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Challenges For Tea Cake - Uri And Testicular Tumour?

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He made it through - there were complications but he is home now. Had that horrible phone call of 'we have found complications shall we continue with surgery or not?' But the vet did carry on after discussion and I am glad we tried because he is nibbling veg and resting although v poorly.
The testicle that was enlarged looked really big in the specimen container - gone off for testing. And the blockage in his ureter cleared but left lots for Tea Cake to recover from. Syringes of meds and food at the ready....
 
Yesterday (first day post op) was horrible - really hunched up miserable Tea Cake who needed syringe feeding around the clock. But this evening things are much improved - eating veg independently and some hay.
Wound check in the morning but all looks very neat to me

Thought you would be interested eg @pig in the city
Pretty good going by Tea Cake after 2 ops in one go - good lad.
Here is his little face so it is not all about his nether regions.
 
Hello darling boy, you look well considering! That wound looks amazing, I might show my vet, I think doing the surgery that way must reduce the risks of infection greatly. Well done Laura, are you waiting on histology from the lump or did you not feel that was necessary?
 
I hope Tea Cake is eating well. Your vet has made a really neat stitching job. Wishing him a speedy full recovery. He'l have the best aftercare with you Laura.
 
So the lab results are back on Tea Cake's abnormal testicle and it was a tumour - testicular seminoma. So yes my boys do keep specialising in weird stuff. It seems to be pretty darn rare or at least not widely recorded - only one main published paper that my vet found, and I think I have found by interweb searching and that was from October 2016. A six year old piggie but he had a much more obviously enlarged testicle than TC had. TC more had a testicle which felt rounded and hard and was growing larger.
Anyway the only treatment is to remove it which of course has already happened so at least I didn't mess about with biospy or anything which would have delayed the same outcome. Most of these are benign in dogs, but not clear what the score is for gps.

In terms of recovery, he is doing OK but it is quite slow going. The bigger risk I think is that he gets scar tissue from the bladder op which blocks his ureter so he certainly isn't out of the woods at the mo. Just getting impatient for him to be better! He is also being defensive aggressive to Theo so I am going to have to try a slow rebonding when he feels up to it - having to keep him separate in hospital pen for now :(. He is loving the underfloor heating in the kitchen though!
 
Oh he's gone through quite an ordeal poor little man. I hope he continues to improve and that he doesn't develop any obstructive scar tissue. Fingers firmly crossed for Teacake xx
 
Oh Tea Cake. Sending the strongest healing vibes through the airwaves.
When do you have to take Tea Cake back for a check up aura? He will have had a really strong painkiller following his op so he will be feeling pretty sore now. So its a good idea to keep him separate from Theo.
 
That's incredible Laura, hopefully its all sorted as regards the tumour. Hopefully his bladder settles down and he feels more comfortable. Just don't ask me to rebond him to Theo! My nerves won't stand it! (just joking) xx
 
That's incredible Laura, hopefully its all sorted as regards the tumour. Hopefully his bladder settles down and he feels more comfortable. Just don't ask me to rebond him to Theo! My nerves won't stand it! (just joking) xx
Thanks for that B @pig in the city - yes I don't want to go through any rebonding with Tea Cake either. He is not looking so good this evening - refused his yellow pepper, not eating much hay :(. I have some Tramadol prescribed for him so may have to try that with the metacam.

@worried val of york - Hi Val - thanks for vibes, he needs them - it is his 10 day post op check on Friday - the weigh in is not going to be good at this rate...
 
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