January 22nd 2010 3:32 pm
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Mommy went to Auntie Alison's yesterday. Shelby was getting sicker, and her Mommy didn't want her to suffer. Mom drove 2 hours in the rain, but got there safely.
Auntie Alison's heart is broken. Her heart dog is gone. But it was time. She was beginning to pee blood, and after she was gone, bloody fluid came out of her nose.
She was cremated today, and our entire home is crying.
We are happy she didn't suffer. If only every pup could be as lucky as Shelby was.
Rest in Peace, Shelby.
December 23rd 2009 7:44 am
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Our beloved cousin, Shelby, has been diagnosed with cancer by a needle biopsy. Nodular hepatocellular carcinomas, with high cell replication; a very fast growing kind, and the vet said that she probably has more tumors since her biopsy Friday.
Yesterday, she felt very tired and didn't want to do much. She had been sick the night before, and vomited in the morning. Not good signs. Her ALP level was up to 1000 on Thursday. The rest of her blood counts are in the normal ranges.
Auntie Alison is taking her to an oncologist on Tuesday. But Christmas isn't going to be very merry this year. The vet said it will be her last.
We have to make every moment count. Had she not hurt her knee, they probably would never had known she had cancer. Even though her blood count was over 600 and constantly high most of the last few years.
Still, we will pray for our cousin, and hope Mommy stops crying for her sister and niece.
Sadness at the holidays. Mom remembers how hard it is. She will be there for Auntie Alison like she was for her.
December 17th 2009 1:33 pm
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Dear friends,
We need your prayers right now. Our Cousin, Shelby needs them. Auntie Alison's heart dog, has had knee problems for a couple of weeks, and while she was resting, it wasn't getting completely better.
She went to the vet this morning, and the orthopedic vet said he could do surgery on her today, to repair a tear in her knee. But before he would, he had to do an ultrasound on her liver. The tech said she had a lot of tumors and she thought they were cancerous. Shelby is on SAM-e because of her liver enzymes being too high, so we knew she and her sister, Ginger, have had some liver issues, but we never expected this. Shelby is 12, but that doesn't make this any easier for any of us.
The vet is doing a body scan to check Shelby's lungs to make sure it hasn't metastasized, and then they will do a biopsy to be sure of what it is. It is possible it is some kind of tumor that isn't cancer, and that is what we are praying for.
So please, join us in lighting a candle and saying a little prayer for our niece and cousin. She is a very special girl.
Daddy is going to church to light a candle for her, and say some prayers. He loves her so much, and our Mommy is crying sooooo hard.
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