Oh my goodness! 7 is too young to have such problems. I will keep her in me doggie prayers. My dog Duke had to have knee surgery at 8 years of age and I debated long and hard about it. $3000.00 later he was fine and knock on wood is doing okay 4 years later. I bet Luna will be fine as well....Goldens are such loving and gentle dogs. I wish her the best and you as well. Stay in touch.

Duane

I'm here for you and Luna too....sending prayers and positive thoughts. Man, it's just so hard....

David

Claire, Luna is a beautiful girl and I'll keep her in my thoughts and prayers for tomorrow, sending lots of good vibes for a successful surgery and quick and complete recovery.

Give her a scratch for me and when she's OK, have a hug for yourself.

Annie

I send you both my best and hope that everything goes smoothly.

Still here for you.

Extra prayers going out this morning for Miss Luna and for her Mom.

Back to send more Golden hugs out to you, your family and darling Luna.

You have no idea how much I appreciate all of you right now. I'm as nervous as a cat in a roomful of rocking chairs. The labs won't be back for at least a couple of days which is what I'm most concerned about, as her prognosis is only a few weeks if it's malignant. We're having stormy weather all day which isn't helping. Normally I'm pretty tough, but today I just want to hide under the covers...

Sending positive thoughts and healing vibes to the beautiful Miss Luna, and her mom!

More good thoughts coming your way and prayers that the lab results are good.

Lee

Claire, sending good thoughts Luna's way.

Ann

More good wishes for sweet doggie...
Linda C

Sending good wishes to you........

Claire big hugs to you and positive thoughts for Luna, poor baby.

Keep us posted.

Sharon

The vet called and said Luna came through the surgery just fine. She looked good when she got there (like she was going on vacation he said), but between then and the surgery, started to bleed into her abdomen again. They gave that blood back to her, so she didn't miss any of it. There was another small tumor along with the one they spotted during the imaging, which they also removed. I won't have the results of any labs until Saturday noon up to Monday morning.

The good news is her labs didn't show anything other than the bleeding (meaning other problems due to cancer), and she's always been healthy. The bad news is there was more than one tumor, and although there's a certain percentage of these that are benign, more likely they are usually malignant.

I was hoping (but not really expecting) to feel better about this by now, but course I don't. Waiting until Saturday/Monday is excruciating, to see if my dog is going to get to live out her normal life. I'm feeling a little sick...

We will continue to keep Luna and you in our thoughts and prayers. Hugs to you both.
Linda

Drake and I send special prayers to you and Luna.I know the waiting is the hardest part.

Hugs, Shelley and Drake

More hugs coming your way from us, too.

I can't imagine how stressful the waiting and not knowing must be. I only hope you get word on Saturday and don't have to wait until Monday.

Linda

Oh Claire......I know haow hard this is for you and her. All I can do is let you know I'm thinking of you.

Me too Claire. It's so distressing to see our pets with an illness and so hard to be waiting for lab results.

I'm sending all my hopes that she will be just fine!

SharonCb

Just a short update...I called the vet to see how she was doing today. They said she's acting like she didn't even have surgery, so the good news is that she's feeling better. She's staying with them for a week while we're out of town, so I know she's in the best place she can be, if she can't be here with me.

Keep those good thoughts coming please! I can use every one of them until I find out something definitive, and appreciate you all so much right now.

Claire, I've just popped in to check and I'm glad Luna is feeling better.

I'm sending you all the good thoughts and healing wishes I can find for Luna.

Annie

Good news, glad to hear!

Just checking in,great news.Glad luna is feeling better.Drake and I will keep her in our prayers.

Shelley

Still sending positive thoughts for Luna!

Great news on the recovery and I have fingers and toes crossed for more good news on her.

More prayers for Luna from here!

Luna has an aggressive cancer and her symtoms will reappear in three months. I was trying to prepare for this, but the truth is that you just can't. I feel smacked down and can't stop crying. Now that her spleen is gone, it will attack her other organs. I never thought this would happen to her. It's my second dog (golden) with cancer and I don't think I'll have another. I need to go take a deep breath.

Claire,Im so sorry to hear this.Im sending you prayers to help you find the strength to get through this and that Luna will not suffer.

Shelley

Oh dear. I am sorry things turned out this way. At least you know what's ahead and you can prepare yourselves and keep Luna comfortable.

It's okay to cry. Let it out.

I'm so sorry, what sad news.

Barb

Oh Claire I am so very sorry for you. That is such a sad outcome, and not what we had all been waiting to hear.

I'm sending hugs for you both.

SharonCb

Claire, I'm so sorry. Hugs to you and your family.

(((friend)))

I'm so, so sorry.

Oh, Clair, I'm so sorry to hear this, I was hoping for a much better prognosis.

Hugs to you, and some gentle ear scratches to Luna. Many of us here will be crying along with you.

Annie

Claire your Luna is so very beautiful. You can see her lovely spirit in her face. I'm so very sorry. Please allow us to share your grief at this news. As dedtired said, cry as you need to. It will be so very hard so take what comfort you can from your friends and fellow animal lovers here.

Oh, I am so sorry to hear the bad news. I hope that your days with Luna are filled with special treats and lovely walks and good memories. Make every day count.

Great hugs for you.

Helene

Damn!!
I am soooo sorry....
Linda C

Claire, I am so sorry. Just take every day and enjoy her as much as possible. Lucy, Ethel, & Lily send doggies kisses.

Linda

I'm so sorry. It's devastating news for you. Lean on us here, we understand what you are facing.

Nancy

Claire, That was not what I expected when I checked in to see how she was doing. I'm so very sorry to hear the news. She looks like a real sweetie.

(((Cathy)))

Claire, I was hoping the news would be better. I'm very sorry.

Ann

Ohhhhh...I am sorry to hear this. We lost our big ol' mutt, Puppy, to something similar. We'll be thinking of you and Luna.

Claire, you have mail.

A big hug to all of you and a tummy rub to Luna.

Peppi

(((Hugs)))

Claire, I know what you are going through and feeling...it's only been a few weeks since I lost my Big Women, Lucy, from Bone Cancer. Man, all I can offer is lots of (((hugs)))....it's just do d@mn hard...

David

Hugs to you Claire, and hugs to Luna. I am so very sorry you're having to go through this!
Lpink

I'm checking in, and wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone for all your support. We got the news on the road, while on the way to a windpower conference and the last fews days have felt pretty dark. I won't see Luna until Saturday, which feels weird since she's always gone with us when we traveled. It's truly a Mercury Retrograde moment, since this is old ground I have covered once before with our last golden. I'm trying to focus like a laser on the fact that she's feeling better for this day, and remind myself that the present is just that...a gift.

Peppi, I'll check my mail as soon as I get home.

David, I saw your post about Lucy and wanted so much to respond, but your story flooded me with my own memories of my last golden who had lung cancer, and I couldn't see the keyboard to let you know that. Please know you were (and still are) in my thoughts, even though I couldn't say so at the time.

I'm so appreciative for all of you. I'm taking my girl swimming as soon as she can go; it's one of her favorite things to do and we're going to do it as much as we can while she feels like it. I keep looking for the blessings, and count all of you as mine.

I just saw your news and I'm SO sorry.....

I've been in your shoes too many times and it is a hard road.

Cherish the moments.

Grace

My heart just acches for you Claire.I am typing w/tears in my eyes.I know Luna will enjoy her swim.God bless you Luna.

Shelley and Drake