Over the last 14 months, I've been dealing with issues that two different vets concluded was gingivitis/stomatitis that would probably only be resolved via a general tooth extraction, which we finally did in April. He appeared to be recovering from the dental surgery and was gaining weight. Then he lost his appetite and started losing weight again, so I took him back to the vet yesterday. He had fluid in his abdomen, and an ultrasound showed he had nodules in his mesentery tissue that are likely cancerous. They drained clear, yellow fluid from his abdomen and gave him a steroid injection to make him feel better, but said that it's not really treatable. The vet checked the fluid and said it is consistent with cancer.
I can't easily say how many times I've been to the vet with him over the last year. His blood work from two months ago looked fine for his age, but I guess the sudden decline and buildup of fluid were the only clues.
I'm really gutted. I thought that by going through with the extractions, I'd get a few more happy years with him, but now I may only have a couple of weeks.
I can't easily say how many times I've been to the vet with him over the last year. His blood work from two months ago looked fine for his age, but I guess the sudden decline and buildup of fluid were the only clues.
I'm really gutted. I thought that by going through with the extractions, I'd get a few more happy years with him, but now I may only have a couple of weeks.