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Title: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: bunglycat on August 16, 2010, 19:09:08 PM
Sophies lump has been getting bigger and over the weekend has started looking sort of bloody and like blisters on it .
I rang the vet up immedietly as it sort of looked not right to me-anyway, he said its cancerous and needs to be removed tomorrow and also the tiny lump above her eye too.
I am now worried sick it may have spread , although she has not been ill in anyway -still been jumping up on things ,eating and drinking as normal.

She is just over 16 years old -please send healing vibes for her tomorrow as she is having the op in the morning .
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: snarf on August 16, 2010, 19:15:49 PM
 :hug: thinking positive for you and Sophie  :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: JennyLynn on August 16, 2010, 19:18:34 PM
Sending positive vibes to little Sophie.  :hug: :hug: :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 16, 2010, 19:18:46 PM
Sending lots of good wishes and hope she is OK  :hug: :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Rosella moggy on August 16, 2010, 19:19:13 PM
Healing vibes by the bucket load and very best of wishes on their way to Sophie for tomorrow's op Gill  :hug:

Also sending calming and keep strong vibes to her worried mum  :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: cazzer on August 16, 2010, 19:21:39 PM
poor Sophie  :hug:.   Hope she does ok
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) on August 16, 2010, 19:41:32 PM
Sending loads of good vibes and hugs your way  :hug: hope she gets better soon x
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Janeyk on August 16, 2010, 20:48:20 PM
Poor Sophie, sending lots of get well wishes and love to her  :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: sheryl on August 16, 2010, 20:49:35 PM
Oh Gill Hun I know how worried you must be, sending lots of love, huggles and healing vibes for the gorgeous and very special Sophie, and great big  :hug: for you.

Tried phoning you and will try again soon xxx
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: clarenmax on August 16, 2010, 21:08:53 PM
I'll be keeping fingers and toes crossed that tomorrow goes well  :hug: xxx
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on August 16, 2010, 23:46:06 PM
Will be thinking of you both tomorrow  :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on August 17, 2010, 08:26:08 AM
Good luck - will they do full bloods to make sure her organs are fine?
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Mark on August 17, 2010, 09:16:58 AM
Hope it goes well for her  :hug:

When Alice had the tumour on her neck & face removed, she was fine in no time and eating straight away as if nothing was wrong - it was quite radical surgeryl to make sure it was all removed  :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls on August 17, 2010, 10:16:28 AM
Hope the op will go well and thats the end of it  :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on August 17, 2010, 13:11:08 PM
Hoping everything goes well today xxx
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on August 17, 2010, 13:26:20 PM
Good luck for today.  I hope all goes well  :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: bunglycat on August 17, 2010, 14:27:00 PM
She had bloods done before op to check she was ok
just rung and I can pick her up at 4pm ;D.
Will know more then.
Thanks for vibes everyone still needing them for now.
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 17, 2010, 14:56:20 PM
Sending loads more good vibes  :hug: :hug: :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: bunglycat on August 17, 2010, 19:16:37 PM
Well , Sophie is home -looks very sorry for herself -very long scar down her side stitched with proper stitches and the lump from above her eye removed and has dissolvable stitches in -and a lampshade ! Which as she is still so dozy , i have taken off for the time being and will see how she is without it.

The lump itself was cancerous -BUT it hasn''t spread anywhere else -he said occasionally fatty lumps do turn cancerous and thats what happened and it suddenly got  bigger over the weekend and looked sort of bloody -thats why i got her straight to the vets as i knew it didn''t look right . So Good News  ;D
She has to go back Friday for a check up and then next week for stitches out .

The bill was £250- i have paid him £100 up front with the rest to follow over the next few weeks .

Pandora will be insured !Just been looking -Argos has some good reports .

Pandora looked in horror at Sophie as if to say - is that what happens when you live here ?  and hid under the bed  :rofl:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Janeyk on August 17, 2010, 19:24:07 PM
Poor girl but glad all has gone well and the news is good.

Sending lots of hugs for Sophie and you  :hug: :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: puggy1975 Zoe on August 17, 2010, 19:33:53 PM
Glad op went well and the cancer has not spread

Hugs to you and Sophie

Zoe
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: clarenmax on August 17, 2010, 19:35:23 PM
Glad the news is good hun, hugs to you and Sophie  :hug: xx
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Mark on August 17, 2010, 19:37:19 PM

just rung and I can pick her up at 4pm ;D.

It must have gone really well to be able to pick her up same day :)

I'm surprised they haven't kept her in overnight - but they must be happy with her.
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on August 17, 2010, 23:03:35 PM
Pleased it went well, give Sophie a gentle :care: from me and the boys
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 17, 2010, 23:19:28 PM
So pleased it went so well  :hug: :hug:

Please look at AXA for insurance, at least compare what it gives against any other. I think you will find all insurances are more for pedigrees although if you have no papers Pandora is technically a moggie but dont know if the vet or insurance compant will understand that........sigh
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: bunglycat on August 18, 2010, 00:37:36 AM
Thanks everyone -she is a bit jumpy and has been hiding under the bed ,but thats to be expected .She has had a drink of milk (one of her very occasional treats) but nothing to eat yet .

Looked at Axa and Argos up to now -i do have papers for Pandora and her PKD negative test paper too.

Its roughly the same price -Axa is £9.27 for £7000 and £50 excess -Argos is £6.96 for Silver cover -£2500 cover and £65 access-Gold is £9.09 with £4000 cover.

