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[siligut]

1. Fingers crossed for Toby

Poor baby has been through so much

[mopinko]

2. go toby.

[Hoyt]

3. Good luck buddy. You've got super roommates.

[fadedrose]

4. Bless you all...

Good strong vibes going from my house to yours..

[hamsterjill]

5. So happy to hear this!

I've been checking back periodically and thinking of you and Toby.

So what was the final diagnosis? And when did they find the cancer on the liver?

Either way - ANY way, welcome home, Toby!!!

[Walk away]

7. He hasn't actually recovered. He is still filling up with fluids...

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but he isn't bleeding internally as he was. At this point he will need to go to the Vets two or three times a week to have his abdomen drained. All we can do now is try diet and meds to reduce the pressure and hope he somehow heels.

The good news this week is that he is strong enough to come home.


On edit...they found cancerous cells in his liver during exploratory surgery to find the leak in his system. They don't believe it had anything to do with the fluids, but they removed them and administered chemo. Probably the earliest detection and treatment of liver cancer in a dog ever.

[siligut]

17. You know, damage to the liver is responsible for portal hypertension

And portal hypertension is a common cause of ascites in humans. I am hoping that after the swelling in his liver goes down, it will resolve the problem.

[Walk away]

18. He is going for a drain this afternoon by the good Vet who doesn't hurt him.

We are hoping that the Prednisone and Lasix plus the new diet he is on will start to make a difference. Let's hope you are right!

[meti57b]

6. Wonderful news!!!

May he continue to heal and recover!

Please do keep us posted.

[Stinky The Clown]

8. I'm sure he feels better in his own surroundings.

Poor liddle guy.

[TorchTheWitch]

9. I'm so happy to hear he's doing better

Hopefully he'll continue to improve, but this is surely a big step forward. I've been thinking about how you and Toby were doing, so I'm really glad that things are looking up. Toby looks very happy and in surprisingly good shape in that photo.

Please keep us posted on how things are going.

[Walk away]

10. He really came back after the surgery. His stitches are coming out tomorrow.

He's a little underweight but he looks and feels great after he gets drained. But really, being home has made all of the difference. He went from despondent to happy about four blocks from my house! He hadn't eaten well for a week but when I served up breakfast he begged for his when he saw his brothers scarfing theirs down. It's so nice to see his smiley face!

[TorchTheWitch]

11. I can see his being despondent at the vets

I think any dog would be. Home is where they feel comfy with the folks they know whether people or critters and it's their known home environment where they feel safe and loved. I'm really encouraged that Toby's enthusiasm has perked up so much just in being able to be home again. His wanting to eat is a big deal... if he's wanting his chow than he's feeling pretty good. It doesn't seem to take much to put a dog off their food afterall.

He certainly looks much better. If I didn't know about his recent problems from that picture I wouldn't guess there was a thing wrong with him.

I so hope they can find out what this mystery thing is and get him fixed up.

[Walk away]

12. The draining every three days is hard on him. This is a post drain photo..(scary)

but it makes him look and feel so much better afterwards.
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[KC]

15. Poor little Toby

That picture just makes me cry. He had to be so miserable there.
I am so happy to hear he is home and feeling better! You can sure see that in your other picture!
Hugs for Toby!!

[GentryDixon]

13. Good vibes for Toby and you...

One day at a time.

[Curmudgeoness]

14. He certainly does look happy to be home.

It is a very good sign that there is no more blood in the fluid, but I do wish they could find the cause and treat it. Hopefully they will stumble onto meds and diet that will clear it up. Some times, we don't know for sure the cause of a problem, but just find something that works for some reason.

Good luck. We're rooting for you, Toby.

[AndyA]

16. Get well soon, Toby and put all of this unpleasantness behind you!

Thanks for the update, I'm glad Toby's doing better. I hope he continues to heal and recovers fully very quickly.