Jasmine's Health Ordeal

My Beagle Jasmine
The 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.