Hi everyone, Will Beagle is back in action. Wow, it’s been quite a weekend. Mom and Dad took me into the Veterinary Specialty Hospital here in San Diego, California, and met with Dr. Aikin, and he went over all the options. There was an outside shot that removal of the paw pad might have been enough, but we talked about it and I just wanted it done. I didn’t want the possibility of being back in surgery in a few weeks and I wanted as great of a chance as I could to kick this cancer out of my life. Mom and Dad left me in the good hands at the hospital. Mom kinda lost it a bit, but Dad kept it together and I felt better that Mom had Dad, Izzy, and even Henry. They took me into surgery, and overall, I don’t remember a thing.
I stayed in the hospital overnight. I admit, I’m not a fan of the kennel at the hospital and was pretty unhappy there. By the morning afterwards, I was bouncing around in my kennel, ready to go home. My left hip is quite sore, so they sent me home with some pain medicine and a patch on my arm. Mom and Dad came to pick me up, and I was ready to go home and sleep in my own dog bed.
In fact, I was literally sprinting out of the hospital on my three legs. I walked down a step at the front door and headed right over to our car. On the drive back to Point Loma, I passed out in the passenger seat, so happy to be in the car and on my way home. It was great to see my fellow hounds when I got home, but I admit I’m now tuckered out and ready to go to sleep (well, as soon as I eat my dinner).
But I wanted everyone to know that I’m a-okay, although I admit I’m a bit bruised up near my incision and the stitches are kind of a pain in the rear. I have some pretty bad brusing around the incision, but it should go away over the next couple of weeks. We have an appointment for October 3 to get my stiches out, and it can’t come soon enough because I’m basically confined to the house until they are out. Once we sort out what type of cancer I have, we’ll start on chemo to zap as many of those nasty cells as we can.
I can barely keep my eyes open, so signing off for now. Thanks to everyone for all your support, both old friends and new tripawd friends. My pawrents have really appreciated the friendly words.