Originally Posted by
feline fanatic
Mermaid, I am so sorry for your loss. You MUST not blame yourself for this. Your vet should not have recommended any anesthesia for a senior like that. This is entirely on your vet who should have known better. 3 of my 4 are all seniors now. All millennium babes (born in 2000). One had seizure the last time we had to put him under for removal of a benign tumor 3 years ago but luckily he pulled through ok. The vet cautioned about any anesthesia from then on out. He now has another one and I am dreading that we may have to remove it surgically. At this age you often wonder which is the lesser of two evils.
My Bess is going to be 12 years old on January 3. She has had two surgeries for benign tumors on her body - prevalent with Labs, I guess and Bess is a German Short Hair Pointer/Black Lab. The only reason I had them removed is the one was under her armpit and the harness rubbed against it and the other was on her backside. The vet told me that these are fatty type tumors and there is no reason to remove them if they don't get in her way. So, she may have her lumps and bumps, but she's as healthy as a horse - and what I am most proud of is that there is no arthritis showing up. She can jump on the couch, run after a squirrel, jump on the bed, go up and down stairs. My little secret? In the wintertime when it is really cold outside, I have a thermal blanket on the couch. She gets a treat when she comes in and I then cover her up and under that thermal, it is so nice and cozy warm that those muscles and bones and stuff warm up really fast. The vet thought it was a darned good idea too. So, for what it is worth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Edie