Quick Update On Tex

[Ci]

Tex has had his lung surgery this week and is home recovering. He still has a little way to go but so far he is doing really well. He is much better than after the AG surgery. He was much healthier this time and you can see the difference. Next check up is next week.

Surgeon is very happy with how it all went. There had been no changes in the lung so if it's nasty, he thinks its most likely a low grade tumor and hopefully didn't have time to spread or do damage. It's been sent for pathology.

So it's all finished and done now. There is nothing else that concerns the Surgeon and he even agreed that this is enough. No more.

Now Tex can relax and take his time healing and getting back to his normal self.

I am completely impressed and grateful to South Paws and the team there. They have been brilliant in their care of Tex. His surgeon is amazing and extremely talented at what he does.

Thanks to everyone who supported us during this and wishes Tex has a speedy recovering!!!!

Edited July 30, 2015 by Ci

[Tassie]

Thanks so much for the update ... have been wondering whether Tex had the surgery, and how it went. Sounds like it was worth doing, particularly since you'd got his overall health better so he could cope with it better.

All dogs should be so lucky to have a thoughtful and loving owner and great professionals to care so well for them. :)

[SchnauzerMax]

Good news! I am so happy for you and Tex.

[Dave-o]

[Ci]

I wasn't going to do the surgery but in that last week or so, he really turned the corner and you could see how much he was picking up and getting better. That AG tumor really knocked him around! I am glad I waited the extra two weeks. It made a huge difference to his health!

And after speaking to a few vets and the Specialist, they turned me around so I agreed to it last week. They made alot of sense about it. Surgeon said he didn't usually push so hard for someone to do the second op but as a Surgeon and the fact that everything else was such good results, he wanted to give Tex the best chance for the years to come he could.

Edited July 31, 2015 by Ci

[Ci]

Results are back from lung surgery and it's abit of a mixed bag.

The mass was cancer and it was a nasty one.

Specialist is sure he got it all but he doesn't know what's going to happen from here. He said what's thrown him is the fact that it hadn't changed at all which is good but he just can't say if it started to spread or not. He can't find it any where else and the surgery has definitely given Tex a better chance at living alot longer.

He doesn't want to do chemo as he said there is no evidence it even works for this type and he wants Tex to enjoy the rest of his life not spend it in hospital getting treatment that may not even work.

He is happy for me to go down holistic path and wants me to kept him updated.

He was so upset about it. He said he was really hoping that it waa a low grade mass that he can confidential say is done and dusted.

So have already started Tex on K9 Immunity and have some Currim tablets on their way and looking into anything else that will benefit him.

He is doing really well. Recovering from surgery. Specialist said he is in such good condition and now it's my job to keep him as healthy as I can and hopefully stopping any further cancer and letting him enjoy himself!

So glad I agreed to the surgery. Atleast it's given him a much better chance and a healthy rest of his life.

[Xyz]

Oh that is a mixed bag!!!, you definately did the right thing by having it removed.

So glad he's fit and healthy, enjoy him!

What type of tumour was it?

[Tassie]

Although it's not the really good news you wanted, it definitely sounds as though the surgery was the right call, and it's good to hear that Tex is recovering so well. Hopefully he'll respond really well to the holistic treatment.

[persephone]

Go, tex!!

[Ci]

He was on K9 Immunity for general health because his girlfriend, Sammi, has dreadful allergies and as they steal each others food, it was easier to give it to both of them so Sammi got what she needed. But when the AG tumor started upsetting his system before all this, I stopped it because he couldn't handle it which of course at the time I had no idea why just that things were not quite right.

Maybe it has been helping all along.

Surgeon gave me the clinical notes and it says that it was a Moderate Grade Squamous Pulmonary Carcinoma

Have been looking it up and all the info is so confusing. So I have stopped looking!!! Basically survival rates range dramatically.

Spoke to clinic last night to quickly check in and vet I spoke to said Internet always has worst case scenarios and that those reports don't take into account how long the dogs had them or when the masses where discovered.

Surgeon didnt give me any figures or odds, just that he is certain that the surgery has improved his quality of life. He said Tex is a tough dog and we just have to go by Tex himself and work with him.

I am quite impressed that he genuinely had Tex's best interests at heart and didn't push to have medical intervention that was not conducive to Tex's health.

Edited August 6, 2015 by Ci

[Staffyluv]

I will go and find your other threads on Tex, so I understand a bit better - maybe ask Troy if he can merge all your threads so all the info is in one place - and see if he can move it to the Palliative care forum too :)

Personally I wouldn't be going on just 'advice' for holistic care - find a good holistic vet. We used the lovely ladies at All Natural Vet Care in Sydney and they were fabulous.

I'll keep in touch and pop in more often to see how Tex (and you) are going.

Good luck Ci.

[Ci]

Thanks Staffyluv!

Agreed Re advice.

Have been trying to find a good Holistic Vet down here but they seem to be few and far between in Melbourne. Unless I am looking in the wrong area. Everyone does abit of everything but not the whole lot. One of the vets at our normal clinic dabbles but even she hasn't heard of a few things I have mentioned over the years.

I think I will ring the ones you mentioned and see if they can either recommend or help.

And his Surgeon wants to stay in contact and keep track of him. He could be fine and show no signs of cancer again. The Surgeon just doesn't know. At the moment there is no sign of it anywhere else. Pray to God it stays that way!!!

But I am working from an anti cancer perspective to stay on top of it cause just don't know what's going to happen.

Edited August 6, 2015 by Ci

[Staffyluv]

Ask in the general forum for recommendations on holistic vets in your area - someone should know one.