Saturday, January 30th – The biopsy
The biopsy went well and we are all bandaged up she gets to come home the same day. yay! She is still coming out of the anesthesia so she is whimpering as she recovers. We cuddle for the rest of the weekend. She is doing well, her bandaged paw is not slowing her down. I had to go to work Monday, but I knew she would be fine.
Monday, February 1st – The biopsy report
Histologic changes indicate poorly differentiated sarcoma. The pattern of proliferation suggests possible synovial origin. (bunch more medical jargon). There are some regions that warranted consideration of epithelioid hemangiosarcoma.
The abridged version… they can not determine with certainty which sarcoma it is but they know it is aggressive. It is a high-grade lesion and aggressive surgical intervention will be needed. It is more likely to be synovial than hemangio.
Tuesday, February 2nd
I get home from work, my heart drops once I realize what is all over the floor… it’s what is left of Abbey’s bandage. Abbey ripped off the bandage and ripped out all 5 of her stitches. I don’t skip a beat, I pick her up and off to the vet we go, I call them on the way to let them know I will be there in 5 minutes. Made it there just before they closed, the put in 5 staples and rewrap it and send her home with the cone of shame. 🙂
Wednesday, February 3rd
I get home and discover that she has managed to get the cone off and dr. abbey seems to think not only can she remove stitches but she can remove staples. Yikes, she removed 4 of the 5. I am starting to think she is crushing on Dr. Adam.