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.
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.
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