Good News & Bad News

The good news: Her incisions look great, she's eating well, peeping and pooping, getting steadier on her feet, and generally doing pretty well.  And the mass that was removed from her intestines was benign.

The bad news: The mass in her spleen is malignant hemangiosarcoma.

Stella's surgeon, Dr. Seguin, told me that the pathologist mentioned an interesting finding while she was evaluating the tissue. Normally the cancer cells are still actively dividing while the tissue is being analyzed. She told Seguin that the cells were not active. While I wasn't sure whether this was really significant or not, Stella's primary vet, Devon Trottier, thought that it could indicate that it might be a low grade cancer. Which would be good and so much better than the opposite situation.

No matter what - Stella's future will include a lot of the following:

Spoiling

Pampering

Chicken

Front Yard Time

Butt Scratches

Treats

Beach Adventures

Walks

Love

Affection