Bears Surgery

Bear got surgery today
*Warning* pictures are graphic
So about 2 months ago Mike and I noticed yet another tumor on Bear (Yes he has many) on is right side at the base of the last rib. We make note of them and check them often just to make sure they aren't getting bigger or that they are causing him pain.
This one started out at about the size of a quarter and about every 2 weeks we could just see it inching its way to biggness. I had contacted my veterinarian before we left to Alaska about it because the tumor had got to about 2 inches big, which I knew wasn't good. It was growing so rapidly.
Mike and I got home from Alaska 10 days later and this is what we came home to.....

See the lovely mass portuding from his side. Pretty huh??
I couldn't believe that this tumor had grown so much in so little time. I knew something needed to be done and Mike and I agreed we needed to have him seen.
So here came today and I decided I was going to conquer this tumor and the bad news I knew it probably had.
Under the microscope we looked and saw the cells were growing right before our eyes...no wonder it was getting so big!!
I made the decision to have it operated on because I knew it would just keep growing and potentially cause BIG problems internally.

And there it is popping out of his side during surgery. The surgery went quite well and Bear was amazing. He is such a tolerant dog and as long as I didn't leave his side he obeyed everything. How lucky am I to have such a wonderful dog :) no words could express how much I love him.

Here's the tumor when it was finally out!!! Big right?? Don't worry that the mass itself was pulsating on the table, just saying.

Bear is now home and sleeping quite comfortably with all his pain meds on board.

Here is his poor side now.
I hope we never have to go through that again. I hate seeing either one of my boys hurt. I expect Bear to make a full recovery.
We'll find out next week what type of tumor it was when the results come back from the lab.
Love you Bear dog!!!

Mike is going to be shocked when he sees this (he's gone for the weekend with no cell service).