Recent Posts Tagged With 'canine cancer'

• Update on Lydia: it was just a belly ache!

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 17:25 in Dogs, canine cancer, my pets, lydia's cancer

  The other day I blogged about the sleepless night Lydia and I had because she wasn’t feeling well and wrote about how things like that always remind me her cancer could come back at any time. For the most part, I didn’t think it was the ...

• Things look better in the light of day

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 13:48 in Dogs, canine cancer, my pets, lydia's cancer

  Lydia and I both finally got some sleep this morning – after our sleepless night. I had couple people email me privately after reading my last post asking, “Do you really think her cancer is back?” The answer is no, I don’t th...

• Lydia has a rough night. Is the cancer back?

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 06:34 in Pet Health, Dogs, canine cancer, my pets, lydia's cancer

  I’m going to venture a guess and say that anyone whose dog been diagnosed with cancer is always on alert. Things that were looked at as minor issues or annoyances in the past now take on a new meaning. Like vomiting. Before Lydia was diagnosed ...

• Lydia has a lump on her chest

  Posted on Thursday August 13th, 2009 at 22:35 in Pet Health, Dogs, canine cancer, lydia's cancer

  I just found a lump on Lydia’s chest. I’m trying really hard not to freak out. When I say I just found it, I mean just minutes ago. I was petting her while we snuggled on the couch and then I felt something under my fingers. I immediately...

• Come to Lydia’s canine-cancer remission party!

  Posted on Monday June 29th, 2009 at 23:16 in Pet Health, Dogs, random thoughts, facebook, canine cancer

  We’re celebrating this week! On Wednesday it’ll be a year since Lydia had surgery to have two malignant tumors removed. Since then, the docs haven’t been able to find a trace of cancer! That’s one year cancer free! We’ve...

• Lydia update: remission is our favorite word!

  Posted on Thursday June 11th, 2009 at 18:59 in Dogs, pets, canine cancer, my pets, lydia's cancer

  Archie and I accompanied Lydia to see her oncologist today and he had good news for us! She’s looking good and he couldn’t find a darn thing wrong with her. She was pretty excited to see him and I was pretty excited to hear him say she...

• Book Review: Speaking for Spot

  Posted on Sunday May 24th, 2009 at 23:54 in Pet Health, Dogs, pets, book reviews, cats, canine cancer

  Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life, by Dr. Nancy Kay, is an excellent book! You should buy it! Let me repeat that last part… You should buy Speaking for Spot! That’s how much I like thi...

• Lydia update: no more chemo!!

  Posted on Wednesday April 1st, 2009 at 16:32 in Pet Health, Dogs, pets, canine cancer, lydia's cancer

  Lydia went in for her monthly visit with her oncologist today. What I was expecting to be the usual oncology routine turned out to be something much different. No more chemo! That’s right. No more chemotherapy for Lydia! It’s been 9 month...

• Dogs help with research to fight cancer

  Posted on Tuesday March 24th, 2009 at 12:10 in Pet Health, Dogs, canine cancer, lydia's cancer

  As you probably know, my dog Lydia was diagnosed with cancer in July of last year. She’s still going through chemo treatment although, fortunately, she’s still in remission. (Yay, Lydia!) So, when I saw this story in US News and World Rep...

• Lydia update: Same old wonderful news!

  Posted on Thursday March 5th, 2009 at 18:00 in Pet Health, canine cancer, lydia's cancer

  Yesterday Lydia visited her oncologist and got the same wonderful news we always hope for…NO cancer! Her ultrasound didn’t show anything other than what it should have. Her cancer is still in remission, and she’s doing absolutely gr...