Tag Archives: bone cancer

Dec200818

Jon

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Batman Update

Just a super-quick update tonight…Batman is still hanging in there. He’s basically given up the use of his leg that has the tumor, but he’s still eating very well and wagging his tail. He’s on great pain meds and I’m hoping he makes it until Christmas.

I bailed out a Chihuahua from Downey Shelter this week (part of the LA County shelter system) and I’ll post a picture very soon!  I know how bad the shelters get around Christmas time and I wanted to help another dog before 2008 ended.

Dec200806

Jon

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Batman has bone cancer.

Batman Xmas 2007

I just had a visit with Dr. Waldman at California Animal Rehab, who has given a preliminary diagnosis of bone cancer for Batman.  He’s been lifting one of his back legs for about 2 weeks and my parents and I thought he hurt himself jumping off of my bed.  I was expecting to hear that Batman had a torn cruciate ligament.

It’s much worse…it’s bone cancer–and by the time it’s diagnosed, it’s usually already spread beyond the point of treatment.  All of the sudden it has hit me that he’s going to die…soon.  I need to take him for Xrays to confirm the diagnosis 100%.  However, it’s fairly obvious to me that cancer is what he has–he’s just not the same dog he was just a couple of months ago and I think this will be his last Christmas.  Batman was taken in by my family last year as our foster dog and we fell in love with him–I will keep everyone updated on his health.