Japser UPDATE 10-17-2010 new photos
I have an update about Jasper.
He went to the vet for a simple yearly checkup, didnt even need vaccines or anything this time, and the vet fould his left hind leg, from the hick joint down, to be swollen. :eek:
Totally an unexpected problem as I had clipped his nailw within the past week and did not notice a thing wrong.
So we did all the right things......x-ray, blood work, round of antibiotics, would have gone on to an antiimflammatory drug, but he is already on Prednisone.
Bone looks fine, blood work normal/good, no change after antibiotics. nothing.
His foot does not hinder him, he does not limp, but I think if has gotten a little more swollen in the past week. (vet saw him 1 week ago AND 2 weeks ago)
The vet says we "could" do a biopsy, but it is not in an area to amputate. And at 12 years old, exactly HOW aggressive of a treatment would I wish to put him through? If it WERE cancerous, for example, how would we know that it has not already spread to other internal organs.
I guess what I need are many prayers that will keep Jasper with me for a long time yet.