Need some good thoughts again

Cappy's biopsy area on Feb 8th.



Following surgery today to remove the malignant mast cell tumor. Doc felt he got clean margins all the way around and that there's less than a 25% probability of a regrowth in the same area.



However, the not so good news is that Cappy's lost another pound and a half since last week and the blood and urinalysis today confirms the early onset of renal failure. He goes back on March 8th to get the stitches out from today's surgery. By then I will have gotten my head around the various options we have to begin treatment on my boy. Right now I'm only dealing with emotion.

Any words of advice and/or encouragement from those of you who've had Labs that have gone through kidney failure would be appreciated. I recognize that you've all been more than generous lately with Cappy good thoughts but a continuing prayer would also be appreciated. This one really has me worried.

Prayers sent for Cappy. Hang in there.

Same from the Sallysue family

Prayers up for Cappy.

Cappy is a fighter.

I know it's tough. Rusty looked like that after his mast cell surgery too. Tears your heart up. We had to go back under the knife after several days for a second round. Luckily it all worked out. That was a year and a half ago.

Cappy's in our thoughts and prayers.

R.

one of my dogs two years ago had a tumor on his spleen the size of an egg. he is only 18 pounds so that was a pretty big one for him. he got it removed and still has cancer but has been living with it. hope everything goes well

Prayers for you both....

Prayers out for the family... he will fight through it!

Prayers sent.

prayers out to both of you

Prayers up for you guys. Hang in there both of you.

best wishes.

Keep your head up and I hope Cappy heals soon and gets to feeling better.

Sending one up for Cappy.

Wishing you guys the best.

I hate to hear that, and wishing all yall the best... Take care

im am sorry to hear about that, i had to put a mine down this time last year. The only advice i can give is that a dear friend was nice enough to make a shotgun shell with the ashes of my girl so that i could contine to take her hunting.

Prayers for ya'll from out west.

Prayer sent for Cappy & family.

I know what this feels like. Prayers up for ya'all.

Prayers sent.

Kelly

thoughts and prayers for Cappy.

New here, i have lurked for months and love the Cappy stories, joined the forum just know to give you support. It breaks my heart so see an old boy like Cappy ill. I too have an older Lab, worry about this a lot. I wanted to wish you the best of luck. My bulldog has a tumor, not sure what it is but going to see vet on Friday. Hang in there Cappy!

Sorry to hear that, I send my prayers to your family and Cappy.

Thanks for the kind words, Matt. Welcome to the Forum and best of luck with your bulldog's diagnosis.

The thing that few here understand is that despite Cappy being 11 chronologically, he believes that he's 5 or 6 physically and, for the most part, a young dawg mentally too. He loves to train, hunt and just loves to be with his daddy. My wife calls him my "yellow shadow". It's a rare moment of the day when he's more than 10 feet from me unless I'm on the tractor, mowing or doing chores where he can't join in.

Hes been a great mentor with 5 year old Remi and is proving again to be a patient and tolerant surrogate father to our rascal 10 week old pup. Every man should have one of "those" special dawgs in their lifetime. And even though I've owned and trained nine in my lifetime, Cappy is "the one" in mine.

Jim, I've been following your posts and want you to know that you and Cappy are in my thoughts and prayers. To so many folks a dog is just a dog, maybe a pet. I know that Cappy is so much more than that to you. Cappy is family.