So Brody has like a tumor thingy (benign) on his chest, he has a build up of fatty tissue on his left back leg's inner thigh. He's about 12 years old and he's always been about ~70 lbs and a super food motivated dog

HE A BIGG BOII

And today he's having it rough

The fatty tissue build up is impacting his ability to walk and he's limping so heavily it's hard to watch and we're just encouraging him to rest the day

In September we were supposed to do a surgery to remove said fatty build up but we were worried the surgery stress would be worse than his current ailment

AND AT THE TIME he was fine

He could still move around, he was running when you yelled SQUIRREL like typical Brody behavior

So idk what happened, it seemed like overnight it just got unbearable for him to walk with it :c

What's kinda irritating is my dad was like "oh, he's just constipated" lol

FATHER. NOTHING ABOUT THAT LIMP SAYS ow my butt

So my dad didn't want to schedule an appointment until I started pressuring him and fussing

Brody is the family dog, really, he's my dad's dog. They are inseperable

I still love Brody of course, but I am not his go-to human by a long shot and I have 3 cats to divide my attention between

I JUST FEEL LIKE my dad should've I dunno, made the appointment as soon as he saw Brody limping even if it might be something simple like constipation WHICH IT CLEARLY IS NOT

Idk, my dad sometimes

So by the time I fussed the vet had no openings today so his appointment is tomorrow

Will tomorrow be a surgery? I doubt it, though they do have emergency surgeries and since he refused a treat and isn't moving I think we need an emergency surgery

As resilient as Merrill was on her hunger strike with the IBD issues back in the spring, dogs do not have any such resilience.

It would be the same surgeon Merrill had, too. So I do trust them with Brody and to make sure he gets seen to and all that

Anyway. Hug your puppers, I'll update tomorrow after we see what the vet says at the appointment

Fingers crossed

i'm sorry Alex, and sorry your dad has been such a bugger about it

Yeah, I'm not sure why my dad is being reluctant about getting Brody to the vet. Granted, I know the price tag for the surgery is a big deal. So I'm guessing that is probably why he's coping and saying it's "constipation" when it's clearly not

I can't blame him, it's gonna hit like a truck and it's holiday season to make matters worse

probably that and also a reluctance to admit his buddy is getting old and sick

Yeah... that's a very good point

Vet told us to up his pain meds he usually takes for arthritis until tomorrow's appointment and he managed to walk like 30 ft from the house so it seems to be helping!

I'll give him extra ear scritches on your behalf

Will do c:

Update: He has a torn ligament in his leg and needs 2 operations :c

first is to remove the mass in his thigh

Then after that heals they can tend to the torn ligament

It is a total of 7500 sooooooooooo

Idk

It's so much money and we aren't sure, realistically, how much time it will buy him so to speak

Right now, it sounds like Katie wants the first surgery for sure

My dad is having a hard time with this, it wasn't the news we expected

Update: First operation to remove the mass is scheduled for the 27th, it's the earliest they could get him in since it currently isn't considered life-threatening

Brody's still eating, he's still moving around if a bit haphazardly, he's still very much his usual self so I'd say it's a fair assessment. But we're to call if anything changes

honestly, aside from the exorbitant cost of the surgery, that's honestly a relief

Yeah, I'm glad we're going through with the surgery and also glad it's after the holiday chaos of all the siblings being here

He seems more annoyed at his predicament than anything which is probably a good sign attitude wise

it sucks he's essentially crippled right now, but idk that sounds preferable to, like, the Big C or something like that.

Yes... very much agreed