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Buxton is a 10 1/2 yo Bernese Mountain Dog and his BEAM has been quite variable the past several weeks. Appetite has always been good but Mood and Energy have been a concern ranging from 5-8. He has degenerative lumbar sacral stenosis, arthritis in 3 legs and is Lyme positive. He has been on a raw diet his entire life.
He has acupuncture, ozone, laser, PEMF and red light to help. His favorite things to do is sniff..... including checking out our property every morning to see which animals visited, scent work, and snuffle mat.
The past week I found 3 lumps on him. Today he had an ultrasound and a few things came up. One of the lumps is vascular and possible osteosarcoma, his gallbladder is filled with mucous and she felt he should start medication right away (he has vomited about once a week) she oted thickening of the heart wall. The other 2 lumps are possible lipomas.
She suggested a biopsy and CT scan. My local vet wanted me to do a fine needle aspirate of the lump but I resisted concerned that poking at it could cause it to get "angry" and make it worse. Is that a valid concern or is an aspiration or biopsy necessary at this point?
I have a consult appointment with a surgeon next Tuesday. I have an appointment with Dr. Jeff but also wanted to post here to get more thoughts.
Thank you.
Debbie
He has acupuncture, ozone, laser, PEMF and red light to help. His favorite things to do is sniff..... including checking out our property every morning to see which animals visited, scent work, and snuffle mat.
The past week I found 3 lumps on him. Today he had an ultrasound and a few things came up. One of the lumps is vascular and possible osteosarcoma, his gallbladder is filled with mucous and she felt he should start medication right away (he has vomited about once a week) she oted thickening of the heart wall. The other 2 lumps are possible lipomas.
She suggested a biopsy and CT scan. My local vet wanted me to do a fine needle aspirate of the lump but I resisted concerned that poking at it could cause it to get "angry" and make it worse. Is that a valid concern or is an aspiration or biopsy necessary at this point?
I have a consult appointment with a surgeon next Tuesday. I have an appointment with Dr. Jeff but also wanted to post here to get more thoughts.
Thank you.
Debbie
