I had planned on doing all of my responses and update today at work. Then the Vet called.
As you know, Cookie got a pretty good report from her annual check up last week, despite being almost 15-1/2 and having very little sight, arthritis, etc.
Mark dropped her off this morning to have her teeth cleaned and hair plucked out of her ears. Once they put her under, Dr. John found that her mass had come back (the first was removed in 2011). She has squamous cell carcinoma, a malignant mass. It is encompassing about 1/4 of the left side of her lower jaw. Some of her teeth are being affected by the mass. We were given several options of what we could do. We chose to do nothing. At 15-1/2, we don't want to put her through surgery, radiation, etc. The mass will continue to grow and at some point affect her quality of life. So now we will love and spoil her some more, and when we see her quality of life going downhill, we will make our goodbyes and she will join Grandpa, one of the loves of her life, up in heaven.
Now, once I compose myself and stop the tears, I will try to do all of the responses. The update will come tomorrow if I can at work. If not, it will have to wait until I get back from Florida in a week.
No picture of me with Cookie right now...I don't want a picture of me with tears rolling down my cheeks.