blood spots - Exclusively Setters2024-03-28T13:23:00Zhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/blood-spots?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A1176896&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGreat news indeed! Thanks for…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2017-08-07:865021:Comment:11775892017-08-07T06:16:32.981ZCorneliahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Cornelia
<p>Great news indeed! Thanks for letting us know.</p>
<p>Great news indeed! Thanks for letting us know.</p> thanks , we will : ))) this y…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2017-07-14:865021:Comment:11769012017-07-14T12:42:14.447Zsilviahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/silviamarco
<p>thanks , we will : ))) this year we also bought a dog cooling mat so hope Oberon can chill out a bit in the tent : ) </p>
<p>thanks , we will : ))) this year we also bought a dog cooling mat so hope Oberon can chill out a bit in the tent : ) </p> That's great news.Enjoy your…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2017-07-13:865021:Comment:11768962017-07-13T18:11:13.514ZHoward Glansfieldhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/HowardGlansfield
<p>That's great news.Enjoy your holiday with a peace of mind!</p>
<p>That's great news.Enjoy your holiday with a peace of mind!</p> Dear all
a short update on O…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2017-07-13:865021:Comment:11770962017-07-13T15:41:41.105Zsilviahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/silviamarco
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<p>a short update on Oberon. All is going well: so far we did two followup ultrasounds (the last was today) and the prostate reduced to 2.5 cm (it was 8cm when the bleeding started!) One of the two cystis is not visible anymore, and the other is still there, but reduced to less than 2cm... </p>
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<p>All symptons disappeared, so we believe we are on the mend (and it looks we dont need to treat and drain the cystis separately, since they are reducing anyway after…</p>
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<p>a short update on Oberon. All is going well: so far we did two followup ultrasounds (the last was today) and the prostate reduced to 2.5 cm (it was 8cm when the bleeding started!) One of the two cystis is not visible anymore, and the other is still there, but reduced to less than 2cm... </p>
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<p>All symptons disappeared, so we believe we are on the mend (and it looks we dont need to treat and drain the cystis separately, since they are reducing anyway after the neutering).. Is such a relief.</p>
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<p>We are now ready to leave for holiday, and Saturday morning we will leave at 5am for the eurotunnel and then we will drive down to Corsica, camping once again! : )))</p>
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<p>maybe we will do another ultrasound in a couple of months - but hopefully all seems to be resolved...</p>
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<p>Thanks everyone for all your suggestions and help!! all the best</p>
<p>Silvia</p> thanks a lot Barbara for shar…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2017-06-14:865021:Comment:11756082017-06-14T22:19:54.599Zsilviahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/silviamarco
<p>thanks a lot Barbara for sharing this!! so sorry that Billy had this nasty and terrible one.. I know your beloved redhead is doing her best to keep your hearth and days on the sunny side and forgive the memory</p>
<p>Interesting suggestion about the Mars Coat King: I am pretty sure in the next months we will have a try on all these tools (looks as a furminator). Thanks a lot : for the time being we are just relaxing and concentrating in getting better and better : )</p>
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<p>thanks a lot Barbara for sharing this!! so sorry that Billy had this nasty and terrible one.. I know your beloved redhead is doing her best to keep your hearth and days on the sunny side and forgive the memory</p>
<p>Interesting suggestion about the Mars Coat King: I am pretty sure in the next months we will have a try on all these tools (looks as a furminator). Thanks a lot : for the time being we are just relaxing and concentrating in getting better and better : )</p>
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<p>all the best!!!</p>
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<p></p> Cornelia, thanks a lot for ca…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2017-06-14:865021:Comment:11757012017-06-14T22:14:40.707Zsilviahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/silviamarco
<p>Cornelia, thanks a lot for calling us today! Obi is amazed to have received best wishes phone calls from as far as Switzerland :))</p>
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<p>I am so sorry to hear about Joy. I hope is just this allergy to dust and grass: as I said you, my brother has just adopted a bracco (rescue) 6 month old that seems to have a similar issue and he is losing hair underneat in the neck/belly. he has been prescribed a shampoo, and he needs to be washed with a wet clot after each walk. I really hope that…</p>
