My prayers go out to all of you. Please keep the group up to date. Sent from Becky's iPhone
On Feb 29, 2012, at 2:56 PM, "mwhite4454" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > I have a six pound female Chi that my son foundcwandering alone in the park > seven years ago. No one claimed her which was good because she was meant to > be with me. I have a rare, genetic blood disease that leaves me in quite alot > of pain and the one medicine that works the best is my Josephine. > Anyway, about two months ago I felt a little pea sized growth on her flank > and all of a sudden it doubled in size. I took her to our regular vet who > removed it but the biopsy results said it was a mast cell tumor. We took her > for a consult with an oncologist to the CARES Clinic, a 24 hr emergency > animal hospital that has many vets trained at the university of penn and > speacialize in every imaginable field. They ordered further studies from the > biopsied masscand everything came back wondeful. So imagine my surprise when > four weeks later it had re-grown to almost twice the size of the original > tumor! > Today she is in surgery at CARES where they have an actual vet surgeon. > I have been cleaning out drawers all day to stay busy but then my other chi, > a long haired rescue from a puppy mill, needed to go out and I was suddenly > aware that josephine isnt here. I am so upset about this. My partner had to > leave work because she could not stop crying. > Josephine is one of those rare Chis who is devoted to both me and my partner > and our 14 yr-old daughter. She even adores my 5 yr-old grandson who used to > like to make her growl when he was smaller., lol gen > The oncologist told us it shouldnt be happening according to her > >
