sausage4ever
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I recently adopted two hairless boys for my 2.5 yr old boy, Eli, but have an issue. Eli has always had problems; when he was 7 months old he snapped off a toenail and it needed to be cut and cauterized. Currently he is being treated for bumblefoot and has previously been treated for myco (who hasn't) but he's getting a lot of lumps. I have had a few checked by the vet, one was checked in June a fatty lump that now seems to be increasing in size, another two that are side by side were checked in August (last week) but the vet said they were in the muscle and shouldn't be a bother. He also has some hair loss but I think that's caused by him (he scratches a lot) and the fact that he's old.
But the real issue is ths buldge I found a while ago. I had thought at first it was his xyphoid process (that triangle thingy where your lungs meet in the middle) but it seems to be gowing but I don't want to grasp it in fear of dislodging the xyphoid process that can cut up your insides, but whatever it is it's big and it hurts (he squeaks when I poke it). I'm positive it's cancer that's how his brother went almost a year ago. I wonder whether to get diagnostic testing or to just sit it out and let him go when it's time. I have the two new boys that I want to introduce to him when their quarantine is up but if he's going to keep getting worse I wonder if it is better to put him down before the introduction or anything (also I'm moving soon). He's already on meds for the bumblefoot and I don't want him to suffer but don't want to murder him either.
He's still running around as if nothings wrong but mommy (me) knows better. I just want to do the best thing for my boy.
But the real issue is ths buldge I found a while ago. I had thought at first it was his xyphoid process (that triangle thingy where your lungs meet in the middle) but it seems to be gowing but I don't want to grasp it in fear of dislodging the xyphoid process that can cut up your insides, but whatever it is it's big and it hurts (he squeaks when I poke it). I'm positive it's cancer that's how his brother went almost a year ago. I wonder whether to get diagnostic testing or to just sit it out and let him go when it's time. I have the two new boys that I want to introduce to him when their quarantine is up but if he's going to keep getting worse I wonder if it is better to put him down before the introduction or anything (also I'm moving soon). He's already on meds for the bumblefoot and I don't want him to suffer but don't want to murder him either.
He's still running around as if nothings wrong but mommy (me) knows better. I just want to do the best thing for my boy.