thatsmygirl
Well-Known Member
Please bare with me as I'm a bit upset about this but was in the back of my head as a thought. The pony in question is a older ( 21) retired pony but a much loved member of the family and is treated with as much love and care as the others in work so he still feels part of the herd. In by day and out by night. He's blind in 1 eye and hasn't got great eyesight in his other eye but is happy and knows his home so is fine but would never dream of moving him. He's had a small lump come up on his stomach which has remained un changed about the size of a pea under his skin and a smaller one on his face which again hasn't changed at all but on the other side of his face he has a rather large lump, its again under the skin and has a big scabby black head, its most in slightly and has grown rather large in a small period of time but seems to have stopped growing for me. It's on his blind side. He rubbed it today and it bled a bit but I don't know if he was rubbing that or his face in general. Please note this pony is happy and seems fine in himself.
I had the vet today and while she was here I got her to check his large lump, she always checks him when she pops round, and she told me she feels its cancerous and to " leave well alone!!" Which is easy for her to say but has left me a bit confused and upset about it. She also said while his quality of life was good just leave him to enjoy his retirement. And we don't know what lumps etc he's got inside so just leave him alone basically. Thing is can she really tell just by looking its cancerous? Should she really tell me this without it being confirmed ?
Now I want questions answered which nobody can give me like, how long has he got left? Am I better pts now? But he could go on for years? Or months? He's happy so leave him be?
Is there a simply test without hurting him that could prove if its cancerous or not? I'm so confused he's our family's character and want the best for him but don't know which way to turn
I had the vet today and while she was here I got her to check his large lump, she always checks him when she pops round, and she told me she feels its cancerous and to " leave well alone!!" Which is easy for her to say but has left me a bit confused and upset about it. She also said while his quality of life was good just leave him to enjoy his retirement. And we don't know what lumps etc he's got inside so just leave him alone basically. Thing is can she really tell just by looking its cancerous? Should she really tell me this without it being confirmed ?
Now I want questions answered which nobody can give me like, how long has he got left? Am I better pts now? But he could go on for years? Or months? He's happy so leave him be?
Is there a simply test without hurting him that could prove if its cancerous or not? I'm so confused he's our family's character and want the best for him but don't know which way to turn