Notes between Naps

Some updates from Cupcake's human sister

Cupcake had surgery today to remove a small cancerous lump. She did good and should come home this evening. Yay! :)

Her bloodwork is not as good as last year's. She has high levels of potassium and some others that are off the chart - our mom couldn't remember what they were offhand.

Cupcake's also very recently been having problems breathing. Mom thinks it could be that the tumor bump that was removed today was leaking inside, the vet said something like that could happen. Mom told the vet, and they used a different anesthesia, sodium pentathol I think, on Cupcake today. Both her mom and I made oh no, she'll tell the truth jokes.

Hopefully she'll rest and recuperate well at home tonight. Love you baby sissy Cupcake!

Surgery again

I'm going to the dogtor on Wednesday to have two little cancerous bumps removed. This will be my third cancerous bump removal surgery since I got sick last year. Mom says this will hopefully be my last surgery; the dogtor told her about a new medicine that's coming in the spring that helps keep the level 2 bumps away without lotsa surgeries. Mom's been pawsome at checking me for bumpies, but I don't like surgery and being sore afterwards.

Other than that, the dogtor says I'm a healthy girl. Woof! Well except for my arthritis and developing cataracts. Oh, and dogtor says I'm "thick," BOL. What can I say, I like to eat!

Franken-tzu!

I had another lump take out on Friday. My mom and the vet are calling me Frankenstein cause I have stitches on my side. Thanks, that helps my self esteem a lot, BOL. I'm doing good though, and I was a good girl thro surgery. The vets really like me. They're going to biopsy this lump too, hopefully it's not cancer again or anything else bad like that.

Update on Me

Woof! Mom sent this email to my human sister about my latest bump. After sister stopped laughing at the "bordello" shot misspelling (what does that prevent?!? :O), she decided to post it.
" so remember i told you that c.c. had another bump on her side? well, it isnt a cancerous tumor, but just a mass tumor, which i think is different. it is on top of the skin, so will be easier then the last one to remove. at first the vet thought it was a spider bite cause it was big and red but when they did a culture it wasnt. but be careful of spider bites as the vet said they can be very bad !!
so anyway, c.c. was good at the vet, she got an injection to shrink the tumor a bit and her bordello[bordatella] shot ,and so then tomorrow, Friday, dad is going to leave her off at the vet hospital at 8am to have the tumor removed. she will probably be there most of the day cause they like to make sure they are ok to go home. she will also have more doggie warts removed and she has some tarter on her back tooth, that they will take off."

Test results

Cupcake's human sister here again... Her mom got Cupcake's test results from her tumor back. Here's what she wrote:
"c.c. had her stitches removed today and her teeth and doggie warts look good.
the vet gave me the results from the pathologist of her tumor. it was fair...dogs are rated on a scale of 1-3. 1 is benign, 3 is malignant and 2 is..it could come back..hers was a 2.
so i am looking up food and such on the web. going to buy her the wellness core as it has no grain product, which is bad for her new growing cells, and omega fish oil that is good in preventing cancer.
i have to keep checking for new lumps and vet will see her in 3 months. "

Cupcake Update

Her mom emailed me an update this morning. Poor baby sissy. :(

"c.c was pretty good last nite ..she didn’t eat but had some water and went outside before bed.

….she moaned alot last nite and so I got up at 3am to check on her. I gave her baby aspirin in case she hurt anywhere, and tried to move her to the orthopedic bed, so she'd be more comfortable, and so she got up and walked to door to go outside..then I gave her a soft treat cause she was in front of her food area..figured she was hungry, but not gonna feed her at that time of morning.

She has been going up and down the few stairs and doorway steps ok..

Dad and I put numbing stuff vet gave us on her gums cause she had teeth pulled. 2 in front, so her smile is now half on her lip and funnier then ever..but she ate this morning so she seems to be better, and almost like her old self. Hated to leave her but she will probably rest/sleep most of the day, which is her usual routine.

She doesn’t seem to be complaining this morning at all…just a bit slower moving cause I am sure her incisions and draining tube bother her a bit."

Update #2

My mom said Cupcake's surgery went well, yay! She should even be home by now resting, hopefully comfortably. Thank you for all the paw power and thoughts, I know Cupcake's mom appreciates it too!

