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Has everyone looked at Henry's girth recently? He has really filled out! He is actually starting to get the "Sweets" waistline look. He has done so well on the food we give him and there is absolutely no sign of any underlining problem. Yeah Henry read more

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During a down moment (is there ever such a time) I am going to give Henry a bath. I envision a major soaking in the process and I wish I had brought dry clothes to work. But Henry needs and deserves a good bath. His coat needs work, though he is always brushed. Its strange to be dealing with a shedding dog after 10 years of nonshedding pets. W… read more

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I spoke to wonderful Dr. O'Connor today about Henry's biopsy. Henry has Mast Cell cancer. I actually thought so after seeing the tumor on his leg. My sister's dog had Mast Cell and Henry's tumor looked the same. Not the way to diagnose anything, of course, but it did clue me in. Anyway, it is stage 2 and they know that they did not get a clean… read more

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I thought I was having a bad week. And I was but nothing compared to 2 of my dearest friends. Susan, lost her job on Tuesday. She works in the garment industry in NYC and the economy has really hurt business. Tonight I was with my really good friend Margaret. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease but held off telling me until she could se… read more

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Henry had surgery to remove a growth from his right thigh today. He is doing fine. The growth is a bit suspicious so we will have to wait for the biopsy report next week. Henry is handling post surgery well. Brian and Allison gave him a tiny bit of water and (maybe)a cookie. He gained about 5 pounds since his vet visit last week, so he is doing… read more