Friday 10 August 2012

Wiggle - Day 1,513

Wiggle spent a day at the vets this week.  Earlier last week, I had found a lump on Wiggle, on his back end, next to the base of his tail.  For a couple of days, I just kept on checking but towards the end of the week, the lump was still there so Wiggle went to see Malcolm the vet.  Wiggle was lifted up on the table and was very good as he doesn't usually go up on the examination table.

After a thorough check over and finding that Wiggle's lymph glands were up, Malcolm said that to be sure that the lump wasn't something to worry about, Wiggle should go to the hospital for a day for sedation and fine needle aspirations to be done.

So on Wednesday this week, after missing out on breakfast, Wiggle went to the animal hospital for his sedation and tests.  While he was sedated, a small lump on Wiggle's elbow was also checked, although it was been there for years and never changed.  Biopsies were also taken from Wiggle's lymph glands and the samples sent off to the lab for testing.  I was able to bring him home later in the afternoon and he was a bit wobbly and woozy, but Sofy's enthusiastic welcome must have cheered him up and she was sitting by him, checking he was ok. 


Sleepy Wiggle, with 4 shaved patches!


Wiggle had a quiet evening on Wednesday, a light supper of chicken and rice and a short walk but by yesterday morning, he was back to his usual happy self.

Yesterday afternoon, Malcolm rang with the lab results and I am very, very relieved to say the the tests showed "fatty tissue samples" and that the enlarged lymph glands were due to Wiggle being a "very allergic dog".  Having lost Bumpy Jake to cancer back in 2008 and before I even knew Wiggle, I was worrying that the lumps on Wiggle were going to be something nasty, but thankfully, he's fine.  Bald in four places, but he's fine, and thats all that matters....

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

OMD I am so glad that Wiggle is okay, you must have been very worried. They can now just be character building Wiggle Bumps... I don't think we need to refer to 'fatty tissue' again, that just sounds so wrong! Malcolm may be a nice vet but those 4 bald patches are very bald indeed... he's no fur dresser.

Anonymous said...

OMD I am so glad that Wiggle is okay, you must have been very worried. They can now just be character building Wiggle Bumps... I don't think we need to refer to 'fatty tissue' again, that just sounds so wrong! Malcolm may be a nice vet but those 4 bald patches are very bald indeed... he's no fur dresser.

Lucy the Lab said...

Oh, my love! I kiss your baldy bits xx xx xx
Love, Wiggle's Best Girl,
Lucy the Lab xx

FerFer1958 said...

first, I'm so relief everything is ok, meaning Wiggle bumps and mom worries. I can't imagine the not-knowing period of time.
second, Wiggle and myself have something in common: fatty tissue bumps. My father had them and years ago mine started to grow in my head, same place as my father. A Dr took it out and never came back.