Darby - Another Crazy Surgery Today - HAPPY :D

[Aida]

Yay, what a sweetie!
I bet she is so excited to be able to scratch and lick and groom!

 

[Joanne]

She is just adorable - a heart rat for sure! :heart:

 

[lilspaz68]

6 AM and went to check on Darby and she's still a whole rat LOL. The incisions look fantastic and clean again. She's running around like a little dervish right now, so no pics until she's back to cuddle mode

 

[Vladina]

Fantastic news and a very happy update on Darby, what a good girl! She is such a fighter, and she has the advantage of the best Rat Mom/Nurse ever. Go Darby! Keep us posted! :cheerful:

 

[lilspaz68]

Got 2 pics (one of the cleaned up incision which just looks so neat and innocuous for all the hell it put us through on Thursday)

and the darling little gal posed for this one

She's now cuddled in my lap getting strokes and zoning out :heart:

 

[lilspaz68]

My little coffee thief :lol:

 

[Joanne]

Glad to hear that when you checked on her she was a whole rat and not a hole rat! :giggle:

 

[hopefloats]

Glad to hear that when you checked on her she was a whole rat and not a hole rat! :giggle:

Good one! :cheering::love1:

 

[lilspaz68]

Glad to hear that when you checked on her she was a whole rat and not a hole rat! :giggle:

:funnypost:

 

[Vladina]

She looks just terrific! What nice clean stitching! She must be feeling sooo good without those tumors hanging on her, even if she is probably a bit sore from the surgery. What a darling! Relaxing on Mom's lap sounds like a good plan for her!

 

[lilspaz68]

I found out today from Dr Munn that the tumours were not normal fleshy things but there were round cystic ones that gushed black goo when incised. My guess is necrotic material/dead blood. Poor Darby!

Here are her incisions now, we have a little more seroma, but nothing frightening and the incisions have pulled a little because she's crazy active LOL

I love when rats groom under their jaw LOL

and OFF she goes again

 

[Aida]

Ew, those tumors sound revolting. Does that mean cancerous, or...? Why would they fill up like that?

She's such a cute, bald cutie!

 

[lilspaz68]

I would guess that necrosis would start when the tumour outgrows its blood supply, was dying and that likely was dead blood in them...blech.

 

[Sheldon]

Those incisions are looking so good! She is healing quite nicely.

 

[Joanne]

I'm glad she is enjoying her new lease on life. She is a dear... :heart:

 

[Vladina]

She IS a dear and deserves all the happiness and comfort in the world. What a strong girl to pull through that surgery and come through with flying colors. Way to go Darby! We loves you, hun! :hugs:

 

[lilspaz68]

The cheeky monkey is healing absolutely beautifully.

Dandelion even gets her pic taken. She's a lovely girl as well but very very independent, she gets Out and goes off and does her own thing. She's good with other rats but I always have to wait until she gets back. Darby on the other hand doesn't play nice with others, gets puffy and huffy. She also gets fixated on them and keeps trying to get to the other rat whether I am holding them or not. So for now, it will just be D & D together

Dandelion

Dandelion and Darby (really good pic to show off her healing incisions)

 

[Vladina]

Aww, great to see an update on Darby and of course, her very photogenic sis, Dandelion! Makes my heart happy to see Darby getting around just fine, with her incisions healing up nicely! Whew! So relieved all went well with her surgery!
You have very beautiful girls there, Shelagh! Send them my love, as well as the rest of your kiddos! :cuddle:

 

[Joanne]

How crazy awesome that that little girl, who had a very questionable prognosis of even making it out of surgery, is doing so great. We love her! :heart: :heart: :heart:
(And her sissy is very pretty too )

 

[dspch911]

How crazy awesome that that little girl, who had a very questionable prognosis of even making it out of surgery, is doing so great. We love her! :heart: :heart: :heart:
(And her sissy is very pretty too )

:yeah:

Just awesome!