tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991972763419639842012-02-16T14:02:20.204-08:00It's a dog life? This cocker-standard poodle with a touch of terrier has a few things to say about that notion. A view from below.....Spankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628428950788320376noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199197276341963984.post-63072808049314410812008-02-21T18:44:00.000-08:002008-12-08T14:50:58.689-08:00<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mast_cell_tumor"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mast cell tumour</span></a>? What's that? I have to tell you that it certainly didn't sink in until sometime afterward. Haven't I been through enough already?<br /><br />Diagnosed before my first birthday with epilepsy and continually plagued with ear infections until such a time as I had one that just would not go away at the age of 7. Reason being there was a tumour that was in my ear canal; thankfully benign, but resulting in an <a href="http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&amp;A=1708&amp;S=1&amp;EVetID=0">ear ablation</a> and thousands of dollars later for my people.<br /><br />What next? What's this lump on my paw? How long has it been there? A visit to the vet and I'm somewhat blindsided by the outcome. Are my people going to leave me at this smelly place again? Are they going to put that silly hard thing over my head again? Why, oh why is this happening?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XnEMoKVpJ5I/R743vqGxE2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/gtdRBTfyPYU/s1600-h/HardDay001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XnEMoKVpJ5I/R743vqGxE2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/gtdRBTfyPYU/s200/HardDay001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169630714163958626" border="0" /></a>Wait; maybe I'll get some of their food again.....you know, the good stuff.<br /><br />Being the runt sure isn't fun; good thing I have my looks and my smarts.<br /><br />It's been such a difficult day!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/199197276341963984-6307280804931441081?l=spankeesays.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Spankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628428950788320376noreply@blogger.com2