Update on Bubbas

Thanks everyone for their kind words when I posted a few days ago.
Bubbas has been diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis. (A good layman's
description can be found he
http://www.xs4all.nl/~gvdt57/histiocytosis.html). Basically it's a rare
very aggressive form of cancer that is nearly always fatal. We've been
given a prognosis of days to weeks for Bubbas to live. He's comfortable,
on a morphine patch and is being given anything that appeals to his
appetite, as he's not eating well. I can't even begin to tell you how
hard this is, he's the first dog I've had since I was a kid and just fit
in so perfectly with me, and the cats and just made my day whenever he
saw me, he'd wag his tail and just get so excited. I don't know what I'm
going to do. Everyone, hug your pets and let them know how much you love
them, you just never know...

Love,
K

I'm very sorry. :-( I hope that at least it'll be weeks instead of days,
as long as the morphine can keep him comfortable.


Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"Karen M." wrote in message
...
Thanks everyone for their kind words when I posted a few days ago.
Bubbas has been diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis. (A good layman's
description can be found he
http://www.xs4all.nl/~gvdt57/histiocytosis.html). Basically it's a rare
very aggressive form of cancer that is nearly always fatal. We've been
given a prognosis of days to weeks for Bubbas to live. He's comfortable,
on a morphine patch and is being given anything that appeals to his
appetite, as he's not eating well. I can't even begin to tell you how
hard this is, he's the first dog I've had since I was a kid and just fit
in so perfectly with me, and the cats and just made my day whenever he
saw me, he'd wag his tail and just get so excited. I don't know what I'm
going to do. Everyone, hug your pets and let them know how much you love
them, you just never know...

Love,
K

I'm very sorry. :-( I hope that at least it'll be weeks instead of days,
as long as the morphine can keep him comfortable.


Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"Karen M." wrote in message
...
Thanks everyone for their kind words when I posted a few days ago.
Bubbas has been diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis. (A good layman's
description can be found he
http://www.xs4all.nl/~gvdt57/histiocytosis.html). Basically it's a rare
very aggressive form of cancer that is nearly always fatal. We've been
given a prognosis of days to weeks for Bubbas to live. He's comfortable,
on a morphine patch and is being given anything that appeals to his
appetite, as he's not eating well. I can't even begin to tell you how
hard this is, he's the first dog I've had since I was a kid and just fit
in so perfectly with me, and the cats and just made my day whenever he
saw me, he'd wag his tail and just get so excited. I don't know what I'm
going to do. Everyone, hug your pets and let them know how much you love
them, you just never know...

Love,
K

"Karen M." wrote in message
...
Thanks everyone for their kind words when I posted a few days ago.
Bubbas has been diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis.

I'm so sorry, Karen. I know this is breaking your heart.

"Karen M." wrote in message
...
Thanks everyone for their kind words when I posted a few days ago.
Bubbas has been diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis.

I'm so sorry, Karen. I know this is breaking your heart.

in article , Karen M. at
wrote on 2/26/04 6:16 PM:

Thanks everyone for their kind words when I posted a few days ago.
Bubbas has been diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis. (A good layman's
description can be found he
http://www.xs4all.nl/~gvdt57/histiocytosis.html). Basically it's a rare
very aggressive form of cancer that is nearly always fatal. We've been
given a prognosis of days to weeks for Bubbas to live. He's comfortable,
on a morphine patch and is being given anything that appeals to his
appetite, as he's not eating well. I can't even begin to tell you how
hard this is, he's the first dog I've had since I was a kid and just fit
in so perfectly with me, and the cats and just made my day whenever he
saw me, he'd wag his tail and just get so excited. I don't know what I'm
going to do. Everyone, hug your pets and let them know how much you love
them, you just never know...

Love,
K

I'm so sorry There aren't words to express my sympathy for you.

Karen

in article , Karen M. at
wrote on 2/26/04 6:16 PM:

Thanks everyone for their kind words when I posted a few days ago.
Bubbas has been diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis. (A good layman's
description can be found he
http://www.xs4all.nl/~gvdt57/histiocytosis.html). Basically it's a rare
very aggressive form of cancer that is nearly always fatal. We've been
given a prognosis of days to weeks for Bubbas to live. He's comfortable,
on a morphine patch and is being given anything that appeals to his
appetite, as he's not eating well. I can't even begin to tell you how
hard this is, he's the first dog I've had since I was a kid and just fit
in so perfectly with me, and the cats and just made my day whenever he
saw me, he'd wag his tail and just get so excited. I don't know what I'm
going to do. Everyone, hug your pets and let them know how much you love
them, you just never know...

Love,
K

I'm so sorry There aren't words to express my sympathy for you.

Karen

"Karen M." dumped this in
on 26 Feb 2004:

Thanks everyone for their kind words when I posted a few days ago.
Bubbas has been diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis.

Karen, I'm so sorry. I read that link and how tragic. There is no warning
for some things and this is one of them. You and yours are in my thoughts.

Purrrrrs for Bubbas.

((((HUGS))))
Cheryl

"Karen M." dumped this in
on 26 Feb 2004:

Thanks everyone for their kind words when I posted a few days ago.
Bubbas has been diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis.

Karen, I'm so sorry. I read that link and how tragic. There is no warning
for some things and this is one of them. You and yours are in my thoughts.

Purrrrrs for Bubbas.

((((HUGS))))
Cheryl

Karen, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Linda