We received a call from the vet doctor with good news. They got the results back from the lab and informed us that the cancer had not spread and that they had removed it all. Jasmine had her surgery early enough for a good prognosis and it turned out to be a great prognosis! We prayed and asked the angels to heal her and remove all the cancer and they did! She goes back to the doctor for her follow-up visit on Tuesday 4/7. Her stitches will not be removed for another week yet. She is improving and seems to be doing fine.
My Beagle JasmineThe past two weeks have been difficult after finding out that one of my beloved dogs has skin cancer. When I had Jasmine, my beagle in for her monthly injection for her Addison's disease, the doctor noticed a lump on her belly. He was concerned and immediately took a sample for testing. My husband and I were also very concerned to say the least. We hadn't noticed the lump and didn't know how long it had been there. We suspect that it was no more then month because the doctor hadn't noticed it during last month's injection visit. Later that evening the doctor called to tell me that the test confirmed that it was a Mast Cell Tumor that was a type of skin cancer. He said if we were able to get the lump removed within the next two to three weeks, her prognosis would be good. He gave me a cost estimate of between $400-$500 for the tests and surgery. Knowing our situation because of the economy, he said he may even be able to do it for a little less. They are a great group of doctors who are very caring and we trust them. After hanging up the phone I just sat and cried. I felt so bad for my little Jasmine after all she has been through with her health. Plus, I also didn't know what we were going to do because I knew that we didn't have the extra money with my husband being out of work for so long. We have had one expense occur after another and we are already living very tight. So I prayed and prayed for guidance and answers and the healing of my little Jasmine. Then we received a call from a family member who was willing to help with the costs to save our precious Jasmine. We had the surgery done earlier this week, only a week after she was diagnosed. The doctor said afterwards that it looks good but we are still waiting on the final test results to know for sure. They will tell us whether or not they got it all and/or if it has spread throughout the rest of her body. We are again praying for the best outcome. It was a rough two days after surgery for Jasmine and for us with sleepless nights but she is doing much better now. Her stitches are healing nicely and she is getting around pretty normal again. She goes for a follow-up next week and hopefully we will have the final test results by then too.
I have recently been working on a real estate video that has ended up with a funny story connected to it. My friend a professional photographer and videotographer was taping me going through and presenting my own house as if it were for sale. We are practicing on my house before going live on a house that really is for sale for the final tape. My intent is to put the final tape online on you tube and other sites as a marketing tool for business. So anyway during the taping, my friend decided to include my dogs Princess and Jasmine for fun. A few days later, after some editing and transferring to a dvd, she brought the dvd over for review. When we got to the part that showed my dogs as they barked once or twice and then you heard the sounds of their footsteps over the tile, well both of my dogs ran towards the TV. They began barking at themselves on the dvd. Then my beagle Jasmine saw herself up close on a zoom shot laying on the bed. She began to growl and howl at herself! She would then bark louder, with her hair standing on end and at times, with one leg up while standing on three legs! It was the funniest site to see and listen to. Jasmine was barking, howling and carrying on in a ferocious manner all at just watching herself on TV. We laughed hysterically and my friend thought we should have taped it for America's Funniest Videos. Dogs are wonderful and truly all worth it!
