Wow where do I start..we are so overwhelmed by all the support and can't express how grateful we are to each and every one of you who have helped and who are continuing to help us along the way.
The last few days have been super tough. We were almost on the home stretch of bringing Ninja home on Monday when an incident was caused as he was being loaded into the vehicle due to no fault of his own. Unfortunately this caused his sutures to tear and he needed to be stapled back up again and spend another 24hrs at the vets. Thankfully the vets did not charge us for any further treatment from that point due to the situation.
However, since then we have good news and bad news. The good news is that the vets are happy with his vital signs and there are no clinical concerns apart from the fact he is refusing to eat and it's been 4 days now so we have brought him home in the hope it might bring back his appetite.
Sadly though, the test results from the mass removed from his spleen confirms his diagnosis of Hemangiosarcoma. It is likely that the cancer has already spread throughout his body and without chemo we are looking at an average life expectancy of between 2-3 months. Chemo treatment may on average extend his life an extra couple of months or longer but it's very case dependant and each treatment costs between $400-$600 requiring at least 6 of them. It also takes it's toll on their health just the same as it does on humans, so he needs to fully recover from the surgery before we can even consider it.
We are grateful to still have this extra time with him and are doing everything we can to make sure he's comfortable and well looked after while he's at home. If he still refuses to eat or go toilet after today we have to take him back for further testing. But for now he is resting up and recovering from the exhausting last few days at the vets ICU. The nurses and doctors have witnessed how much of a treasure he is and have all fallen in love with his gentle and sweet nature. We will keep you updated over the next few days, nga mihi x
