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Wednesday, March 24.  I woke up at 5:00 am this morning to shower and leave early to get Sadie to Dr. Chretin.  She needs to be dropped off around 7:30 am and I like to avoid the morning rush hour on the 405.  We gave Sadie breakfast, she did not want to eat canned food [...]

It’s been a while since we posted anything about Sadie’s progress but we though it was a good time for an update.  Things are not looking good and here’s what’s been happening since our last update. Friday, March 5.  Dr. Chretin, the oncologist, called this afternoon to suggest that since Sadie will only have CBC [...]

We dropped Sadie off this morning at 7:30 am with Dr. Chretin.  Dr. called with her blood results (poor Sadie needs a light bit of sedation just so they can take blood); they don’t know how to deal with Her Majesty.  White count normal but while sedated doctor felt her body.  The tumor on the [...]

Wednesday, February 24.  Well, this just plain sucks.  Dr. Chretin, the oncologist, just called regarding Sadie.  We dropped her off early this morning for what was supposed to be her chemo treatment 5.  However, her white cell count is too low today for the chemo treatment; her weight is okay.  They found a node / [...]

Yesterday I got a frantic all from my wife that Joey, our number two cat, was lying on the floor panting and breathing through his mouth.  I headed home immediately but was intercepted by phone and told to head to the vet instead. When I got there they were just getting ready to bring Joey [...]

Today marks the seven month anniversary from the day we brought Sophie from the veterinarian.  She is doing great (kanena hora).  She is getting around just fine. It is hard to tell that she has any problems. We are still hydrating (injecting 125 mg of lactated ringers solution into the scruff of Sophie’s neck) three [...]

We picked Sadie up late this morning (Monday); she seemed a bit dazed from her ordeal – she has never been away from home since we adopted her.  Sadie was chattering almost the whole time home in the car, but seemed to quiet down when either of us talked to her.  But, once inside the [...]

We got up early Sunday morning, fed our cats and then packed Sadie for her big adventure with the veterinary radiologist, a 60 mile trip from home.  We brought along canned and dry food for a week, a toy and towels with the scent of home.  Little traffic and we arrived shortly before our scheduled [...]

The oncologist called late Friday afternoon.  He talked with a  radiation veterinary specialist, who is the same specialist that irradiated Sophie’s thyroid 3-1/2 years ago.  The oncologist  told us he still cannot determine if the mass is malignant or benign and he recommended that we take Sadie to the radiation specialist.  The oncologist said that [...]

We spoke to our vet Tuesday morning, December 19.  Bad news is that it is not an infection, which implies that it may be something more serious.  He does not have lab report back yet and will call us later today when he receives it.  I am devastated and scared.  Ira is also upset, but [...]