Our internal medicine specialist, Dr. Dave Bostwick, heard back from the oncologist at Washington State University's veterinary teaching hospital on Friday afternoon. The cost of the radiation treatment for her brain tumor is steep — the oncologist estimated it would be in the $3,800 to $4,200 range — and it would take a total of 18 to 20 "fractions," or doses, spread over a three-week time span. Because the radiation doses are administered every other day or so, we would leave Callie at the WSU vet hospital for the three-week duration. It would be early April before they could take Callie, although Dave was not concerned about the wait because we are managing her seizures in the meantime with phenobarbital and prednisone.
If we can give this little girl an extra three years or more, we think it's worth doing, so Alayne and I decided we're going to proceed with the treatment. Some people have already made donations towards her care in the past few days, and others have offered to help — and for all of which, we are so incredibly grateful! If you'd like to make a gift towards Callie's treatment, you can make an online donation at our secure Web page here or by mailing a check to the ranch at 400 Rolling Dog Ranch Lane, Ovando, Montana, 59854. Please mark your donation for Callie so we can put it towards her medical fund.
Thank you!
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