Virginia and Mady
Two days after Virginia passed, Mady was diagnosed with lymphoma (on the anniversary of my father's funeral. I now officially hate December). I am equally bitter about this, as I am convinced that it is because, for the first few years of her life, I took her daily to a local dog park that we recently learned was being closed for sporting activities as it used to be a landfill and it was off gassing toxins. So not safe for someone to play baseball once a week, but fine for the dogs and their owners to use daily. Of course, I have zero proof of this. I am just glad that, once we got Gracie and Virginia, we stopped going to that park often. On the plus side for Mady, she is trying a new treatment that is not yet available in Canada, called Tenovea, and is in remission after one treatment! I know that there is not cure, and we don't know how long the remission will last, but I will take any positive news that I can get. Our vet (not the same one, we switched after the Virginia nightmare) has been going above and beyond to help us give Mady more high quality months. Mady even won some cash recently in an agility competition! So my lesson of the day for you kids is to trust your breeder (if you have a good one, and we do) and trust your gut, and don't be afraid to ask for a second opinion. Vets are only human and mistakes happen. Also, I might have complained over the years about my husband's lack of domestic skills (started a fire boiling corn on the cob!) but watching him look after Virginia and Mady over the past months has been very touching. Just don't tell him I said that, or he will use that as a reason not to do housework!!  |
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| Prayers and warm wishes for Mady and her Tenovea!! |
| So sorry for what you've been thru. |
| I’ve been thinking about Mady and glad to hear the update. |
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