Westie with Pink Spode Painting in OIL

This is a current commission I am working on of a Westie with Pink Spode. If you are interested in having a pet portrait done or a special custom piece of art, feel free to contact me! Commissions are always welcome.

We Have Hope!. . .Taffy's Battle with Osteosarcoma

Back from the Oncologist and feeling SO hopeful! She injected Taffy's tumor with something called Neoplasene which is from a bloodroot plant. It will destroy the cancer cells and leave the good cells alone. Next week she will also implant some into the bone itself, where the cancer originated from. A dog that had worse bone cancer than Taffy survived by using this treatment! You can read the article here: Oral Cancer in Dogs So grateful to Dr. Greear and Advanced Veterinary Care Group for everything they have done in giving Taffy a fighting chance! :))

P.S. You can see how this stuff works here, it's kinda fascinating! : http://www.buckmountainbotanicals.net/pdf/clinical_guide.pdf 

In a Fight for His Life. . .

We met with the Oncologist & we are not going to do surgery, Taffy would lose 1/2 his face, but we are going to try some alternative medicine, supplements, possible chemo, & a real meat diet. If Taffy starts to show other symptoms and/or his pain increases then we know we will have to let him go...but right now we are going to try & give him a fighting chance. ♥

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Not good news...

Devastated & heartbroken :(( Taffy has Osteosarcoma an aggressive bone cancer...we are meeting with the Oncologist tomorrow morning, but statistics show even with treatment the prognosis is only a year or less.

Getting a 2nd (3rd/4th?) Opinion on Taffy

Getting a 2nd (3rd/4th?) opinion tomorrow morning re. the lump under Taffy's eye...may go with an MRI vs. CT Scan...couldn't come sooner, Taffy bumped his eye into the door before his walk & let out a blood curdling yelp :(( ♥ ...this is where we are going tomorrow morning: http://www.advancedveterinarycare.net/index.asp please pray we get answers tomorrow...this thing continues to grow :(( Link to Taffy's ChipIn: http://helpussaveourdogtaffy.chipin.com/help-us-save-our-dog-taffy

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Getting a 2nd Opinion....Still May be Cancer :((

 So the meds have not worked...our Vet is recommending we get a 2nd opinion with the Cancer Center in Canton, MI...he had actually sent the biopsy to a lab in California. He felt the x-rays suggested cancer so we still may have a battle ahead of us. Praying we are not running out of time...hate this roller coaster of emotions :(( ♥

Biopsy Came Back! NO Cancer!! :))

 

The results came back! NO cancer! :))...our Vet believes he did a very good biopsy, so we are going to trust that he is right. He wants to put Taffy on a different antibiotic to see if that will stop the growth from growing...if not, we are hoping surgery would be an option. Thank you everyone for your prayers! It feels like we've been given a little bit of a miracle today! ♥

Waiting to Hear Back From the Cancer Center

 

We are waiting to hear back from the Cancer Center this coming Tuesday to know more about what type of cancer Taffy has, how aggressive it might be, and how much time we have...praying time is on our side.

Biopsy today...it looks like Cancer :((

Taffy had a biopsy today...it looks like cancer :((...we will know for sure early next week as our Vet is sending the biopsy to a cancer specialist. Please pray we can get the money together in time to save his life. If he has cancer I will be starting a fundraiser very soon. I am prepared to sell my wedding ring, camera, whatever it takes to save him...we love him so much. My husband and I do not yet have children...he is our 'boy'. He was rescued off the streets by my husband in Australia, now living here in Michigan with us...he deserves a full life.