14 November 2006

Here I go

Well, i've been thinking about starting a blog for awhile now, and I finally found an excuse.

My dog Wookie was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma
last week. Wookie is a Level 'A' avalanche search and rescue dog. She started her career at The Canyons
in 1999, and has worked there ever since. I will be updating this each day for those of you who are interested in her progress.

The timeline so far:

10-28-2006 - Wookie shatters her leg near Horseshoe Canyon in the desert of central Utah, after an agonizing 5 hour drive to an animal ER in Moab, her leg is x-rayed, splinted and she gets some pain meds.



10-29-06 - Wookie gets back to SLC for examination by an animal orthopedic surgeon

10-30-06 - Wookie has surgery - no initial signs of cancer, but a biopsy is performed just to be sure. Early prognosis - the joint will be saved, but in all likely hood, her working days are over.




11-01-06 - Wookie comes home. After the effects of anesthesia wear off, she seems to be returning to normal.

11-06-06 - One day to the year Bailey (another Canyons avalanche dog) is diagnosed, Wookie's biopsy comes back positive for Osteosarcoma.

11-14-06 - After alot of research and soulsearching, I have decided to amputate the leg. Following surgery she will undergo chemotherapy. This is where we start. Surgery happens Thursday, I will update as much as I can from here.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

WE LOVE YOU WOOKIE AND YOUR HANDLER, LEADER, COMPANION AND FRIEND. Granny Bobbie

Anonymous said...

Jake-
I know how close you are with your kids and Tony and I wish the BEST for all of you!!!

-all our love, hope and prayers
Stephanie Dotson

Anonymous said...

My Granny Bobbie in New Zealand is ill and I'm very close to her. I just googled 'Granny Bobbie' to see if anyone knew how special it was to have a Granny Bobbie and I came to your page. What I can say as a stranger, is how lovely it is that you care so much about your pet, obviously a special person in your life... hope all is well

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