely a full chain mastectomy. The lump that seems "new" is definitely larger than how you describe Alice's, but because the aspiration was inconclusive we don't even know if it's actually a tumor at this point. Incredibly frustrating, but I would rather act as if it is now, as opposed having to do multiple surgeries. I'm certainly ok with feeling like I've overreacted at the end of this!! I really appreciate your insight and am glad Alice has been doing well in the months since her procedure.
Thanks for the replies to my questions yesterday @carfurby and @Wendy&Neko! For surgery, I will likely just skip her insulin that AM, that's what we've done in recent years for her dentals and all has been fine. Her dose is so small at this point that it's the easiest thing to do. I'll spend the week trying to gather more comprehensive data about her BG and fill in some of the blanks.
@AliceMeowliss&Cassandra Thanks for your response last night Cassandra! I read through many of your threads about Alice's surgery and they were very helpful. I saw the same data about malignancy from Cornell and that is why I was leaning towards an aggressive approach even from the beginning. We are lucky that there are a few boarded surgeons in our area and decided with our regular vet (once she realized the lump was near Noodle's mammary glands, she didn't do the exam the day we took her in) to see one ASAP. We have an appointment on 5/13 and they'll do surgery the same day, most likely a full chain mastectomy. The lump that seems "new" is definitely larger than how you describe Alice's, but because the aspiration was inconclusive we don't even know if it's actually a tumor at this point. Incredibly frustrating, but I would rather act as if it is now, as opposed having to do multiple surgeries. I'm certainly ok with feeling like I've overreacted at the end of this!! I really appreciate your insight and am glad Alice has been doing well in the months since her procedure.
