30/12/2025
Bentley, my beagle, had major planned surgery yesterday ❤️🩹
He had three lumps removed — from his shoulder, stomach and rear leg joint — along with a biopsy taken from inside his intestine. Everything has been sent off to the lab, with results expected next week. We’re hoping so much that they’re all benign 🙏
I had no choice but to agree to the surgery, as the lump on his shoulder had grown so large it was pressing on his windpipe and affecting his breathing.
To say I was nervous yesterday is an understatement!
He came home very d***y, dressed in a surgical suit and sporting a plastic cone. I slept on the sofa with him, but halfway through the night he made his way upstairs to sleep with his favourite person, Lydia 💕
I had one eye open and one eye closed all night — it took me right back to the anxiety and exhaustion of caring for a newborn!
I’ve since bought him a long-legged striped recovery suit so he doesn’t need to wear the cone, which he really struggles to get comfortable in. The suit covers his scars and stops him nibbling at them.
Bentley is 14 and a born survivor after such an awful start in life. I’m his fifth — and last — owner. He had four homes before the age of two and was badly treated 😢 I’m so grateful I’ve been able to give him the life he truly deserves 🥰
I know he won’t be around forever 😭 but I’ve done everything I can to help him live as long and as comfortably as possible — lots of TLC, the best food, supplements and plenty of love. He’s completely spoilt rotten and absolutely deserves it
Today he’s been back to his usual self — barking, eating well and begging for treats! Dogs are incredibly resilient.
He’s doing amazingly well, and I’m so proud of my boy 🥰
We’re back at the vets on Saturday for a check-up 🤞
Paws in 🐾🐾 for a speedy recovery ❤️🩹
