It's Jamison's turn for good vibes.

iluvjamison

. . she said it didn't look like a typical abcess, but that it might be an infected cyst, but then she said that mast cell tumors/cell mast tumors (I don't even remember what she actually called it) take many forms and often mask themselves as something else at first.

That's pretty much what I was saying above -- yeah, and it's not just mast cell.  But they can start out as completely benign things and then suddenly they change into something "bad".  It's not good when a mast cell bursts -- but BETTER it burst outward than inward and man that CAN happen.

Were you freaked that she wanted to send it in?  I'd MUCH rather send it in (the vet always has to try pretty hard to convince me NOT to send it in) simply because *I* WANT to know.

 Poor Jamison! :( Glad the operation went okay and I hope everything is fine when you get the results back. Sending good thoughts and vibes to the both of you! *Hugs*

Jamison, dis Aaaaaagnes.  Yer mom sez u hadz an operashun an shes berry berry worrieded youz okay.  Iz hopes so, tooz cuz even do we never metz, I wuvs u.

PS: milks duh sadz beagle face fer all u canz!

Oh My Goodness! Jamison, you and your mamma are in our thoughts and prayers.

Get better soon - and stop scaring your mamma like that, or we're going to have to send her a case of Grey Goose or something similar.

Hugs...

calliecritturs

Were you freaked that she wanted to send it in?  I'd MUCH rather send it in (the vet always has to try pretty hard to convince me NOT to send it in) simply because *I* WANT to know.

Believe me Callie - I DO want to know. No, I was just freaked in general when she didn't really know what it was and terms like mast cell tumors and cancer were used in connection with my dog.  I just told Tina that the one thing I have to remember is that she said whatever it turns out to be, its gone - as in not in his body anymore, as she was able to get it all out.  So, that in and of itself, makes me feel a little better.

 Jamison had a pretty good night.  He got up a couple more times than usual for bathroom breaks and his stool is a little loose, but I am hoping that is due either to the anesthesia or maybe the stress of everything he's been through.

I can't thank you guys enough for the well wishes and words of encouragment.  You guys rock !!

Deb W.

Agnes - I wuvs u 2.

 Sending some lovin Jamison's way! Poor guy. I hope for good news when you get the results back. Please give him some smooches for me. He's such a handsome dude!

I sure hope Jamison is feeling better this morning. I was very sorry to read about this. Sending good healing vibes your way.

Just checking in on Jamison...hope you are feeling much better today!  Ms Deb...I am sending calm Mommy vibes your way

I'm glad he had a good night and I'm sending good vibes for a clean report on the biopsy. 

 I'll share my own human medical experiences - when I was in college, I had my first migraine. I went to our health center, who said I should get an MRI, because late onset migraines are very rare and I might have a brain tumor. (!!!!) I rush off to get the MRI (not easy when you're at a rural school without a car), and they give me the results, which have a couple of notes on them - "small such and such," "amounts of whatever," etc. I don't know what they mean - holy crud, man, that's my brain!!!!! So I'm freaking out, so I take them back to the health center. Health center says, "Hmm, very interesting, well, it could mean anything, we can't really say." WTF?! So at this point I'm convinced I'm dying, and manage to overnight a copy of the MRI to my home doctor (whom I hadn't seen in years), who finally says, "Oh, that's normal. You're 100% fine!"

So the moral of the story: just because someone nonchalantly throws out terrifying possibilities doesn't mean that they're what's happening, or even likely. More likely the person is just thinking aloud and not paying attention to how their musings are scaring your pants off unnecessarily.

Fingers crossed for good news from the biopsy!!

rwbeagles

There is one insect in particular I am thinking of but I cannot recall the name..

you might be thinking of bot flies.  nasty little insects.

So glad Jamison is home and healing.  Feel better soon and no floors for you mister!  Jump up on that couch where you belong. 

Sorry if I missed this but where was it located?

Sassy had one at the top of the base of her tail a few yrs ago. The vet aspirated it and said it didn't have any suspicious cells but to have it removed if there was ever an occasion where she was put out for something else. About a year ago, it burst on it's own and altho it was messy, it's been fine ever since.

I hope the same will be true for Jamison and your mind can rest easy.

Sending lots of love and positive "get better soon" vibes! I hope you have only good news from the test results.

I'm so glad to hear that Jamison had a decent night.  Please give him some rubbies from me.  ((HUGS)) Deb.