Sophie

Here is the only canine member of our household you have not met. Sophie has always loved to fetch, more than anything, and still likes it, though she is not able to go as long as she would like. The spirit is willing.....

She was diagnosed with a hemagiosarcoma last Dec. 24, four days before she turned 14. Hemangiosarcomas are very aggressive. They told us "two months with ($1500-2500!) surgery, and two more months with chemo." For a 14-yr-old dog with some mobility issues, we declined the surgery.....

She is taking piroxicam every other day, and seems to be doing very well, considering everything.

We took her along when the boys had their annual checkups in March, just so the vet could see that she is doing well. She said Sophie is "defying gravity."

Soph's belly is bulgier and bulgier, as her tumor grows, and she has some days when she doesn't feel good at all, but then she rebounds and brings us a toy to throw so she can fetch it up. GO, girl!