I was told Argos pay out very quick too.
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Mark on August 18, 2010, 00:44:36 AM
Check out sainsbury's as well - they are giving away a £30 shopping voucher with policies right now.
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: bunglycat on August 18, 2010, 00:47:16 AM
Thanks Mark ,will do that tomorrow.
She is a cheeky little thing -currently asleep in Smarties favourite bed -with it switched on as its quite cold now at nights and my lot love to be warm and snuggly :Luv2: :Luv2:

Have just checked it out and its the same as Axa -but no idea what they are like for paying out . Only one i know thats good is Argos -was told Tesco are terrible.
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on August 18, 2010, 08:48:04 AM
That's good news.

Is the Argos cover per year or per condition?  Make sure it's the former as per condition payments will stop as soon as you reach the max amount which is not good for chronic or long term conditions.  With per year cover, the pot is replenished each year.  £4000 isn't a lot of cover either - I'd prefer £6000 - £7000.  Consider that if you need an MRI scan or something like that, you could be looking at about £2000 just for that procedure.
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: clarenmax on August 18, 2010, 08:56:52 AM
I can vouch for Axa, they were fantastic with Max's ongoing conditions, and always paid the vets directly and by return, can't speak highly enough of them  :)
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Shiroi-Neko on August 18, 2010, 15:09:04 PM
Thanks Mark ,will do that tomorrow.
She is a cheeky little thing -currently asleep in Smarties favourite bed -with it switched on as its quite cold now at nights and my lot love to be warm and snuggly :Luv2: :Luv2:

Have just checked it out and its the same as Axa -but no idea what they are like for paying out . Only one i know thats good is Argos -was told Tesco are terrible.


Tesco are realy bad? Oh no I am with Tesco. what sort of bad did you hear?
Glad that Sophie's op went ok, and hasnt spread. wish you the all the best  :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: bunglycat on August 18, 2010, 16:47:13 PM
Just heard they take a few months to pay out that was all ,but it put me off!

Sophie is in the big igloo now ,still not eaten anything and is not happy with me -i am sure in another day or two though she will be ok.

Just spoke to Axa and its £7000 per year cover per condition -which i wasn''t sure of -but have had it explained and its looking the better one up to now.

Argo looks like its per condition and per year with the platinum one which is £13.66 and excess is dearer at £65 -Axa is £50
Sainsburys is also per condition and once the money has been spent if there was another problem with the same condition the next year and there was only a few hundred left -you would have to put the rest to it yourself.

Look like Axa then.
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: puggy1975 Zoe on August 18, 2010, 18:42:46 PM
I am with marks and spencers and they have been excellent with all the problems I have had with Ollie and his epilepsy. I have the premier cover and even after £4000 claim last year his premium did not go up much and he is £10.25 a month now. They have £7000 per year not per condition so they will cover Ollies Epilepsy every year, They pay his medicine monthly and his blood tests. The pay vet direct and are always really quick. they are slightly cheaper if you quote through web site. there is also free 27/7 access to a vet nurse by phone. They also were bery helpful with me when Ollie took really ill during the night and refunded emergency out of hours charges also

My Mum had her we dog with Tesco and had no problems there either.

Guess you will always get bad comments about every company
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 18, 2010, 19:01:52 PM
I dont know what M&S are like any more because many of us here were with them but left for AXA when M&S started playing around with costs etc.

They used to financed by AXA as are a least one other company  but AXA dumped them, this is about 3 yrs ago now so they may have got back on track.
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: MrsR on August 18, 2010, 20:14:41 PM
Glad the cancer hasnt spread x
I can vouch for Axa x
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: bunglycat on August 18, 2010, 20:17:59 PM
Think i am going with Axa after looking round.
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: cazzer on August 18, 2010, 20:22:35 PM
Glad it went well x
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Rosella moggy on August 18, 2010, 22:24:24 PM
So pleased the news was good for Sophie Gill  :).  Hope she heals after operation very quickly.  Poor lamb  :care:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: bunglycat on August 19, 2010, 00:47:54 AM
Sophie is out from under the bed and has had another drink of milk ,hoping she will eat tomorrow !
Back at vets Friday to check how its healing -looks ok to me and have bathed her eyes with some Optrex as they were really gunky and she looks slightly better .
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 19, 2010, 02:22:45 AM
I hope she keeps on improving  :hug: :hug:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on August 19, 2010, 10:27:08 AM
Fingers crossed Sophie will eat something soon  :hug:

M&S started that silly thing with having to ring their vet line before using out of hours vet.  As if anyone is going to mess around ringing M&S when they have an emergency on their hands.  If I want veterinary advice, I'll ring my own vet not their helpline.

re paying the vet.  Bear in mind that most companies are willing to pay the vet direct, but it's down to individual vets whether they will accept that.  Many won't and will insist on being paid up front by the customer.
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: pappilon on August 20, 2010, 23:32:49 PM
Sending good vibes for Sophie and  :hug: for you.x
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: bunglycat on August 21, 2010, 01:00:42 AM
Sophie continues to do well - has been for her check up this afternoon -her eye is still slightly swollen , but its only been 3 days !
She is eating and been out for a brief time this evening too - she is pretty tough and does well for her age -just over 16 now .
She is also back to talking to me and letting me know if she wants anything-if she wants milk she taps on the fridge door :Luv2:

She goes back in 10 days for her stitches out .
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: clarenmax on August 21, 2010, 19:34:48 PM
Bless her, sounds like she's doing really well  :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: bunglycat on September 01, 2010, 14:28:53 PM
Quick update on Sophie -she had her stitches out last night and the ones above her eye have dissolved .
She is doing well and back to normal  ;D
Title: Re: Sophie at the vets having op - lump is cancerous
Post by: clarenmax on September 01, 2010, 14:48:56 PM
So pleased for you and Sophie  :hug: :hug: