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General Cocker Spaniel Discussion / My WCS eating/chewing skill is off the scale
« Last post by PeteQ60 on March 17, 2024, 05:43:39 PM »
If you check my introduction, you see I'm a total newbie WCS owner. Now at 7 months after inheriting her at Christmas. We're into our regular gun dog training sessions now which of course is 90% training me and 10% Her. But I just had to report a phenomenon I have never seen before (and as I'm in my mid 60s there isn't much I haven't seen or tried) she got hold of one of the kids Apple Ear buds (she's already swallowed a USB stick with no apparent ill effect) she obviously realised she had a high value item as all of a sudden all the families attention was on her. I tried my "failsafe" exchange trade, chopped sausage which she cannot resist. But to my amazement she somehow managed to retain the ear bud in her mouth and consume the sausage. I have to say those are impressive skills!
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Health / Re: Willow
« Last post by Jaysmumagain on March 17, 2024, 03:44:19 PM »
I am sending all my best wishes, somehow these things tend to move out of our hands. But the one thing I know is what ever happens Willow is loved so very much and your choice will be out of love.

With Ollie who was 13 when the vet found a growth in his throat and she felt surgery was not fair on him - so we brought him home and had two wonderful years, yes with some ups and downs but never the less he was loved and content. We also managed two wonderful Ollie Hols in UK.  Weird how things turn out now it his Mum who finds herself in a similar position.

Take care of yourself Bob and my love to Willow.
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Health / Re: Willow
« Last post by bizzylizzy on March 17, 2024, 02:57:34 PM »
Quote from: Mudmagnets on March 17, 2024, 07:29:52 AM
Poor Willow, and poor you to with all this worry. You can rest assured that we all wish Willow the very best possible, and if it helps send loads of these for you both  :luv:

 :bigarmhug: :bigarmhug:

I second that!
So sorry that I have no advice but am thinking of you, please keep us updated and take care of yourself, we‘re all here whenever you need to share your worries.  Best wishes dor Willow  :luv:
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Health / Re: Willow
« Last post by MillicentWight on March 17, 2024, 12:41:24 PM »
Thanks for the replies. My problem now is that I have been thinking too much and I am wondering if I am doing the right thing by Willow in ruling out an operation. Willow had a full blood count at my request and it came back that her liver enzymes were a bit high, her white blood cell count is very high with no reason was given and when I had asked for her glands to be emptied they found what they thought was compacted toilet  which they were going to syringe but another vet said were three lumps. One lump is quite large and they don't know how fast it is growing and I asked if it is linked to the white blood cell count being high. They didn't know and neither did they tell me that most tumours found in this area are aggressive and no biopsy was offered. Because Willow is 10, has diabetes and is blind the last vet I spoke to thinks they should just let things carry on the way they are and see what happens. Willow is the only friend I have in the world and I just want to do right by her. Bob.
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Health / Re: Willow
« Last post by Mudmagnets on March 17, 2024, 07:29:52 AM »
Poor Willow, and poor you to with all this worry. You can rest assured that we all wish Willow the very best possible, and if it helps send loads of these for you both  :luv:

 :bigarmhug: :bigarmhug: 
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Health / Re: Willow
« Last post by MillicentWight on March 17, 2024, 01:22:10 AM »
The vet who was looking after Willow has been working nights for the past three months and not available but she had already promised to call me in three weeks time to discuss the diabetes so perhaps I will get more advice from her then. Nothing
any of you can do I know but just to hear from any of you will help. Thanks, Bob.
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Health / Re: Willow
« Last post by Finvarra on March 16, 2024, 09:14:05 PM »
My 8 year old rescue cocker had an aggressive tumour there, from me taking him to the vet when I saw it, it was monitored for a week, and grew exponentially. He had it removed, a big operation, but sadly he had secondaries in his spine and so we had to let him go. We didn't know about the secondaries til a bit after the op, if I had known I wouldn't have put him through it. Can your vet not do a biopsy to find out what kind it is?
I'm so sorry that this has happened to poor Willow, and sending you hugs .
Lesley
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Health / Re: Willow
« Last post by MIN on March 16, 2024, 07:15:59 PM »
Gemma had a aggressive mammary cancer.  We had the titti removed even before the cancer was diagnosed. Despite a good clearance and clear after x-rays and scans it came back and claimed her giving us no notice whatsoever .   No money could have saved Gemma in the end
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Health / Re: Willow
« Last post by MillicentWight on March 16, 2024, 06:35:02 PM »
Willow spent the day in the vets last Thursday for the blood sugar U Curve which tuned out to be ok but there is a problem with her liver and worse still three lumps on her anal glands. One of them is quite large and I am very worried especially as I have read that the large one the vet referred to as a mass are often malignant and aggressive. The vet said that her age, ten years old, and with her diabetes it would be very dangerous to put her through an operation and I should consider just carrying on
and seeing how long she can go without too much pain. I am just broken and don't know what to do. The cost of an operation would be about £4500 and I will find the money somehow if that would be the right thing to do but I am not sure if it is. I can't expect anyone on here would want to advise me on this one but I just had to tell someone. Thank you, Bob                                                                                                                                           
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Health / Re: Lipfold dermatitis
« Last post by Finvarra on March 13, 2024, 01:49:33 PM »
Thanks, I'm leaning towards getting it done as it just never quite goes away, and must be sore.
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