Recovering Well

Its been 4 days since his surgery and BamBam has been recovering really well! Believe it or not, he's acting practically like his old self with a bit of bumping into things.

BamBam's Surgery OR Valentine's Day 2011

BamBam's chest x-rays showed no cancer. Good news. He had his right eye removed on Valentine's Day.
I was in shock and not prepared for what he was going to look like physically when we picked him up last night. It didn't occur to me they would shave his face and as the vet said, "I know he looks a little like Franken-dog, but his hair will grow back and because he's black he'll look like himself."

He seems to be recovering "normally." It was a difficult first night but today he is starting to act a little like himself but sorta all doped up. I love my dog. Its been difficult emotionally. He's not my child, but he is my baby.

Be warned, even with his party hat, these pics are rough to look at if you are squeemish.

Good News and Sad News

I can't believe I haven't blogged since January 13th......And that my last post was about how busy I was going to be. You have no idea.

We just came back from a week long trip to Pasadena to see my brother, and then cousin. That post will be for another time. There are good stories and thoughts and wonderful God blessings, so I don't want to not record those.

But today, I share other things....
First, the good news:

Danny's VA townhouse is finally under contract after being put on the market in September. We actually got several offers during the week we were on vacation. Most were way below what we could afford. Yes, it will be a significant financial loss for us -- we are basically paying the buyer to buy the house from us. But we've been advised and ready to cut our losses for awhile. Most of you know the horror stories. Thank you to all of you who prayed for us --- we close on Feb. 28th :)

Now the sad news....

We came home from vacation and had to take BamBam to the vet. He has a growth in his right eye. Vet is pretty sure its cancer. He goes for chest x-rays tomorrow to see if there is any sign of cancer elsewhere. He is scheduled to have his right eye removed next Thursday. The best case scenario is that it is just contained within the eye. He would recover within 3 days and would look like he is perpetually winking.... But that of course would be the best case scenario.

I can't believe there's a possibility Bitty might outlast BamBam.....