Update on Jake!

[ZiSunka]

He's out of surgery, and the doctor said he did fine and he's stable. She said that although most splenic tumors are cancerous, a small percentage aren't and this one didn't look like cancer. It was smooth and soft and focused, and there was no sign of spreading and no other organs or tissues were involved. She's sending it out to pathology, though, so we'll hear for sure next week.

I went to the vet to be with him while he woke up, and when I left, he was trying to stand up, but he's on a mild morphine drip, so he can't focus well enough to stand. He can probably come home on Thursday.

Thanks everyone for your prayers! Keep praying for an easy recovery.

 

[wvmtnkid]

Great news lambslove! I will continue to pray for Jake's recovery and that the tumor is not cancerous.

 

[Blynn]

Wonderful news! I will continue to pray for Jake's recovery and that the tumor is not cancerous. God bless you.

 

[fieldmouse3]

Praying for you guys!!!!

 

[Gerry]

 

[BigEd]

That is great!! I'll keep praying for jake.

 

[ZiSunka]

I just came from seeing him and he tried with all his might to come home with me, by the morphine drip wouldn't let him. He did wag his big puppy tail!

The spleen was four and a half pounds, a normal spleen is about ten ounces in a dog his size. He might come home tomorrow.

 

[GraftMeIn]

What wonderful news! I will continue to pray for him.

 

[carmen]

That's great continuing to pray.

 

[ZiSunka]

I saw him this morning and he was up and wagging! He was very ready to come home. His incisionis long, but not that icky-looking, and he doesn't need a bandage anymore. They told me he is hungry, too, which is a very good sign. He can't eat yet today, though, because they don't want his stomach puting stress on his internal stitches too soon, but he might get to eat something light this evening.

They might let him come home tonight!! My house seemed incredibly empty without him last night. But I want him to stay in the hospital as long as he needs to.

Thanks again for your prayers.

 

[Blynn]

I am glad to hear that he is doing so well. I bet you have really missed him. I pray that you will be blessed with many more years with your friend Jake.

 

[ZiSunka]

The Happiness Bear is home now and doing fine.

Thanks everyone!

 

[wvmtnkid]

Glad to hear his recovery is going smoothly! I pray it will continue.

 

[GraftMeIn]

Praise The Lord for bringing Bear back home to you where he can rest while he recovers!

Thanks for letting us know how everything went.