Iris took a turn for the worse on Friday and has gone to the vets thismorning for a scan of her tum to see if were dealing with a cancer which Hazel (vet) thinks we are. Please send as many good wishes as you can to my old Lady and cross your fingers that it's not cancer and she's just being weird XXXXX
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Iris U/D 3.30pm YAYAYAY
- Thread starter Phill
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monkeypuzzler
Mama Doe
Healing vibes for Iris, and hugs to you Phill.
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Oh dear Phill!!
Sending bucket loads of positive vibes for Iris. Really hope she will be OK.
Please let us know what Hazel says.
Janex
**Bonnie**
Mama Doe
Poor Iris - i hope it isn't anything serious xx
The vet has just rang, it was Morag not hazel who did the scan, there are alot of strange and worrying things happening in Iris's belly, Firstlt her tum and intestines are full of fluid and there is no food in site despite her eating like a horse, there is a strange looking mass at the base of her intestines which Morag couldn't make out properly on the scan because of all the fluid but it looks like a straight solid white line, and what looks to be some serosis of her liver. Nothing conclusive came from the scan other than she doesn't have worms so the vets have my permission to open her up and see what we are dealing with, it isn't very likely that is not cancer and it's not likely that my old lady will come through this operation but i have to try as nothing we are doing at the moment is helping her in any way. I will know later this afternoon what has happend XXX
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Massive hugs coming your way Phill.
Whatever happens now you have done everything possible for Iris. Once she is under GA she wont know a thing and if she doesnt make it she will not have suffered. She cant have been 'feeling' too poorly as she has been eating loads and quite perky.
The only one suffering is you
I so hope you get some good news. Just sometimes these Oldies can defy all the odds.
Will keep a close eye on this thread from now on.
Janex
Whatever happens now you have done everything possible for Iris. Once she is under GA she wont know a thing and if she doesnt make it she will not have suffered. She cant have been 'feeling' too poorly as she has been eating loads and quite perky.
The only one suffering is you
I so hope you get some good news. Just sometimes these Oldies can defy all the odds.
Will keep a close eye on this thread from now on.
Janex
Phill said:
i know but it just doesnt feel right, but she has got a nice warm rug out of it instead of a hutch we bought her a hutch but couldnt bare putting her out in the end so she has become a house bun, although i dont like the way she just helps herself to breakfast when i get up late, she goes to the box "samples for the adoptors at the rescue" under the stairs and helps her self and doesnt care if its piggie food :shock: :twisted: :twisted: :lol:
