(Written on November 11, 2008) I was out taking Alex to buy his new Varsity jacket and my phone rang with another update on Nova. It was the night technician telling me that Nova was starting to perk up a little and was giving some kisses. The tail even started wagging! Yay! She was not […]
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(Written on November 11, 2008) I just got a call from the surgeon. He said Nova did great during the surgery, no problems at all. She is out of surgery now and “resting comfortably”. They have her drugged up with morphine for the rest of the day, and tomorrow morning they will start trying to […]
(Written on November 11th, 2008) I did a lot of thinking on the drive home and trying to be positive and thankful for all the blessings in my life. I thought back to a conversation I had last night with my husband Paul. I was so worried he would be upset about the expense, but […]
(Written on November 11, 2008) I had a very hard time sleeping last night. When I woke up in the morning I had a very hard time not looking at Nova’s left leg. I kept wanting to hug her and touch the leg that I knew would not be there by the end of the […]
(Written on Monday, November 10, 2008) Nova and I made the hour-plus trek south to Canton to see Dr. Obradovich at her Animal Cancer and Imaging Center. I had stopped early at the vet to pick up her x-rays and various test results. I was feeling good and positive. I had tears in my eyes […]
(Written on Thursday, November 6, 2008) Well I got the word back today on Nova’s biopsy. There was no cancer detected… in the tiny samples that they took, that is. Dr. Kern is still concerned though, because there was no official diagnosis from the lab. They can’t diagnose if they can’t find anything, right? She […]
(Written on October 31, 2008) Well here it is Halloween, and I just now realized that it would be poor judgment for me to take Nova out trick-or-treating like I have for years. Dr. Kern said to avoid any unnecessary walking or rambunctious play. That is so hard with a wiggle-butt like Nova. I am […]
(Written October 29, 2008) Today was biopsy day, I took Nova in at 7:30 am to leave her for the biopsy, and picked her up in the late afternoon. When I came to get her she came out with her tail wagging at full speed, full of love and kisses. She has a cute little […]
(Written the Weekend of October 25-26th) I told my favorite dog-loving friends about Nova. It is so nice to have understanding people to vent with when I am dealing with a dog-crisis. A lot of people just don’t get it, and make you feel like you are going way overboard on your dog. My dog-loving […]
Back on October 24, 2008, it was late afternoon and I was looking down at Nova’s front paws and noticed a big swelling in one on the joints on her left front leg. Oh no! I did not have a good feeling about it, as it looked similar to the swelling we saw in our […]