Emily, good luck to you and Zuni and as for Belle,
I wouldn't know what to tell you.
I do hope and pray that all will work out for
you. Thanks for the update because my girls have been asking about Zuni
since reading the initial email.
Bridget
Bear and Sugar Bear
Alabama
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Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:11
PM
Subject: [pyrnet] Zuni Update and
More
Hello everyone, Well, it's been a rough
week with a lot of soul-searching for us. Zuni's biopsy was positive for
cancerous cells, but her chest x-ray was clear. After lots and lots of talk,
we decided it was not in Zuni's best interest to do surgery. She's going to
have a full course of radiation possibly followed by chemotherapy. We just
couldn't take her leg from her at this stage of her life, and we weren't 100%
positive she would adjust to amputation, so that made the decision easier. She
has her first treatment tomorrow and I'll be able to talk to the oncologist
more then about what we can expect for her future. At least radiation takes
away some of the pain and we may be able to give her some more good life
yet... stay tuned. On another frustrating note, I have
(yet another) question for anyone who may be able to give advice. Our other
pyr Belle (Zuni's littermate sister -- also 7.5 years old) had been rolling
around in the yard earlier making quite a mess of herself. So before I brought
her inside I went to brush her off a bit. When I came around to her back end I
noticed the pavement becoming wet with drips coming off of the fur between her
legs. Then I realized the fur there was slightly discolored too, though that
could also be because she's dirty right now. Anyway, I wiped down and under
her legs with a paper towel and got quite a significant amount of wetness off
of her. It also seems to me in the back of my mind that I've noticed her
licking there pretty often, but she's never appeared to be in discomfort. So,
my question is does this sound like a urinary tract infection to you (she's
never had one before and the urine didn't really smell), or does anyone have
experience with incontinence at this early age, or do any of you know
something else I don't? I appreciate your help. At this point I truly hope
this is nothing big or I may just lose it... thanks again!
-Emily
Martorano D3melza@aol.com
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