Edna

Edna is a 14 Shiatzu who came into our care after being dumped and ending up in council kennels.Despite having a large tumour in her mouth, mammary tumours and being emaciated. Edna arrived with a sassy pants tail wag and a vocal enthusiastic hello to everyone she meets!!At 14 years old, we carefully considered her quality of life before putting her through surgery. She left us in no doubt that she still loves life — she is bright, happy, and still enjoys all the things that matter to her. Her age is just a number; her spirit certainly doesn’t match it.She had a large growth on her gum near her upper canine tooth. This was removed completely. The laboratory results confirmed it was a benign (non-cancerous) gum growth, and importantly it had not spread into the bone. It has been fully excised and no further treatment is needed.She had small lumps on both sides of her mammary chain, which have also been surgically removed.Before surgery, she had full blood tests carried out and all resul...

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