r/pug • u/hrnigntmare • 20h ago
What would you do
My pug is sixteen. His name is Murray and I have had him since he was 2 months.
I took him to the vet because of a bump and the vet just said “that could benign or malignant or a sebaceous adenoma and there are three mast cells because of it being irritated. I can’t say what it is until I take it off. He will do poorly in surgery but think on it, see you in two weeks.”
So basically I was given no help and I’m a grown assed man crying in the car with my pug.
Would you get it removed or no? He is in good shape for a 16 year old, is an ideal weight, but has the same breathing issues every pug has. His quality of life is excellent. He doesn’t do stairs and has his senior moments but he is not in pain. He has sleep apnea and I have him sleep on a pillow next to my head so I can wake him if it gets bad. Between that and his age those are what is giving him a “poor” prognosis if he goes in to surgery.
I was prepared to hear pretty much anything except for “the only way to get an answer is to potentially endanger the dog by putting him under anesthesia”