Wow - its been a long time since I've written about our little champ. We had a nice thanksgiving and I was able to reflect upon how lucky Sally and I are to have her with us. We've been through a lot together and she has pulled us through even more than we helped her pull through. She is really doing great. She is running, jumping, barking at house guests (she had kind of stopped doing that for several weeks during her treatment).
Arrow's friend Rocky was diagnosed with cancer this week. They are still waiting on the results of the biopsy, but we're all keeping our fingers (and paws) crossed that Rocky's cancer is gone and he won't need any further treatment. Arrow gives a shout out to Rocky -- she wants to let him know that he is going to be OK because she knows how great Loren and Jon are and how much they will help him. Oh - and she says the lampshade sucks, but you get used to it!
From both Arrow and Rocky, here are some tips about doggie tumors. All lumps should be check out, but if the lump loses its hair, then you need to get that checked out right away. If it turns pink or black and loses its hair - that's not so good either. Get it checked. And if it's mucousy on the outside, that's a soft tissue tumorand needs to be removed. Most of all, a dog after surgery needs a lot of TLC. And peanut butter will help them regain any weight lost during the process!
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You guys are so sweet to mention Rocky! It was absolutely a surprise when we discovered his tumors, but thankfully they were removed quickly and he is healing. It is SO hard to know that he is in pain but I just have to trust that we did what is best for him. Dogs are so resilient...we could learn a lot from them!! Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts, xoxo Rocky, Loren and Jon
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