Biopsy results are back
When Vodka went in for surgery, Dr. Tamara Walker chose to remove the lymph node as well as chunks of surrounding tissue that did not look healthy. She suspected that the surrounding tissue could possibly be the lymph node capsule that had inflamed with the mast cells and had mostly died down because of chemo [...]
Phew! Surgery is done!
Yesterday morning, the Vodka went in for surgery to remove the infected lymph node. He was initially scheduled for radiation, but given how well he’s responded to chemo, Dr. Gillings (his oncologist) decided it was worth taking the node out and continuing chemo instead of just irradiating it. After a couple of back’n’forths about when [...]
The toy thief is at work!
I have no idea where Vodka found this chew toy, but it is his latest obsession. And some poor pooch someplace is probably mourning the loss of it!
This dog looovves veggies!
When I decided to set up Vodka’s blog, some collective inspiration led to the insanely creative [not!] blog name that we have here. Yes, obviously, blatantly inspired by that hilarious site ICanHasCheezBurger
But there resides an element of truth there - the dog does love broccoli! Truly surprising, given that the monkey usually craves [...]
O.M.G! Home-cooked meals?!!
One of the first questions we had to contemplate answering when Vodka was diagnosed with MCTs was - ‘Is he eating right?’
Seriously, having to think about this was quite jarring! This is a dog that has always eaten well - he’s been on Wellness kibbles for years - great quality and ingredients. His treats are [...]
