New to blogging

While i was at the veterinary office today with Skye, my big sister was busy making this blog for me. I am totally new to blogging, this is partially because i was clueless as to how to set it up and use it, so i appreciate my sister doing this for me. :-) Thanks Nic

Nic has written a quick description of what is going on with Skye, but to fill you in more, she has a spindle cell Sarcoma on the left side of her abdomen which is twice as big on the inside of her body as it is on the outside. It has pushed all of her organs to the right side of her body cavity and the tumor is growing rapidly, should it go untreated it will lead to a miserable and painful death for my dog.

To those of you who may think the best thing for Skye at 17 would be to humanely euthanize her, here is my response; this option (ironically) never came up when we talked to the multiple different vets at the oncologist center. Skye is currently in no pain, and is otherwise in fantastic health, she still LOVES her food and enjoys being around people (mostly in a hopes to catch any morsels dropped from the dinner table), her lungs are clear, her eyesight (contrary to what you would think) is good and her hearing is not bad either. It is not uncommon for terrier's to live into there 20's and if Skye didn't have this tumor, she likely would.

My goal with her is simply to do what is best for her, i can't not do for her what i would do for any other member of my family. After cat scans, x rays, blood-work, biopsies and multiple other tests we are still discussing with vets what the best approach is for her. My parents have always been incredibly supportive of me and are helping, but she is my dog and these bills are already absurdly expensive. I am using all my resources to pay for Skye's treatment and I don't like asking for hand outs, but i would be grateful to anyone who would be willing to offer even the smallest contribution towards her treatment.

I am going to post some cat scans of Skyes tumor later, and talk about what the vets have decided, it was originally thought that the tumor was so large that surgery was not an option. However after looking at the cat scans today, it seems it may be necessary to do surgery along with radiation, as radiation alone will probably expose too many healthy cells, including her kidneys, colon and intestines. So until the radiologist can speak to the surgeons again on monday it will not be known exactly what is best for Skye.

If you are unable to contribute please keep Skizzle in your thoughts. :-)