The good and bad

[bill_schubert]

Zoe and I went down for our six month checkup at A&M vets today.  Part of the drug trial she was on. I'm not sure how many more of them there will be.  The documentation is a little different than what we're doing but they tell me when to go and I can always ask.  It is a two hour PIA drive even with an excellent book (4th in the series of Thursday Murder Club books - each one sounds more like Timber Ridge).  Zoe is zonked on Trazadone as she gets a little crazed during vet visits.

The big good news is her heart is fine and pending blood test results all systems are operating well.  My observations concur.

She has a new lump on her leg and the vets are concerned.  I'm ambivalent.  If it is a mast cell tumor (most likely other than just a fatty lump) then either leave it alone or cut it out.  Alternately there is chemo and radiation.  I love Zoe but am not likely to spend a thousand dollars to have go through that at her age.  She'll be turning 14 soon.

So am I better off not knowing?

The A&M vets have seemed to me to be a little jumpy about such things.  Lots of post grads doing residency there and they see zebras more often than horses in my experience.  They got all exercised over something a year or so ago that turned into nothing six months later.

My current vet is a woman of Indian descent (meaning I can neither spell nor pronounce her name).  She bought the practice and is good at what she does so I might have her test (aspirate) the lump.  

Zoe is napping and will be for a while.  

Comments

[mrdreamjeans]

I really enjoy those books!

[bill_schubert]

Just finished number 4. I get sucked into every one. Timber Ridge, where my sister is, reminds me so much of the setup. People who would have never interacted throughout their lives are now on top of each other with time and money on their hands.

[mrdreamjeans]

I worry it will be too social a building for Susan; but am hopeful she will like it.

[msconduct]

Yes, I think it's best not to put animals who've had a full and happy life through heroic medical treatment. Not doing so is a great gift we can give them.

[bill_schubert]

Agreed. I'm taking her tomorrow and we'll see. Fingers crossed.

[siglinde999]

I hope everything goes okay with the lump. It’s so hard to know what to do as they age.

[mollywheezy]

I hope Zoe's lump turns out to be nothing, but I agree with you--the sense in putting her through painful tests/surgery at her age.