OT Update- prayers have been answered!

Thank you all for your hugs, good thoughts and prayers. 'We' are home from
the vet- me and Missy, too! He listened to her heart and lungs and thumped
her sides. She is full of cancer- both internally and the obvious lumps
under her skin and on her beautiful face. Missy is very large for a female
Golden- she weighs 73 lbs. even with the cancer. He said it is a tribute to
her and I that a dog her size lived past 10 years old. She will be thirteen
in December. She is now on borrowed time. It is a day to day thing and she
is surviving on love against the odds. She is still fairly active, alert
and playful and eating well, so we can hope for some additional time
together. She was prescribed prednisone- the thinking is that she may have
some inflammation in her nasal passages and this may ease her breathing
difficulties. If it doesn't work then we will resort to pain meds for as
long as she can continue having a reasonable quality of life

Thank you, Lxxd, for prayers answered.

Leslie, Missy and The Furbabies in MO.

Give her tons of love and cherish each moment you have left. Hopefully
she'll continue to do well for a long time.
Gen

"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message
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Thank you all for your hugs, good thoughts and prayers. 'We' are home
from the vet- me and Missy, too! He listened to her heart and lungs and
thumped her sides. She is full of cancer- both internally and the obvious
lumps under her skin and on her beautiful face. Missy is very large for a
female Golden- she weighs 73 lbs. even with the cancer. He said it is a
tribute to her and I that a dog her size lived past 10 years old. She
will be thirteen in December. She is now on borrowed time. It is a day
to day thing and she is surviving on love against the odds. She is still
fairly active, alert and playful and eating well, so we can hope for some
additional time together. She was prescribed prednisone- the thinking is
that she may have some inflammation in her nasal passages and this may
ease her breathing difficulties. If it doesn't work then we will resort
to pain meds for as long as she can continue having a reasonable quality
of life

Thank you, Lxxd, for prayers answered.

Leslie, Missy and The Furbabies in MO.

Indeed, for this much thanks.
If she needs love in your night time, I'll be up for her.
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Thank you all for your hugs, good thoughts and prayers. 'We' are home from
the vet- me and Missy, too! He listened to her heart and lungs and thumped
her sides. She is full of cancer- both internally and the obvious lumps
under her skin and on her beautiful face. Missy is very large for a female
Golden- she weighs 73 lbs. even with the cancer. He said it is a tribute to
her and I that a dog her size lived past 10 years old. She will be thirteen
in December. She is now on borrowed time. It is a day to day thing and she
is surviving on love against the odds. She is still fairly active, alert
and playful and eating well, so we can hope for some additional time
together. She was prescribed prednisone- the thinking is that she may have
some inflammation in her nasal passages and this may ease her breathing
difficulties. If it doesn't work then we will resort to pain meds for as
long as she can continue having a reasonable quality of life

Thank you, Lxxd, for prayers answered.

Leslie, Missy and The Furbabies in MO.



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Best Regards
pat on the hill

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"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote:

Thank you all for your hugs, good thoughts and prayers. 'We' are home from
the vet- me and Missy, too! He listened to her heart and lungs and thumped
her sides. She is full of cancer- both internally and the obvious lumps
under her skin and on her beautiful face. Missy is very large for a female
Golden- she weighs 73 lbs. even with the cancer. He said it is a tribute to
her and I that a dog her size lived past 10 years old. She will be thirteen
in December. She is now on borrowed time. It is a day to day thing and she
is surviving on love against the odds. She is still fairly active, alert
and playful and eating well, so we can hope for some additional time
together. She was prescribed prednisone- the thinking is that she may have
some inflammation in her nasal passages and this may ease her breathing
difficulties. If it doesn't work then we will resort to pain meds for as
long as she can continue having a reasonable quality of life

Thank you, Lxxd, for prayers answered.

Leslie, Missy and The Furbabies in MO.


Oh, Leslie, I'm *so* glad for you and Missy! What wonderful news! As
for her age, I have had two Dobermans in the past, and each lived to
almost 13; Dexter, who is a lab/chow mix and no slouch in the size
department, will be 13 in December (like Missy!). I don't think many
large dogs live past 15, but it doesn't seem to me to be unreasonable to
expect more than ten years. Given Missy's cancer, there can be no
doubt that you are the major reason she is still alive and happy -- I
just think that some vets are too quick to assume a short life span for
larger dogs.

--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net

Hooray! Any extra time is precious, enjoy it!
--
Debi

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message
...
Thank you all for your hugs, good thoughts and prayers. 'We' are home
from the vet- me and Missy, too! He listened to her heart and lungs and
thumped her sides. She is full of cancer- both internally and the obvious
lumps under her skin and on her beautiful face. Missy is very large for a
female Golden- she weighs 73 lbs. even with the cancer. He said it is a
tribute to her and I that a dog her size lived past 10 years old. She
will be thirteen in December. She is now on borrowed time. It is a day
to day thing and she is surviving on love against the odds. She is still
fairly active, alert and playful and eating well, so we can hope for some
additional time together. She was prescribed prednisone- the thinking is
that she may have some inflammation in her nasal passages and this may
ease her breathing difficulties. If it doesn't work then we will resort
to pain meds for as long as she can continue having a reasonable quality
of life

Thank you, Lxxd, for prayers answered.

Leslie, Missy and The Furbabies in MO.

Hug and kiss that sweet pup and love every moment with her. Take
photos, of her and of her with you. And give her a hug from me. My
arms still have extras.

Hugs to you too,
Sunny

Now that is good news for me to wake up to.. .
I am happy to see that you are given some more time together.. and i am sure
you will enjoy that to the fullest..
Oh and Kyra says HI! to Missy too..

FiederEls.


"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message
...
Thank you all for your hugs, good thoughts and prayers. 'We' are home
from the vet- me and Missy, too! He listened to her heart and lungs and
thumped her sides. She is full of cancer- both internally and the obvious
lumps under her skin and on her beautiful face. Missy is very large for a
female Golden- she weighs 73 lbs. even with the cancer. He said it is a
tribute to her and I that a dog her size lived past 10 years old. She
will be thirteen in December. She is now on borrowed time. It is a day
to day thing and she is surviving on love against the odds. She is still
fairly active, alert and playful and eating well, so we can hope for some
additional time together. She was prescribed prednisone- the thinking is
that she may have some inflammation in her nasal passages and this may
ease her breathing difficulties. If it doesn't work then we will resort
to pain meds for as long as she can continue having a reasonable quality
of life

Thank you, Lxxd, for prayers answered.

Leslie, Missy and The Furbabies in MO.

Glad you still have your Missy, even though you know it might not be for
long. We have always been lucky that our large dogs---German Sheapard and
Retreiver have liked to at least 12 - 114 years.
Barbara in SC
"Debi Matlack" wrote in message Hooray! Any extra time is precious,
enjoy it!
--
Debi

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message
.
Thank you all for your hugs, good thoughts and prayers. 'We' are home
from the vet- me and Missy, too! He listened to her heart and lungs and
thumped her sides. She is full of cancer- both internally and the
obvious
lumps under her skin and on her beautiful face. Missy is very large for
a
female Golden- she weighs 73 lbs. even with the cancer. He said it is a
tribute to her and I that a dog her size lived past 10 years old. She
will be thirteen in December. She is now on borrowed time. snip

Wonderful news, Leslie. Your darlin' Missy is obviously not ready to
leave you and her companions just yet. Cherish every extra day you have
with her, and she'll be the better for it. Best wishes to her, and you.

Patti in Seattle