Anyone that has been following the Scottie Mom blog for a while now knows my Heather has had a bit of a rough year. First, with the mysterious illness back in June and the recurring checkups to see if her liver values had normalized (still working on that one). Then, there was the surprise malignant form of localized cancer - called liposarcoma - we discovered purely by accident the morning she was scheduled to have a dental. And last (I hope), a freak accident caused by some tail wagging that left her with one little staple on her head and some antibiotic eye drops to reduce irritation. Poor girl...
Well, if there's one thing to be said about Miss Heather through all of this, it's that she never really lost her spirit. This last bump on the head had us all worried she might be sick of all her bad luck but with vigilant care and lots of affection, I was pleasantly surprised to see a big smile return to her face at last just yesterday. That's right: my little girl is on the mend and ready to move forward and move on! And, for the sake of this Scottie Mom's sanity, I sincerely hope our bad luck streak is over. Heather's come a long way from the raccoon trap she was discovered in just over two years ago and I want my baby girl to enjoy life to the max while she can.
It amazes me how quickly our Scotties bounce back. It's only been a matter of weeks since Heather's surgery and the large incision is nearly covered with a new layer of hair. The area we removed one of the benign tumors still has some work to do and I occasionally wonder if we'll ever see hair on that spot in the middle of her back again but I can't help but be grateful. Hair or no hair, my baby girl fought to stay with us longer. You keep on with your healing powers and amazing us all, Heather! Your story, without a doubt, is one meant for the books.
We Scots can be resilient and overcome adversity. That had better be the case-we have a proclivity for disease (I have Addision's).
ReplyDeleteA month ago my little Miss Layla had a large cancerous tumor removed from her belly, the biopsy showed that it was in her lymphatic system. Sadly we lost her 2 weeks later...but up till the last 2 days she tried so hard to be her normal self. She had such a huge personality...and I miss her so much!
ReplyDeleteWow, Heather you really are a tough girl!
ReplyDeleteHeather....All We Can Say Is....WHO WON THE WORLD?....GIRLS!!! Yes that's right! We are so strong!!! We Love You! So happy you're doing well..Scottie Girlfriend...Always keeping you in our thoughts and prayers...We knew you'd snap back....sending Scottie & Westie hugs from your 2 Biggest Girl Fans!
ReplyDeleteSounds like Scottie power to me:-)
ReplyDeleteHeather, like all scotties, are tough. She'll get through this in no time.
ReplyDeleteH. here gets bumped and stepped on accidentally, and he doesn't even whimper.
All my best to Heather. She looks so lovely! surely you and your vet know that a certain amount of liver imbalance is normal in Scotties and not a sign of disease; naturally it depends on the levels in the numbers.
ReplyDeleteI lost my wheaten to Cushing disease, not yet seven years old. He was a purebred AKC dog. And my older black Scottie to inoperable lymphosarcoma. Heater is lucky that she could have surgery! I am sure that you are taking excellent and loving care of her. Again all my best! Vera