Home for Christmas!

I got to come home again for the weekend! This weekend was special though, it was Christmas weekend! I got to see all my toys again that I got last week. I didn't play much though, I was soooo sleepy.

I slept almost the whole weekend. I got up to eat and then tried to find a nice warm place to nap. I decided right in front of the fireplace would be a nice place to be. You see my stockings? All three are for me. Marshmallow and Oreo dont need anything from Santa anyway.



Mommy didn't make me be a cone head all weekend until this morning, I don't like that stupid thing, keeps getting in the way of stuff. I tried to be good though and not touch anything but I'm not feeling good and it hurts now. Mommy says it will be worse next week and I will have to keep the collar on all week long.

Mommy says I might not have to go back the doctor really far away anymore. I might get to come home and stay home after this week! We probably won't know until the end f the week though if I will have to come back or not. If I do go back though mommy said it would only be for a few more days and not the whole week. I don't have to do Chemo this week either. I get to take a whole week off! The other doctor said I only have to go every other week now for the next month.

I have to go now though because it's time to ride in the car! I hope your Christmas was as good as mine.

Home Again!

I got to come home again on Friday! I miss being at home in my very own bed. My tummy is still feeling OK but I am starting to get a few burns where my scar is. Mommy says I don't have to wear the cone this week but I might not be so lucky next week.

 Don't look, I'm completely naked!

 

Look what mommy gave me today...she said everyone at her work got me Christmas presents. I wanted to tell everyone Thank You in person but she said they won't let me come to work with her. Look at all the fun stuff I got! Do you see it's all purple??!!

 I got a sweater too but I think maybe I grew or something. It doesn't fit me too good. What do you think?

This is my sister Oreo. She pushed me out of the way and told me she had to check all my toys to make sure they are OK to play with. I think she is just jealous and wanted to play with them..  

I am very tired so I think I will go take a nap now. Thank you again for all my toys, snacks and sweater! 

Home for the weekend!

I got to come home on Friday! I was a little sleepy but I was so happy to finally be home and get to snuggle with Mommy. I was very cold when she picked me up. I had my sweater on but the Doctor shaved my butt again. Do you know how embarrassing that is? Then they put aqua paint all over me when clearly my favorite color is purple!

Mommy says the paint is so the doctor knows where to put the machine that does my radiation treatment. Do you see they forgot to take my stitch out? I hope they remember to take it out next time. Do you think they have purple sweat pants for dogs? They should you know.

Mommy says I have to go back to the doctor again tomorrow. She is very sad  because she says I have to stay there a whole week this time. I have my very own purple backpack that she puts all my food and medicine and toys and sweaters and blankets in to take with me when I'm gone. Doctor says next week he will be sending more medicine home with me because I might not be feeling too well. He told mommy that I will have to wear a cone around my head too which I think is ridiculous but at least mommy got me a purple one to match my sweater :-) See you next week!

Visit with the Radiologist

I was having the most wonderful dream this morning when all of a sudden the covers were thrown back and my mommy was telling me to wake up. It wasn't even light out! I'm pretty sure it was the middle of the night.

Everyone got dressed and mommy said we were going for a ride in the car! Usually our rides only last for a few minutes but today we were in the car for a really long time. The ride ended at yet another hospital where I was introduced to my newest Doctor.

He sat and talked to my mommy for about an hour and told her all about what he was going to do to make sure my butt doesn't get big again. Can you see my scar? They had to shave all the hair of my butt. Do you think it makes my butt look big?

Doctor said that I will be OK for about two or three weeks but after that I won't feel good no more for a long time. My mommy has to leave me with him for a whole month and I only get to come home on the weekends. This makes me very sad. Well, Doctor says I have to have a cat scan so I guess I have to go. I don't know why he wants a cat to scan me, kind of weird don't you think? I don't know that I even like cats. Maybe we can play chase instead!

Let me tell you a little about myself

Fighting Canine Cancer.

My name is Petunia. I am a Boston Terrier and I am about 7 years old. One day I got lost and was picked up during a stroll down the road. I ended up at the Boston Terrier Rescue of North Carolina (http://btrnc.org/). I got to go home with a new family until someone adopted me. I really liked my new family so I turned on all my charm until they could resist me no more and were forced to adopt me themselves! I have had so much fun with my new family. We go camping, riding in the car, shopping, they even bought me and my sisters doggie strollers just in case we get sleepy and don't want to walk anymore. Recently I have not been feeling so well though. I got a bump on my butt that started to grow. My mommy took me to the vet and they said everything was OK, gave me my yearly shots and sent me home. My mommy kept talking about how my butt kept getting bigger. She took me back to the vet 3 weeks later and they said I have something called Mast Cell Cancer. They took the bump off my butt a week later and sent it away someplace. They called my mommy a few days later and told her I was age 3. I told my mommy I thought I was 7 and she said she knew I was age 7 but the bump they took off my butt was stage 3 cancer not age 3. I go to see the vet every week now. The vet said I have to have Chemo and Radiation so that my butt doesn't get big again. (The things a girl must do to keep her figure) So far I have had one Chemo treatment and I start Radiation this week. They told me that I have to stay with the Vet people during the week like boarding school and I get to come home every weekend. I don't think I am going to like this. I will miss my mommy. I will keep you posted on how I'm doing. Will you wish me well?