The Stars That Usher Evening Rose

"Wan night, the shadow goer, came stepping in." -- Philip James Bailey

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Got some bad news concerning Clancy earlier today. Basically he is dying. Sounds a lot worse than it is I guess. Figures just a couple days after I brag about what great health he is in that something like this would pop up. First off the vet is about 90% sure he has cancer. But at the same time that vet is also about 90% sure its an extremely slow moving cancer and so much so that they say that considering his age that it's not really something to worry about. They also found his heart is enlarged. This isn't uncommon for dogs his age but none-the-less even though it hasn't go into anything serious yet it definitely could and probably will down the road. Also his trachea is slowly collapsing they said that in some places its pencil thin and that at some point in the future it will completely collapse. Despite all these they have no idea how long that means he has. They told my parents it could mean six months or it could mean two or so more years. Though all that a side my mom says Clancy has been doing great lately. She said he has been playing a lot more and his back and joints don't seem to be causing him near as much trouble. So despite all these new problems arising they don't seem to be effecting him at all as of now. So we shall see how he does and like I told my mom all that matters is that he is happy, which he is.
|| Vespere Hesperian 7:28 PM
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