Friday, January 15, 2016

Josie Will Go Under the Knife

I have made an appointment at the veterinary hospital for Josie. She goes for a double purpose next Tuesday.

Firstly, she will have a dental procedure. Her teeth do not seem very bad, though she has some gingivitis and her breath is a little smelly. She hasn’t had dental attention recently; her health has always been good. But it is time for her mouth to be seen to, and for bad teeth, should there be any, to be dealt with.


While there, she will have the lump on the side of her jaw removed, and sent away for analysis. I noticed this lump late last year and had my Chubs examined by a doctor, but the results were indeterminate. The lump does not feel as if it is attached to her jaw; then again, it seems bigger than it was just a couple of weeks ago, though this may be my imagination.

In any case, the Great White goes under the knife next week. It will be a single-day procedure; I will deliver Josie to the hospital about eight o’clock and should be able to retrieve her at four, that afternoon. Then we will await the results of the examination of the mysterious lump.

That object may be nothing more than a cyst, and my hope is that my tiny-headed fatty will be curled up again soon, untroubled and well.

11 comments:

  1. Good luck to Josie, and best wishes for her speedy recovery!!

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  2. Josie...my stars, I shall prayer to the great BAST and ask St Francis to send blessings your way for Tuesday and the recovery follow up days...I do hope they remember at the vet that you should be given the ROYAL treatment; please advise if they don't. For what it's worth, cousin dude had a lump on his jaw and after it was removed, the only thing that was amiss, was getting the antibiotic INTO him, and then when his furs grew back, he'd lost his "stripe" ♥♥♥ hugs from dai$y =^..*=

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  3. Oh, purrs and purrayers to Josie! We will have our paws crossed that all goes well and that the lump comes back as benign only.

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  4. I know how you are feeling, and the worry and sorrow of our fur family undergoing surgery, the anesthesia, and recovery are well known to me. I send purrs and caring thoughts. Prayers. I will wait to see how she is. My very best to you and she.

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  5. Purrs to dear Josie from all of us. We sure hope everything is A-O-K.

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  6. I will be thinking of poor Josie on Tuesday. I do hope all goes well for both of you.

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  7. Sending good thoughts and prayers to Josie. Thinking of you all on Tuesday.
    Take care.

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  8. Thinking and purring for you Josie!!!!

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  9. Sending good thoughts for Josie, and hopefully is just a cyst.

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  10. You know our prayers are with Josie, now, during surgery and throughout her recovery. You'll take her special blanket with you ( if she has one) or maybe a t-shirt with your scent on it or both. She's had lots of disruption in her routine and a bit of home may help comfort her. Please give her a kiss and love from all of us..

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