Tuppy at the vets

[Granca]

On Monday afternoon I took Tuppy for her second appointment to see the nurse. At our previous appointment, the nurse suggested trying Zylkene tablets and Adaptil spray, so I gave Tuppy one Zylkene tablet that morning and sprayed her harness with Adaptil before we went. This time I took her favourite ball too. She was still a quivering wreck, but enjoyed a few treats and played with her ball, although not as enthusiastically as she does at home.

I asked the nurse to check the lump I’ve found on Tuppy’s shoulder and also another one on the other shoulder that my daughter-in-law had found the previous day. The nurse also found two more, one on her tummy and one on her side, so she called in one of the vets to check them. Tuppy stood reasonably still while he found the lumps. He thinks they’re probably fatty lumps, but the one my daughter-in-law had found was slightly different. Eventually, after discussing it further with the nurse, she went to see the vet again and he came back to take a sample of the different lump. I didn’t expect Tuppy to co-operate, but she was really good as the nurse and I held her while the vet used the syringe to take the sample, not just sticking the needle straight in as I had expected, but moving it around within the lump - and repeating it about three times!

There’s been no phone call from the vet yet, but I’m relieved that the vet was able to take the sample and Tuppy seems unfazed by it.

 

[Naya]

I really hope it is just a fatty lump. Several of Harleys feel different but they all came back as fatty lumps.
Good that she let the vet do so much.

 

[Cath]

Annie has got fatty lumps. Fingers crossed that Tuppy wll be ok. Such a brave girl with the vet

 

[Kelsey]

Such a good girl fingers crossed it is also a fatty lump

 

[Atemas]

I hope it’s just a fatty lump @Granca . Good girl Tuppy

 

[Selina27]

Well done Tuppy and great that you have such a good nurse and vet.
Here's hoping it's nothing to worry about.

 

[kateincornwall]

Well done Tuppy and yes, they do wiggle that needle about quite a lot , fingers crossed for fatty lumps xxx

 

[Jennifer]

Tuppy did fantastically @Granca. All of my previous dogs have had fatty lumps of various types and sizes. Murphy had a lump that suddenly grew and burst. It was removed but that was still just a fatty lump when it was tested it had just become infected probably due to a grass seed the vet said. Fingers crossed all will be well

 

[Stacia]

Good dog Tuppy for being patient when the vet waggled the needle. Rourke adored going to the vet, Flicka is going to be like Tuppy! Rourke had a lump which grew as big as a goose egg, vet took samples but it was inconclusive, then after a few months, it shrank and almost disappeared!!!

 

[Lab_adore]

What a good girl Tuppy! Fingers crossed for the results

 

[M.F.]

Well done, Tuppy! And hopefully the lumps are nothing.

Snowie was also at the vet the other day, also needle biopsies, and also the digging around, first time I’ve seen this action. It looked really painful to me, but Snowie just wagged his tail. I often wonder if his tail wagging is just appeasement behaviour.

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Good girl, Tuppy. I hope you’ll get good news soon so you can not worry.

 

[Loraseal]

Well done Tuppy ! Fingers and paws crossed that the lumps are nothing.