March 2011 update
Coco Chanel is winning
the hearts of the vet
techs! She recovered
beautifully from her
surgery (benign tumor-
caused by untreated
infection of mammary
ducts) and the
extraction of three bad
teeth-- she does have a
bit of a crooked smile
now :) She is on
heartworm and now due to
another recent seizure,
she is on phenobarbital
twice daily. She takes
it in a little wet food
and it is no problem. It
is fairly inexpensive,
about $11 for 40 days.
She is now enjoying the
outdoors now that it is
warmer! She is very
sweet, licks my fingers
and follows me all over
the house! Each dog is
fed separately, so when
it is her turn, I call
for "Coco-Nut" and she
comes full speed ahead
like the road runner!!!
It is adorable!
Hello all-Feb 17th
Good news, Coco's tumor
(although pretty big)
was not cancer. It is a
cystic tumor (?) related
to her mammary ducts
which is probably why
the incision goes all
the way down that side
of her nipples (from the
first one where the
tumor was under the
nipple to the second to
last one on the bottom.)
She should be watched to
see that others do not
develop. It is most
likely from untreated
infections in her
mammary ducts and some
scarring over the years.
Nina Ricci has low
thyroid so they want to
test again in three
weeks. She isn't
lethargic by any means,
but she does weigh twice
as much as Coco and they
eat the same amount????
Update :
Coco Chanel is getting
into the swing of
things! She is a 6 lb.,
7 y/o Yorkie with the
sweetest personality!
She has been here 3
weeks today- She has had
a large mammary tumor
removed - it was not
cancerous! She also had
a dental and three very
bad teeth removed. She
is feeling much better
as she recovers! She has
a two seizures and may
require medications to
avoid them. We're
watching her closely.
She has learned the
routine here and
understands commands
like "pick-up", "eat"
and "night-night". She
comes when her name is
called (albeit it's
dinner time!), she is
able to climb up and
down the staircase and
the deck stairs, and she
is doing very well with
potty training- she
recognizes that she must
go potty (outside)
before she can come back
in and she gets right to
it! She is very sweet
and will come up for a
kiss. She longs to be
with people and be held
on the couch. She is not
crated at all, and
doesn't make a peep at
night. She gets along
very well with the other
dogs and fits right in.
She is waiting for her
forever home where she
can be treated like the
princess she is for the
rest of her life!
Lisa in IL
PMR Foster Mom to Coco
Chanel and Nina Ricci
Update :
Well, these two appear
to be a bonded
pair-always checking on
each other! Cleo (who I
would like to rename
"Coco Chanel" because
she will also make her
mark on the world!) is a
7 y/o Yorkie with the
full Yorkie
personality!
She is
bold, and confident-
trying to carry off a
bone the size of her
head! She approaches
and follows the rest of
the pack everywhere!
Coco has a mammary
growth which will be
removed ASAP 11th
February is the soonest
date we can get as it
appears to be growing
very fst, we have only
had her for 1 week.
she
gets a dental and chest
x-ray and blood work to
check her out.
She did
have one seizure and she
is being watched very
closely in case she
should have another, but
so far so good!
Se
gets a dental and chest
x-ray and blood work to
check her out.
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