Hi everybody! It has been a while since our last post, and some of you have asked for an update on how Sasha is doing. Well, I am happy to let you all know that, as I am writing this post, Sasha is chillin’ on her Big Shrimpy dog bed. And I say that quite […]
Liliana and I left Raleigh at around 10 PM on Thursday (May 24) and drove through the night with Sasha, Argus and Shelby to my parent’s home in Parkesburg, PA. We were able to get in a couple hours of sleep before getting Sasha back in the Jeep, and heading to Philly to meet Dr. […]
Hi everybody! It’s been quite a while since my last post. I guess I’ve gone so long without writing because I started a new job, we have two long-term, live-in guests at our house, and life just gets in the way. Honestly, though, probably the biggest reason that I have not written is out of […]
Alli went to the vet yesterday for a lumpectomy. We noticed that she had a small growth in her upper lip (right side of muzzle) about six months ago. We were not too worried at the time. Dr. Neuenschwander felt confident that the bump was benign, but explained to us that if it continued to […]
Sasha went to North Carolina State’s veterinary school on Thursday (04/04/13) for her second round of palliative radiation, and her first round of Pamidronate. The last time I wrote about Sasha, I explained that her condition had quickly deteriorated, and we were hours from saying goodbye to her – forever. In an effort to dull […]
Today marks one year since the amputation of Sasha’s right arm. Dr. Neuenschwander delivered the bad news of Sasha’s osteosarcoma diagnosis to Liliana and me on March 6, 2012, and eight days later, on March 14, Dr. Clary removed Sasha’s arm, up to and including her scapula. We brought her home on the 15th and […]
The phone rang at 1:48pm on February 26. It was Dr. Neuenschwander from Brentwood Animal Hospital. I had dropped Sasha off earlier in the day for a radiographic examination of her left leg and pelvic region. She had been in some pain that was causing her to avoid putting weight on her left leg. When […]
That is the question, or rather, a point of contention between Liliana and me for the past several months. OK fine, if I am to be 100% honest, both Liliana and I baby Sasha. We’ve always treated our dogs very good, lathered them with praise when they do something special, and talk to them as […]
Sasha’s back home from The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine after her third and final administration of ADXS-HER2 vaccine in the Mason Bone Cancer Study. Liliana and I drove up to my parent’s home in Parkesburg, PA from Raleigh, NC on Monday, August 20 (Liliana’s birthday). Many thanks to my mom and dad […]
It’s a lazy Sunday (delayed post) here at the Ruano Ranch. Our ride back to Raleigh from PA was mostly uneventful other than some heavy traffic between D.C. and Richmond, VA. It’s a good thing I replaced the radiator cooling fan on the Jeep before we left for PA on Monday; things would have gotten […]