I picked up blind Helen from the vet clinic on Thursday afternoon after several days there following her gastrointestinal hemorrhaging last Sunday, and she was happy to get back to the ranch. Our internal medicine specialist in Helena, Dr. Britt Culver, did an abdominal ultrasound as well, and like the X-rays, the scan showed no other internal organ-related problems. The consensus among the oncologists Britt consulted was to give Helen a "chemo holiday," treat her in the meantime with medications for the GI issue, and then see how she is doing in three weeks. If all goes well, we'll restart the chemotherapy but this time keep her on the GI medications. We really don't want to stop the chemo altogether because of the tremendous progress we've made in shrinking her tumors.
I woke her up this afternoon from her nap in Alayne's office to bring her out to the living room for a photo. That's why I'm getting that look — "You woke me up for this?"
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LAST DAY — Still No. 1 — Every Vote Counts!
Please keep voting for the ranch today in The Animal Rescue
Site/PetFinder's Shelter Challenge. You can see how fast the rankings can change, so we really need an
extra push right now to hold the No. 1
spot. The contest ends at midnight PST tonight so we're in the final hours — and $20,000 for the animals is in sight!
Thanks
to your votes, we came in third nationwide and won $3,000 for the
animals in the previous contest earlier this year. Now we have a shot at No. 1 and the
$20,000 grand prize in the current contest! Enter
"Rolling Dog Ranch" and our state postal code, MT for Montana,
and it will bring up our listing so you can cast your vote. Please ask
your family and friends to vote, too!
Thank you!
P.S. We'll post the final contest results on the blog as soon as we hear officially from the Animal Rescue Site, which may not be for a couple of days after voting ends tonight.
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