Lynn,
Fist and foremost, my most heartfelt condolences regarding sweet Maya.. I can not imagine the pain and loss. My heart goes out to you. I appreciate your thougtness in writing back to me. I am trying to hold on to hope that while Lexie may have had these tumors for years as she started squatting several times during each outing at least 3years ago and I thought she was having a problem with her back as she let out a little grint when she would lie down or get up. It must have been the tumor. I am hopeful that if she has had this terrible disease for a few years that now we have her on piroxicam, she can hold on for a few more years.
I am most worried at this time about the blood in her urine and I saw a tint little blod clot today (looked like string). I do not know if she sould also be on antibiotics too. I am calling her vet first thing in the mroning. My vet did tell me they have 2 dogs they are treaing with bladder cancer and one has lived 1.5 years without any drugs at all and the other 1 year on pirixicam and is having some complications now after a year. I can not give up on her. I have her brother Teddy (from the same litter) and i truly do not know what he would do without her. Much less my husband and I. To my knowldge her kidneys are okay..but I really do not know that for sure. I plan to ask my vet about Glaviola...it can't hurt. Thank you again for writing and listening . I am so dstraugt and still in shock and this message board becuas eof people like you does make me feel like I am not alone.
warmest thoughts,
Joanne, Lexie & Teddy