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Chemo is Complete! (warning, Dog picture)

DianaT - 6-2-2011 at 09:47 PM

We may be back more often now that recovery from knee surgery and the last chemo is complete for our Maggie Mae. It has been a long four months.



But she is now ready to hit her Baja Beach running and so are we!

[Edited on 6-3-2011 by DianaT]

Diver - 6-2-2011 at 09:57 PM

Hooray for Maggie !!!
Glad she'll be returning to Asuncion soon.
As a recovering cancer victim, she is welcome to fertilize our wildflowers to her heart's content !! :lol:

DianaT - 6-2-2011 at 10:01 PM

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Originally posted by Diver
Hooray for Maggie !!!
Glad she'll be returning to Asuncion soon.
As a recovering cancer victim, she is welcome to fertilize our wildflowers to her heart's content !! :lol:


Gracias amigo, she will be happy to hear that. She has been the focus of our attention for the last few months.

So it is off to Diverlandia! She is ready.

Iflyfish - 6-2-2011 at 10:32 PM

What wonderful news!! Have a great trip.

Iflyfish

JESSE - 6-3-2011 at 12:15 AM

Hope she enjoys her recovery running in the beaches of Baja!!

woody with a view - 6-3-2011 at 05:46 AM

i once had a champagne c-cker named Sebastian. loved that pooch. Maggie's gonna be just fine......

willyAirstream - 6-3-2011 at 06:25 AM

3 cheers for Maggie!!

Ken Bondy - 6-3-2011 at 06:33 AM

YeeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaaaaw!!!!

goldhuntress - 6-3-2011 at 07:00 AM

I bet your looking forward to going back life as usual. I had a dog that had cancer and chemo. It was really hard and unfortunately not successful. I told my dog, Jasmine, that Maggie's chemo was done, she was fine now and she gave me a happy smile and a big wiggly butt. Wishing you happy, healthy days ahead.

DianaT - 6-3-2011 at 09:14 AM

Thanks for the good wishes---with her recovering from knee surgery and anal gland surgery, and the chemo, it has been a very long four months---but she is worth it, we think.

Another reminder to those owned by dogs. As a part of their regular check-ups when they get their shots, etc., especially with older female dogs, please be sure the vet does a rectal exam. Our regular vet does not do this unless asked.

The anal gland cancer is a very aggressive cancer and by the time a dog has symptoms, it is usually too late. The Magster's cancer was caught very early because of her pre-op exam for her knee surgery so the anal gland surgery was done at the same time.

Skipjack Joe - 6-3-2011 at 09:33 AM

Nice picture, Diane.

Cheers to Maggie Mae!

Gypsy Jan - 6-3-2011 at 03:58 PM

She is a real winner!

Where did she get her chemo treatments?

Thanks, GJ

DianaT - 6-3-2011 at 04:26 PM

Thanks Igor---She posed real well. :-)

GJ
She had her surgeries and her chemo at the VCA Hospital right of Highway 8 in San Diego. Her first knee surgery was also done there as Dr. Holly Mullen was recommended to us.

Dr. Mullen is one great surgeon---remember those two Lab pups who had their ears cut off? Dr. Mullen is the one who took care of them.

Her Chemo and follow up is being handled by Dr. Sara Ford--- an excellent internal medicine specialist. And she has her own rescue foundation.

http://www.sfordfoundation.org/

Maggie is receiving excellent care from everyone there. BTW---it is also an Emergency Hospital 24/7 and a training hospital for new vets.

Thanks for the Info, DianaT

Gypsy Jan - 6-3-2011 at 04:54 PM

It is something we will make note of and it is a great comfort for future reference.

We lost our terrific San Diego vet to retirement in Montana and several years ago we were referred to the famous facility in Rancho Santa Fe that does NOT take walk-ins (first you have to go to a regular vet they approve).

This group is a lot closer and less difficult to access, yay!

BajaBlanca - 6-3-2011 at 06:25 PM

she is lucky to have you as owners !!

windgrrl - 6-3-2011 at 06:39 PM

I love Baja dog pictures, especially one that come with stories! What a nice happy one this is, too.

Natalie Ann - 6-3-2011 at 08:21 PM

No more chemo.... cool.:yes:

nena

DianaT - 6-5-2011 at 08:58 AM

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Originally posted by Natalie Ann
No more chemo.... cool.:yes:

nena


That's what she and our bank account said.

We told her that we expect a good return on our investment-----many more years with her. :yes::yes:

BajaGringo - 6-5-2011 at 09:06 AM

Wonderful news Diana - Maggie is definitely a lucky dog...

goldhuntress - 6-5-2011 at 09:08 AM

Just curious, how old is she? My vet once told me some cancers in dogs show up around the age of 8. Mine was 8 when she came down with lymphoma :(

DianaT - 6-5-2011 at 09:18 AM

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Originally posted by goldhuntress
Just curious, how old is she? My vet once told me some cancers in dogs show up around the age of 8. Mine was 8 when she came down with lymphoma :(


She is 8 ---- Never heard that! Dang, now that I think about it, years ago I lost another dog to stomach cancer and Danny was 8.

I really am sorry the outcome with your fur baby was not good---lymphoma is a terrible disease.

No matter what, for us, it was not a choice and it sounds like you felt the same way and did the absolute best for your baby.