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11-01-2003, 01:46 AM
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| Frontier bad luck continues Nearly 3 years of bad luck and no end in sight :( Most of you know that I have SIX geriatric dogs here who could drop dead anyday. Like that is not bad enough..... In September I took Xena (6 years) to be spayed and have a breast lump removed. The breast lump was of a nasty kind. The surgery was very expensive but the prognosis fairly ok if not great. Within 12 hours of her spay she developed a lump in her upper arm muscle that grew in size over a week and then stabilized. then it actually seemed to get a bit smaller. On xray it looked like a fluid mass or a hematoma, but I had bad feelings. Then after a lot of exercise/leaping one day it grew again for another week, stabilized and then shifted. It is pushing up and out on her upper arm making her limp and her upper arm and shoulder to stick out. We took her tonight for another xray and more diagostics... The news is really bad. Xena has Fibrosarcoma. Cancer of the upper arm muscles and it is moving fast She has "maybe" 3 months. Realistically less because she will not be able to use the leg at all much sooner. Because of where it is and the speed it is spreading and because it is now over the lymph system, surgery is not an option, nor would I put her through another this soon There is no traditional medication proven to work for this and just ONE natural one (acemannan). IF I can get it, I will try it for 30 days. However quality of life is most important and that takes precedence over my heart In all likelyhood Xena will be gone before Christmas. We are NOT telling the kids what she has yet. Dennis' mom (my sister) is going for thyroid cancer surgery next week and I don't want the kids scared and traumatized that she will die becuse I tell them Xena will be dying from cancer First Darla and now her mom. The heart dogs go first.............. Think good thoughts for us Diane
__________________ Diane - The Dogs of Frontier Annie RN, Wildlife Recovery Dog Bill HICs, TT Bonnie Itsy ALWAYS missed VP Darla (SAS) 12/00-2/02 & U-CD Bea CD,RE,TD,CGC,TT 3/03 - 2/08 (bone cancer) |
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11-01-2003, 03:53 AM
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| So sorry...that's really rough, I was hoping for Xena. Hang in there.
__________________ Amanda ---------- "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx |
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11-01-2003, 07:24 AM
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| I am so sorry for you. I hope you can keep Xena's quality of life as high as possible for her. My thoughts are with you and your family. Dawn + Osa U-CD Cammcastle's Mystic Riven CDX OAC OJC OGC OAJ NA TT CGC http://members.aol.com/dplantier http://members.aol.com/rottweilerworld |
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11-01-2003, 08:01 AM
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| Diane, I'm so sorry to hear about Xena. I'll be sending good thoughts and prayers your way. Brooke
__________________ ~Brooke~ Julius, CGC & TDI--He's FOUR!!! Poof! (Kitty)--6 years old Kali (leetle Kitty)- 6 months old |
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11-01-2003, 02:48 PM
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| I'm so sorry you have to endure this again and again especially in such a short time.:( I hope Xena makes it through christmas with you and your family with all that's going on. My heart goes out to you in this very difficult descion you will soon have to make.:( |
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11-01-2003, 03:12 PM
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| i'm sorry to hear of this and will remember you and your family during this time.
__________________ Ace's Fade to Black, CGC God bless America & our troops In memory my brother, Rick http://www.homefree1996.com |
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#13
11-01-2003, 03:17 PM
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| That's such a shame Diane, I'm very sorry to hear about Xena, when it rains it pours:( . I always wondered how breeders dealt with having several dogs the same age, must be so stressful to know they could potentionally all have problems at some point in time:( and at times all at once. My prayers will continue for you and your 4 legged family, take care. Hugs! Judy |
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11-01-2003, 04:58 PM
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| Diane, I wish the best for Xena, and for you as much time with her as is possible.
__________________ M2, dfc Harry, Maggie, Chalice, & Cleve and Kord, the Large Munsterlander @RB--Peaches, Dev, Jake, Cecil, Rocky, Delilah, & Homer |
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11-01-2003, 10:11 PM
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| No easy way to say this but this just plain sucks  I am very sorry to hear of such news. I will pray for you and your Xena.
__________________ Jon & Michelle Tanzbar's Cast N' Magic v Bromel "Bram" Clearwater's Catch Me IF U Can "Ilsa" MWD Amor, EDD/PP - 2006 Oakviews Phenomenon "Eiko", CGC, Therapy Dog - 2004 |
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