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Thanks! Apollo was groggy when I brought him home last night as well as being quite whiney. The Vet gave me both Rimadyl and Tramadol to give him for pain, as well as 100 mg of Benadryl every 8 hours. I let him out in the backyard about 8 p.m. because he was whining at the door. He...

Apollo was diagnosed with what may be his third Mast Cell Tumor in Four Month and is having it removed tomorrow along with a fatty tumor almost directly below it. Here's a link to what we've already gone through: http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80300 If this does in...

Sorry for the delay, I always spend more time at the shelter than I plan to. The dogs that someone called me about were NOT boxers, but very beautiful american bulldogs. If anyone knows someone in bulldog rescue, they still need to be sprung!

I have heard through the grapevine that there are three boxers that have been droped off at the Jasper Animal Rescue Mission (formerly the County shelter, now non-profit) in Ridgeland, South Carolina. They are full and have very limited funds for the animals that they have there now and most...

He is quite swollen, but I know he's still intact. The assistant made a comment about "isn't it great that they get to keep all their parts now?!" My sister's puppy was neutered yesterday (different state/vet) and his are GONE! I'm just surprised. Maybe this is how this particular...

We just had our foster pup, Katahdin neutered by the rescue Vet yesterday and was surprised when he came home with all his boy parts. He still has his testes?! Is this something new? Or is it the difference between neutering and fixing? (I never knew there to be a difference)! Although...

Thanks Laura! We just got back from the Vet and she recommended us seeing an oncologist for Apollo even though they've gotten clean margins. We'd all hate to not exhause all efforts and then have something happen. We're next looking at an abdominal ultrasound and bone marrow aspiration if we...

Update from the test results I spoke with the Vet this morning on Apollo's test results. The lymph nodes came back with no Mast Cells found! The tumor itself had clean margins, and was graded a 2. But she said that it should be a grade 1. I'm not sure what it was but something about...

ebaxter - Thanks for asking, he is doing better now. He recovered well from his surgery on the 15th, however we found another lump when he went to have his stitches removed. It was another Mast Cell and it was removed on the 2nd. He's pretty sore and trying to get lots of attention. I...

Shanna - I'm so sorry that you have to go through the worry. Apollo has just had two tumors removed in the last two weeks. What to expect? On the first visit the Vet aspirated two tumors, sent one to the lab (one was fatty) for further testing and did pre-op blood work because she...

Apollo made it through the surgery alright, but it seems as if this recovery may take a bit more than the one two weeks ago. They had to give him a shot for the pain once he woke up because they said he was absolutely pitiful. I believe it. He has a three inch incision just under his neck...

Thanks to everyone who has responded. I have scheduled to drop Apollo off at the Vet tomorrow at 8 am to have surgery. We are checking him over today to make sure that he doesn't have any other lumps that we're missing. (I doubt he does, we've always been very good at checking him for...

Apollo had a Mast Cell Tumor removed on his neuticles (Precipuce?) on the 15th of July (You can see my other post below) It came back a Grade 2, with clean edges and the Vet wasn't concerned. He went back in on the 26th for his stitches to be removed and to be checked out to make sure that...

Woo Hoo.. Party today at my house! Thanks everyone for the boxer vibes... Apollo went into the Vet yesterday to have his sutures removed and everything is healing very nicely. While there the Vet ran the Buffy Coat Smear and called this morning with wonderful news that there is no sign of...

I sure will! His stitches come out on Tuesday and then he'll be ready to play. I'll let you know and we can set something up!