well, we saw the vet today.
he shaved some fur off around baka's lump to get a better look at it.
she was very good & stood wonderfully still for us earning herself a few
hot dog bits.
it was rather gross to look at & it had clearly opened up a great deal
more than we'd thought. i didn't see anything brown & curd like (though
i probably wouldn't know what i was looking for too well) - the edges
looked like an open wound surrounding a core lump of something. he was a
little concerned over its appearance & wanted to take it off completely,
just in case. so baka spent the afternoon in surgery - wagging her tail
even while most of the way under the sedative (she knows this vet & the
tech who was working today & likes them both very much).
the vet didn't find quite what he was expecting, as he was removing the
lump. there was the core lump and then a kind of offshoot. its the
offshoot he's worried about. we agreed that we should send it off for
further analysis. we'll have the test results back by next friday.
in the mean time baka's home, groggily coming out of the sedative &
being snuggled as much as she can stand (which is a lot). we're going to
have to resort to an elisabethan collar i think as she keeps wanting to
lick at the stitches & staples.
any & all good thoughts are welcome over the next week, while i try to
not to let my natural need to worry run away with me.
laura & a sleepy baka
chapel hill, nc
