Last week I went to see a doc for a swollen lymph node. She did a standard physically and 2 throat cultures. Then I got a call the next day that there was a "mistake" and I had to go back and do it again. I got a call an hour after that the fast result test was negative. The doc told me that test is usually 95% right and usually means the ( Read more... )

Bru is doing well, acting so much younger and seems so happy. I've been taking him to the dog park as much as I can, that's his new favorite now. R&R was great, some days we did so much some days we just sat around playing video games. It was so wonderful seeing him again and it has helped me since he left after R&R. I thought I would go back ( Read more... )

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Here are some random pics of Bru & a hoolahoop. At first I thought he was scared of it but he actually wants to play with it. He's wearing a shirt because he still has his stitches from his splenectomy. But he's doing so much better, it's hard to keep him on bed rest.

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I called the vet & found out Bru's biopsy results. He does have cancer called hemangiosarcoma. They can't give an estimate on how long he has but the splenectomy he had about a week ago will help prolong his life. It just depends on how rapid the cancer is.

We haven't decided if we'll do chemotherapy but we might meet with the specialist to get ( Read more... )

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE ( Read more... )

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This is Bru's incision after his splenectomy & liver biopsy. Looking good so far. The red-purple area is bruising. The black area is actually his skin color. Still waiting for biopsy results. Sorry about the boy bits, lol.

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I went to visit Bru this morning & found out he was going to be discharged, yay. He's acting better, still walking slow but I'm sure he's in some pain. The incision is from his sternum to his boy bits. Once we got home he drank some water right away. Oh & I read his surgery details & they suctioned 4L of blood from his abdomin, scary.

He's now ( Read more... )