Bubba needs them. Jim and I took Bubs to the vet yesterday to get his lump checked out. Explanation for those unaware: For the last few months, Bubba has had this lump on the top of his head. At first, it would come and go, especially when he would sleep in the shower down off the garage. The space is too small for him and he gets all scrunched up in there and his head rests against the edge and this lump would rise up...just like the lumps Tom would get on Tom and Jerry. Eventually it would go down and disappear (after about an hour). We tried to get the doctor to check it out the last time Bubba got his cortisone shot (May) but at the time, the lump wasn't lumpy.
Well, for the last few weeks to a month, the lump has been constant...never going away completely. It will get big and small but it never truly disappears. I also felt it the other day and it felt fluid-filled. So, we took sweet Bubs to the vet. At first I wasn't going to go because I can't stand the screaming (Bubba acts as though he's being tortured by the vet or vet assistant and makes the most amazing racket) but Jim begged me and who can say no to a begging Jim? (I can but he wore me down) Anyway, the vet looked at it and said, "That's weird" - never a good comment coming from the doctor. He gave a couple possibilities for what it may be (hematomawhatever; pemphigus whojamawhatsit)...possibly something similar to a blister. He wanted to aspirate it though to see what came out and then check it out under a slide. Poor Bubba got a needle right in the top his poor lumpy head. He didn't scream though...just whined. The fluid was clear (not good...not a boil-like mass; not pus-filled indicating a simple infection) and upon looking at it under the slide, Dr. Wolf said he needed the specialist guy to look at it because it looked "suspicious". I asked what that meant - cancer? - but Dr. Wolf said he didn't want to go there...yet. UGH! The specialist guy comes in on
Tuesday so we'll have to wait until mid-day Tuesday to find out. Poor sweet Bubs!
And by the way - I would have posted a sweet photo of my sweet Bub alongside this but alas - stupid blogger is being all stupid!!! I'm getting so PO-ed!!! UGH!!!
Okay so today - along with cuddling on Bubba, I'll be walking Sami, grocery shopping and cleaning house - hopefully all before the Bengals game. Can't believe it's already week 4! I didn't get to my usual stuff yesterday because we went to the Reds game...which was fun fun fun! It was as I thought - not packed (though there were a good number of people there) and though it did start raining around the 5 inning, we were in a spot under cover and didn't get wet. Jay Bruce hit two homers and the Reds pulled it out for a 7-4 win! Homer Bailey had a record number of strikeouts - 10, too!!!
K - I'm freezing my arse off and need to get started on my "jobs". Jim's bike riding so I gotta head. Later!
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