Update #1 from Cupcake's mom

Cupcake's human sis here again - I showed Cupcake's mom the love she was getting on her Dogster page. :) Thank you! :)

"thanks for the dogster page update..she'll love her new ribbons,and see how many bones she has !?
c.c. was good at the vets, they took her temp., she didn't like that, but she didn't shy away from the vet or assistants. she just purrs like a cat ! they are very good with her.
she will have the tumor removed and dad said we should send it out to see what it is, and so they will. that will tell us what kind of treatment she would need, if any. also giving her intervenes for her blood level to stay even. the vet gave us pretty much all the scenarios.
then they will keep her there a few hours after, to see how she does when she comes out of surgery and the anesthesia. i will call them if they don't call me 2pm today.
she will have 3 doggie warts removed so no more hurting and bleeding when she goes to have her haircut and they decide to shave right over them : ( even though i always tell the groomers where they are and to be careful not to hit them. sigh...)
and if all goes well, we will do that needed dental and probably an extraction...

so thanks for the paw prayers....keep them coming.
she is such a good girl !"

Surgery tomorrow

Cupcake's sister, aka Shakey and Lacey's mom, here.... The results of Cupcake's tumor's test were "inconclusive." She's having surgery tomorrow to have the tumor removed, as well as a much needed dental. I'll let you know what her mom (my mom) says about her surgery tomorrow. Much love and power of the paw to my sissy Cupcake!

My latest vet visit - I have a tumor

My mom sent my sister, who keeps up my page here, this email about my vet visit today. Power of the Paw that everything's ok!

"what she has is not a hernia, but a tumor...they took a sample and are going to send to pathologist to see if it is carcinoma or not. also took xrays to make sure it didnt spread to lungs. it didnt , she is good there.
she is scheduled to have it removed next wed. if she does well, she will also have the moles on her neck/back removed and a dental cleaning, maybe 1 extraction.
also gave me antibiotic meds for 3 days before surgery.
got an ointment for her eye...its dry and is conjunctivitis.

vet said she is still a young. shes 62 in human years..didnt know their weight was a factor in the age, but it is, their info on arthritis said so.

she was such a good girl at the vets : )

Mom"

Thanksgiving Tag!

I was tagged by Greta Louise and Greta Grace.

It's THANKSGIVING TAG!!!!

Here are the rules:
Because it’s Thanksgiving time, there is a change to the rules. Each player needs to tell seven special things they are thankful for. Tagged dogs must post the rules in their diary and their 7 things. Then choose 7 pups to tag and list their names. Let them know by pawmail or rosette that they have been tagged and to read your diary for the instructions on how to play.

Seven Things I’m Thankful For:

1. I am thankful that my pawrents adopted me from the shelter!
2. I am thankful for all my beds!
3. I am thankful for my cousins Shakespeare and Lacey, who keep me on my paws!
4. I am thankful when Shakey and Lacey leave, BOL!
5. I am thankful for my mom!!
6. I am thankful to have one of the best dogsitters ever, my human sister Shakey and Lacey's mom.
7. I am thankful for belly rubs!!!!

I was tagged!

I was tagged by my pal Samara Jean!

Here are 7 fun facts about Cupcake:

1. I was adopted from the Virginia Beach SPCA when I was 4 years old.

2. My pawents are Shakey, Sydney, and Lacey's grandpawents.

3. I am a mama's girl!

4. I love to sleep.

5. I hardly ever barked until I met my cousin Shakespeare.

6. I have a pretty blue fleece jacket with penguins.

7. I loooove belly rubs.

That's it, time for another nap!

At my sister's!

Hiya from my human sister's house! I get to hang out here while my parents are out of town - can't believe they didn't take me with them! Hmmpph! But I like it here as sissy's cause there's lots of comfy beds, all of which I tried within the first ten minutes I got here, and sissy takes me for walks.

Wish me luck with my crazy cousins Shakespeare and Lacey - those kids are noisy and hyper!

Hanging outside

My parents and I went to my human sister's house on Sunday. That silly Shakespeare kept bugging me as usual, geez! But I got to hang outside while my mom helped my sister plant her garden. It was really nice outside too, I had a good day.

Thanks Dogster!

Wow, I can't believe it! I'm diary of the day!! I'm usuallly a quiet doggy but I want to bark and woof for joy now! Which I'm gonna go do, yea!! No naps for me today, I have too much excitement going on now, hehe!

Yea for me!! Hehehe.. Wait until I tell my schnauzer cousins, they're gonna be so jealous! Of course we know I'm the favorite cause I'm the cutest and sweetest. :)

Molly!

Congrats to my pal Molly for being Diary of the Day!! Woof woof! Girl doggies rule!

Oh yah, and thanks for all my bones too! My cousins and I are having a great day!

Hi everyone!

Hi everyone!! I'm staying with my human sister and my schnauzer cousins this week. Usually when I would stay with her, we had to walk all the time, but now she's in a big house with a big yard! I get to nap in all of their beds and my human sister lets me sleep on her bed too. Speaking of, naptime! More later!