Well, yesterday was not a totally happy day. I did get to go see my friends at Brykerwood Veterinary Clinic and they gave me hugs and kisses. There was a family in the waiting room and they just found out their kitty would need to be put down. They were sad. I went over and comforted every single member of the family. I hope they felt a little better.
So I was having a good day, with Dr. Moore talking about how well my incision had healed, when she gets to discussing the pathology report. The tumor ended up being Grade III, not II. This is not good. I could tell from watching both Dr. Moore’s face and my mom’s. I have to have something called chemotherapy. More pills – great! Just when you think you’re through the worst of it – something else! We came home and mom and dad talked. They cried. Then we started a fire in the fireplace outside and sat and snuggled under a blanket. They promised me they would do everything they could for me as long as I seemed happy. I said to myself, “Who’s not happy? Look at me?”
Wit! First I have to say the picture in your previous “man to man” blog is a TREASURE!! OMD! Look at Carter Mobley looking into dad’s eyes! The love being transmitted between those two just pops off the screen! Don’t kow how I missed this , vut I’m really glad I got to see it!
Carter Mobley, I’m with you…”Who’s not happy?” And that is the lead we all need to follow! You ARE happy and that is all that matters!!
Yeah, you’re still so very early in recovery, vut you can already see the vig improvement from just a week ago! And it still gets better!!
We talk alot about being more like our dogs around here…..living in the moment, in the ow, in the present…not worrying avout a thing!! Dogs certainly don’t care avout statistics, or diagnosis! All they care avout is giving and receiving love and being spoiled the whole time!!
The longer you’re on this site, the more you’ll realize that this whole journeyis pretty much a tossof the dice. Some dogas have a great “prognosis”, good reports, good test results, etc. and don’t make it very long at all. Some dogs, with awful”prognosis”, tests, etc., live a very long happy life! None of our dogs have a time frame stamped on their heads! Especially a dog like Carter Mobley!
‘WHO’S NOT HAPPY? LOOK AT ME!”:-) 🙂 Yep! That says it all! And his pictures show a very happy guy, a very content fuy, a guy who KNOWS all is well in his world!
That face of his just oozes with a gentleness and a sweetness that just melts your heart. What a handsome fella’ AND a very, very, very loved and well cared for fella’!
Not sure which chemo treatment you’re considering, but if it’s Carboplatin it has almost NO side effects. IF a little nausea is involved, they give Cernia for that and it takes care of it. IF a little tiredness is involved, it only lasts a day or two. There’s also a treatment called metronomics where the chemo pill is given once a day at home. There are holistic optins too. Again, must a roll of the dice sometimes!!
Let NOTHING rob you of your time together! Carter Mobley is hanging around for a long time soaking up all that loving and spoiling that he can get! And I’ve got a feeling it’s plenty! APPLAUSE to yoj Carter Movley! Keep on showing the world what HAPPY looks like!!
At least while the site is broken, we can still see and respond to the blogs! So keep on updating us! We love Carter Mobley!!
Big kisses to him for us…and hugs to everyone!
Sally and Happy Hannah
Sally and Happy Hannah –
Thanks so much for your kind, insightful words. It was seeming pretty depressing – especially after thinking we caught it early and there was 100% cure. I want to assume that our sweet boy will be one who beats the odds. We’ll see how it goes!
So sorry for the diagnosis, but the important thing is that right now Carter feels fine and is happy to be with his family. Enjoy all your time with him and be pawsitive. He will be the one to beat the odds!!
What a loving face he has. Just makes me want to hug him!
Take care-
Luanne and Spirit Shooter
I read through your blog but didn’t see it- what kind of cancer are you dealing with? My Maggie had mast cell, and a grade III diagnosis sounds like a MCT.
Hang in there and take your cues from Carter- does he look worried?
Karen and Spirit Maggie
Hey Carter and peeps I’m sorry, this ain’t what anyone wants to hear and it’s sure hard to take. But try to look at it like this; the “Grade” just determines what weapons you’ll use to fight this thing. A higher grade doesn’t necessarily mean that things wont’ go the way we want them to, it just means that docs will need to use appropriate tractics to make sure they do. And they WILL, right?!!
That’s it! I knew you could smile!!!
We love you Carter and family. Try to be pawsitive and remember that this is just one small step in a journey that will bring you amazing gifts if you allow it to.
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