Panda Penguin Crossbreeds

[jmfargo]

I have one dog at home right now, where normally there are two. I know this doesn't seem like much but MaiTai, the youngest of the two, is sulking, wandering around the house morosely (okay, that was 10 minutes ago, now she's just laying on the floor pining) trying to figure out where WonTon, her "older brother" has gone to.

This morning we loaded WonTon into the car, drove a half hour to the vet clinic, dropped him off, and here I am, waiting for a phone call from the office to tell me that his surgery is done, please come pick him up, he's all better, here's your bill.

WonTon, for the second time in under two years, is having cancer removed.

I have to have a talk with him and make sure he knows that if he wants attention he doesn't have to get cancer, he can just come nuzzle us a bit and we'll pet him, or scratch at the door and we'll let him out. It's a lot less of a pain in the butt way to get attention than getting cancer.

Bozo. *sigh*

Comments

[kimmaline.livejournal.com]

My turn to be the first comment in YOUR journal. :)


I'm very sorry, darling. That is terrible. I know how much pets can be just like human members of your family.

I hope that WonTon ends up just fine. I'm rooting for him.

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

He's kind of the "loveable goof" of the family. His nickname is "Dope," said in a loving manner, right before giving him some scratches or patting his head. I know he'll be okay, just like he was last time, but this time it's on his neck, and that's just kind of a weird area to be cutting around, so I'm a little more worried for him.

Thank you, I appreciate it. By tomorrow I'll be complaining how much taking care of him I have to do, and how I have to keep MaiTai from full on body-slamming him, but for today, I'm worried, and the rooting for him helps. :)

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Oh, and just for note - it's pretty easy to be the first comment in my journal at this point. I'll work on that in the future though. :)

[kimmaline.livejournal.com]

It depends a rather lot on my sleep patterns...what with the time difference, and all. I tend to stay up half the night and sleep half the day, though...so that helps us out a lot. :)

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Just so you know, the surgery went fine. He has two fairly big scars now, from what the doctors say, but he'll be coming home tonight. I'm feeling better, but won't be great until I have him home. Then I'll allow myself to feel relief.

Chicks dig scars, right? I have to find some way to console him - one of the scars is on his head.

[kimmaline.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear he's going to be okay!!!

What is the long-term diagnosis? Do they think that this is going to come back again???


Chicks dig scars, and all the cute Poodle Girls will feel sorry for him. When he tells the story, and about how brave he was through the whole thing...they'll just swoon.

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Well, WonTon is 8 years old, and this is the second case in two years. They didn't think it would come back again after the first time, but it did. Frankly I figure whatever they say doesn't really matter. I'll just keep checking him out now and then, he loves the attention anyways, and it's not like it's any more of a burden then petting him is. If it does come back, well, I don't know. I'll just keep trying to think that this isn't the case, and it's gone, but take precautions anyways.

I'll let him know then, that he has to tell all the Poodle Girls about how brave he was. He'll like that. :)