 October
2009
Basil
Basil is a 17 year old cross breed dog, who came into us in August
last year.
He had sneezing and nose bleeds that had been going on for about
a week. Although his teeth were a little worn (which is not unusual
for a dog of his age) the roots seemed healthy so further investigations
were required to establish the cause.
Basil was admitted to the hospital and was given a general anaesthetic
along with a lot of supportive treatments (important for a dog of
his age).
X-rays were taken of his chest, nasal passages and sinuses and
an endoscopic camera was passed up his nose to see what was going
on. The X-rays and the endoscopy of his nose showed a mass in the
right side. The mass was biopsied and sent for examination at the
laboratory and was found to be cancer of the nose (Sarcoma).
Basil came back into the hospital and was prepared for major surgery.
A flap was made in the top of his nose and as much of the tumour
was removed as possible, however it became clear that surgery alone
was not going to be the whole answer for Basil. He needed some additional
treatment in the form of radiotherapy to kill the remaining cancer
cells. Basil was referred to a specialist clinic where he had a CT
scan and a course of radiotherapy.
Basil’s owners had taken out Pet Plan insurance when Basil
was younger so they could have all the tests and treatment he needed
without worrying about costs.
Basil came into see us recently and is doing amazingly well. He still
has to take some medication but he is very well in himself and has
been an incredibly brave little dog. This is why we have decided to
make Basil pet of the month.
Click
here to see September's Pet of the Month - Chelsea the domestic
short-haired cat..
Click
here to see August's Pet of the Month - Lucas the domestic short-haired
cat.
Click
here to see July's Pet of the Month - Rabby the English Lop-Eared
rabbit.
Click
here to see June's Pet of the Month - Thomas the West Highland White
Terrier.
Click here to see May's Pet of the Month - Harvey
the Boxer puppy.
Click
here to see April's Pet of the Month - Mitzi the Yorkshire Terrier.
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