<p>Cornelia, thanks a lot for calling us today! Obi is amazed to have received best wishes phone calls from as far as Switzerland :))</p>
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<p>I am so sorry to hear about Joy. I hope is just this allergy to dust and grass: as I said you, my brother has just adopted a bracco (rescue) 6 month old that seems to have a similar issue and he is losing hair underneat in the neck/belly. he has been prescribed a shampoo, and he needs to be washed with a wet clot after each walk. I really hope that the Joy's one is a "local allergy", just due to the contact with the grass... looks as that, if it is not appearing in other parts of the body as well (dorso, etc).. please keep us posted, i really hope is not cushings or some nasty things.</p>
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<p>on the light site: yes, they dont look at the mirror ; ) probably they are even more happy since they receive extra extra cuddles ; )</p>
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<p>all the best and thanks again- big hug from us and keep us posted on beautiful Joy!! X</p> dear all
first, thanks everyo…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2017-06-14:865021:Comment:11759032017-06-14T22:08:45.932Zsilviahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/silviamarco
<p>dear all</p>
<p>first, thanks everyone for your concerns and messages! Is been a hectic day and hopefully everything went well, but i wish to post a long message in case is useful for others .</p>
<p>First, i apologise for the wrong info. Monday, after the first consultation, i though/understood that the evolution of a enlarged prostate (symptomatic, with blood) is a likely tumor and in fact we immediately booked oberon for desexing the morning after. I spent the night researching and in…</p>
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<p>first, thanks everyone for your concerns and messages! Is been a hectic day and hopefully everything went well, but i wish to post a long message in case is useful for others .</p>
<p>First, i apologise for the wrong info. Monday, after the first consultation, i though/understood that the evolution of a enlarged prostate (symptomatic, with blood) is a likely tumor and in fact we immediately booked oberon for desexing the morning after. I spent the night researching and in fact we discovered that there is no evidence that the two things are related. Evolution in tumour is quite rare and in any case there is no scientific evidence that benign enlargement (BHP), in general, lead to grow of cancerous cells or that, the other way round, the shrinking expected after castration avoid a tumour (if any, some papers suggest that the incidence in carcinoma is marginally statistically larger in castrated dogs, so no evidence at all for a correlation)</p>
<p>Armed with this, and worry about a wrong diagnosis on some cystis/inflammation (the latter need to be resolved with antibiotics and drainage, not desexing) we questioned again our vet in the early morning before op. it turns out he confirmed that the tumour risk is not the case: whether was miscommunication between us on the day before and, while in panic, I just heard the "tumour" mentioned or he was not clear in explaining it doesnt matter..</p>
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<p>We understood from the vet that what happened to Obi is that he has a very enlarged prostate (8 cm, the normal is 3cm in dogs), which appears as very dark in the ultrasound. Marco saw the images and it was really bad. This may be a sign of inflammation, and in any case not a "healthy" tissue, and this was the main cause of concern for the vet and lead to the suggestion that we need to act quickly to reduce it. there were no sign of infection, so the enlargement is likely to be hormonal. Plus, he has two bad cystis inside (one is 5cm long and 3cm large, which is a lot in a prostate that is meant to be much smaller..).</p>
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<p>this can create bleeding (he had a awful lot from the penis, and it has aggravated quickly in just two days before op), pain (in fact Obi was in pain when the vet touched a particular point!) and also risks of abscesses and internal infection. Desexing was highly suggested, so the idea is that in 3 weeks the prostate will decrease in size and hopefully also its contents (cystis). Oberon had the op yesterday and in 3 weeks time they will do another ultrasound to check if , as expected, the cystis also reduced in size together with the prostate. If not, he will need a drainage, but the vets were very positive that it wont be required...</p>
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<p>to cut a long story short: we are home and positive that this op will resolve the whole issue. sorry if i panicked someone with the info that, in general , BHP lead to tumour. It was the particular situation of Obi (enlargement plus dark appearance plus big cystis) that meant that desexing was the safest option.</p>
