Thank y'all so much for the good vibes. We are so scared, but after talking to the person who runs the standard poodle squamous cell carcinoma registry, amputation is the most conservative thing to do. Because Pepper is show quality, her foot pads are so fat that the doctors don't think she'll have a limp. I just pray to God that the biopsy results are great and that, if it is cancer, that it hasn't spread. Just to go the extra mile, they are amputating at the P1 joint (higher up) instead of P2 -- it will look better aesthetically and won't make any difference in her gait.
I feel so sorry for Pepper. Apparently the recovery is slow and she will be in need of a lot of pain meds.
I just know that until I get the test results next week, I will be jumping out of my skin every time the phone rings.
Anyhow thank you all for all of the
. Skunky, I will be praying to St. Roch.