Back to June...should I?

I must admit writing a blog about Louie's cancer is not easy! If I write this blog than I must acknowledge he has/had cancer and I have always been in denial. Maybe it doesn't matter because the things I have to do to keep Louie healthy are so intense that I don't have time to acknowledge whether he has cancer or not!

Well, Back to June:

June 2012 is when Louie began limping after slipping on our new ceramic tile. Naive as I was, he was chasing our new kitten and I figured he slipped and sprained his ankle. April, my partner, took Lou to Calimesa Vet Office and the doctor moved the ankle/leg around and diagnosed it as a sprain.....and sent us home with pain meds and a "Not to worry diagnosis'!

Two weeks later, Louie was still limping and I saw an add for East Valley Vetrinary in Mentone, CA for acupuncture  Since Louie's limp had not gone away I figured acupuncture might work. So off to the doctor we went.

I will never forget how shocked I was when Dr Seoud suggested ruling out Osteosarcoma, bone cancer!

As we sat while they xrayed Louie, April and I barely muttered a word......Cancer.....no it couldn't be!

Well on that fateful day in June of 2012, Louie's xrays came back with a spot on the wrist of his front paw! Here's what we saw. You will notice a shadow in his bone right above the joint. This was considered very suspicious and looking like cancer. 

So June off 2012 began our adventure with Louie the Cancer dog. I must admit when I saw the xrays I did not readily accept the diagnosis. In fact, the next day I wisked Louie off to North Side Vetrinary in San Bernardino, CA for a second opinion......and not the last I received. I will explain in my next post!