Lucy Pants Has Her Surgery

Lucy had surgery today on her tail. I cried when I left her. It was horrible as she tried to follow me out. She has 7 stitches in her tail that need to stay there for 7-10 days. They gave her an injection to keep her pain free and pretty sedated for 24 hrs. I had to put her in and out of the truck because she couldn't do it. She is slow and saggy and warm and sweet. There is a lot of whining going on because when she wakes up she just doesn't feel like herself I think and so she cries, wanting me to make it better. I just pet her and talk nice to her till she falls back asleep. But this is a picture of her poor "wagger" as the vet says. I was horrified when I first saw her. It is a huge cut. She is being quite a trooper. I got her a new toy at the store for being brave. It is a monkey rope thing but it looks like a flying squirrel I think. I was worried she howled all day long till I came to get her but she was sedated so she slept. She was sleeping below a beagle the vet says. I am glad she did not bark for 3 hrs driving them nuts. But now I just have to make sure she doesn't lick it. She needs to wear a lamp shade when I am gone. She is going to hate that. I have tonight off, on a vacation day, to be with her. I will be happy when the stitches are out and this is over with. An expensive, stressful ordeal. She was a trooper though.

Lucy Has A Tumor

About 3 weeks or so ago I found a lump on Lucy's tail up by her body. It was cold then and I had accidently shut her tail in the door on our way in. So I thought it was from that. The bump got bigger and she does not like it to be touched. It is about the size of a dime or a bit bigger. I finally took her to see her vet and they took stuff from it and it is a tumor they believe. They say it is too hard to be a cyst. There are 2 types of tumors dogs get that I guess are quite common and usually if found on the outside, rather then in their organs, they are not cancer. But not always. Either way, it has to go because she bites at it and can cause infection. So on May 22nd, at 7:30 am Lucy is going into surgery on her "wagger" as the vet called it. They will shave her tail some, cut it out, and stitch her back up. Most of the hair should grow back. I can pick her back up and bring her home at 1 pm. I am going to spend the night with her as sometimes coming off the drugs can cause sickness and I don't want her to feel alone. They will then test the lump and see if it is cancer or hopefully nothing at all. She is not even 2 years old yet! So on Thursday, please think of long ears as we need your prayers.