Abbigail

My goodness.. I am going through the EXACT same thing at the moment... I am at a loss of what to do because my little girl is 9 and money is tight at the moment! Fingers crossed for your girl.

Well I received terrible news from the vet regarding my beautiful little princess Abbigail. She has stage 3 lymphoma ( She is a 9 year old Maltese x. As you can imagine I am absolutely devastated! About a month ago I noticed a lump near her breast, and being desexed prior to her first cycle of heat the vet was very surprised, however concerned enough to remove the lump and send off to pathology... Weren't we shocked at the results! She had another lump near her belly button which I noticed about a year ago, however was reassured that this was just a fatty tissue and nothing to worry about. Well after the results came back, she was rushed straight back into theatre and this lump was removed, and shocked to find may be the source of where it all began. I am struggling with it because she hasn't changed in temperment, feeding, ANYTHING, she is still like my little girl!! I await the results of the second lump and was told if this also comes back stage 3, she will deteriorate rapidly and given a couple of months to live. I can't really afford Chemo, as I am currently pregnant with my first baby (A GIRL!!!) and we are putting our house on the market as well, so it is just something else on my plate this year that I don't want to face! Everytime I look at her I just feel for her and want to give her lots of hugs (not to mention the elizabethan collar doesn't help :D ). I will find out more tomorrow which ways we can go with her pallative care.... I just don't want her to be in any pain - as soon as this starts to happen, I will have to dig deep and find the strength and courage to give her wings - How do people do it? Chanel

If possible can you put me on a waiting list in case anyone drops out. I have huge behavioural problems and think I will gain allot from one of these nights as I have never attended one. I have 2 dogs both with issues regarding barking/attacking in public places. If need I can bring one or both if you like.

Mine hop in the shower with me most times but I wear my swimmers and then my other half dries them while I have a shower - cuts the time in half! When they have got into something disgusting it is usually the laundry sink.