Happy Happy Joy Joy!

Lulah got her results and they're great!
Her tumour was 'low grade' I'm assuming this is like a grade 1. The results were that it is out. We have to check her very regularly for any new lumps and check the area on her leg that this one was removed from to make sure it doesn't grow back. Obviously if she gets more they have to be removed as well and if any do appear the faster the better. However she may not get another one. Here's hoping!


When she got home she was very tired. This rather nifty bandage had to stay on for 2 days. She was totally oblivious to it!

And here she is with the bandage off and modelling her stitches.  These can come out next Monday. 

She's been under strict orders  not to run around like a crazy thing, no jumping, no playing with her ball, no swimming in the stream. In fact as far as she's concerned pretty much nothing she loves. We thought this was going to be a total nightmare as, anyone who knows Lulah, could tell you that being quiet and calm is not one of her strongest points. However, she has been a total angel.

We're SO happy and SO relieved.
Just thought I'd let you know, and say thank you once again. You folk are the best!!

Tallulah Belle

Is now much happier than this ^^^^
I took this when I'd just brought her home yesterday and she was  dopey. Her eyes were so red she looked like she'd been in a dust storm, or a week long bender! Poor thing is not used to any of this and supposedly she howled a lot when she woke up from the operation. How embarrassing.
This morning she's totally back to her old self and jumped up onto the bed for a cuddle, as usual.

The operation went well. The tumour on her leg was removed with good margins. There was more flesh and less tumour - so this was good. I also found another miniscule lump on her tummy - really really tiny, it could have been anything but it was removed as well. Better safe than sorry. So now, she has rather a lot of stitches.

Everything has been sent off to the lab and we should have the results near the beginning of next week, so all we can do now is wait.
As ever our vet was spectacular.

Also what I really wanted to say here, is that Lloyd and I have been rather overcome with the love and support shown from all of you. It is beyond lovely, and I don't really know what to say that can properly convey our thanks, other than Thank You. You are all bloody brilliant.

Some days are just not good days

I try to keep this space happy and upbeat. On the whole Lloyd and I are happy people so it's not difficult. Obviously we go through the same life worries as everyone does. Sometimes we're a bit skint, sometimes everything isn't perfect on the work front, or whatever, but on the whole things are ok!

However today we've been dealt a real blow. Lulah has had a small lump on her front leg for a wee while. I thought it was a cyst. She had one on her back a couple of years ago and this one appeared the same so we weren't really worrying about it. But we were worried enough to take her to the vet and get it checked. Thank goodness we did.

It was obvious from my description on the phone the vet was concerned, but she didn't say too much until she'd looked at it properly and had taken some cells from it with a needle. We knew it wasn't the best news when she asked us to come through and look into the microscope. And they they were, lots of bright blue (rather beautiful) mast cells. This means Lulah has a cancerous tumour. She's only 4.
Tomorrow she's being operated on and having as much of it removed as possible. The problem is where it is on her leg. There's not that much flesh round about it so our lovely vet is going to see what she can do.

It'll then go to a lab where they will work out what stage it is. I II or III. Our hope is that its I, it all gets removed and she's all better.
She's not sick, appears completely well and totally her usual self.

Anyway, I've been doing a whole lot of internet research and if it can possibly be good, then Lulah has all the 'good' things going for her and none of the 'bad' things. We're determined to be positive.

However, healing thoughts would be nice. So if you can spare some, for our lovely, enthusiastic, snuggly, mad, cuddly, gentle, affectionate, beautiful girl we would be most grateful.

I'll keep you posted.