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<p>on the light side, we are home and Obi is not bleeding today. He needs rest and antibiotics (so the stomach is a bit upsad) but with some beef burgers+yogurth he now seems happy and gained his appetite a bit, and he is already looking forward to jump with his friends again! Finger crossed that the next ultrasound will confirm that the cystis resolved themselves without need of another surgery/drainage for them</p>
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<p>thanks a lot again and sorry for this lengthy post.. i hope is useful info for others (oh well, i hope nobody needs and everyone stay healthy, but just in case.. )</p>
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<p></p> Hi Silvia, how did the Op go?…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2017-06-13:865021:Comment:11756992017-06-13T20:11:08.545ZCorneliahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Cornelia
<p>Hi Silvia, how did the Op go? I hope all is well with Obi! I had a look on the internet before you wrote about your visit to the vet and it said exactly that: Bleeding is most often due to a enlarged prostate and medical treatment does only last for a few weeks. You seem to be in good hands with your vet and I really hope, Obi's problem is solved with the Op! We wish him a speedy and wholesome recovery!! </p>
<p>On the lighter side: The forest warden / main 'hunter' of our local forest had…</p>
<p>Hi Silvia, how did the Op go? I hope all is well with Obi! I had a look on the internet before you wrote about your visit to the vet and it said exactly that: Bleeding is most often due to a enlarged prostate and medical treatment does only last for a few weeks. You seem to be in good hands with your vet and I really hope, Obi's problem is solved with the Op! We wish him a speedy and wholesome recovery!! </p>
<p>On the lighter side: The forest warden / main 'hunter' of our local forest had his male Springer Spaniel desexed. The saying goes (if it is indeed true then…) that after the desexing, the Spaniel was not able to track deer or wild boar anymore but could only find the tracks of other desexed male dogs…:-))) - don't worry too much about any coat or mood changes - I'm sure you'll still find your cuddly Obi somewhere in that fluffy coat and a healthy and happy red bundle is all that counts. Love, Cornelia and Joyful Bundle xxx</p>
<p>PS Joy has no hair at the moment on her belly, breast, part of her side and inner side of her legs. It is not because of castration, but hopefully only a bacterial problem on the grounds of an allergic reaction and not something like Cushings due to the long treatment with cortisol. She's back on antibiotics and has a very wet bath with a special shampoo every second day ( i.e the bath is wet more than the dog!). I miss her coat! But her bare skin - now that the red spots and the itching do disappear - is ever so soft and cuddly - and believe me, she does not look into the mirror before snuggling up wit us… </p> I am so sorry to hear about O…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2017-06-13:865021:Comment:11756042017-06-13T13:52:02.227ZBarbarahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Barbara441
<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="3">I am so sorry to hear about Obis problem! F<span id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span>irst I thought of bladder or kidney Inflammation, but now you have a <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span>first examination from your Vet.</span></span><span class="trans-verified-button goog-toolbar-button" id="t-served-community-button"></span> C</span></span>astration seem medically necessary and I hope Obi is soon…</font></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="3">I am so sorry to hear about Obis problem! F<span id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span>irst I thought of bladder or kidney Inflammation, but now you have a <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span>first examination from your Vet.</span></span><span class="trans-verified-button goog-toolbar-button" id="t-served-community-button"></span> C</span></span>astration seem medically necessary and I hope Obi is soon well again!<br/> My former Setter Boy Billy was neutered and there was no negative Change. If the incontinence came from desexing or the Tumor I does not know. The fluffy fur that can come is no Problem with Mars Coat King. <span>Oberon's health is more important</span>. All the best!</font></span></p> Thanks Cornelia! We are booke…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2017-06-12:865021:Comment:11756942017-06-12T22:13:43.660Zsilviahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/silviamarco
Thanks Cornelia! We are booked tomorrow. Lovely to hear that joy didn't change much if not for better: )<br />
I will need some tips on how to use this furminator then if you don't mind?looks as beautiful joy went through the process with flying colours:))))
Thanks Cornelia! We are booked tomorrow. Lovely to hear that joy didn't change much if not for better: )<br />
I will need some tips on how to use this furminator then if you don't mind?looks as beautiful joy went through the process with flying colours:))))