YEAH!!! Raven's white blood cell count back up to 2.5 today...which is excellent since they only need it to be 2 for treatment and last week it was 1.4She is still in partial remission and the oncologist reckons she's getting there. The nurse who discharged her today said that often the first three treatments will …
Month: May 2007
Trial today
Only took Raven to the trial today. Cypher is having a break fo a weekend or two. I had entered Raven in a couple of runs and decided to play it by ear. She was certainly well enough today so we went - it was an afternoon trial again. Her Masters Agility run confirmed how …
Cypher’s First Kids
Well here they are - Cypher's first progeny. Born April 23rd to a dam called Angel (Oodnadatta Shes An Angel). Three boys and three girls. They are 4 weeks old in the photos below taken today. I definitely got my puppy fix in and fell in love with girl number 1. We'll go back and …
Great NEWS for Border Collie Owners/Breeders
TNS Research Update Report21 May 2007The donations in 2006 to TNS research from the Border Collie Clubs of NSW, Vic and Qld and several generous breeders from Australia and US came at a critical time and has allowed us to continue the work which has identified the TNS gene and found what appears to be …
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Everyday IS a Good Day
Here we are at Wednesday, a week and a half after Raven’s diagnosis. So far I am very pleased with how she is going, there’s room for even more progress but that would be like a lottery win I think. She had her 2nd chemotherapy treatment Monday. I took her into work on Monday morning, …
Early Days
Well so far so good. It's Thursday, 4 days after Raven's first treatment last Monday. So far the only side effects I have noticed is on Monday night her increased frequency of urination and pooping. All outside thankfully, though I did not get much sleep that night! I am sleeping in our lounge at the …
First Win Under Her Belt
GREAT NEWS! Raven's bone marrow came back clear of cancer along with her blood test, so her marrow and blood are still very much cancer free YAY!She is lying at my feet on her favourite Snooza Pet Futon, feeling very drowsy and tired but contented to be home. The other two youngsters Cypher and Spryte …
Raven’s BIG Day
Raven goes in for chemo and a marrow aspirate today. It's 7am right now and I am wondering what exactly her day will be like when I take her into Murdoch and leave her there. It sounds horrible "leave her there", but according to a number of sources and basic logic really it would be …
Saturday update
Raven still looks okay today. She had one upchuck in the afternoon but nothing serious just a bit of yellow bile. She kept a whole large chicken wing down without any trouble afterwards and was harassing for more! I think the lymph nodes in her neck are now just starting to slightly irritate her throat …
My Worst Nightmare
Raven’s Journey with LymphomaMonday May 7th 2007We flew back from Adelaide today after competing at the ANKC Agility Nationals. Raven has ended up as the Runner Up Masters Agility Champion and I am absolutely thrilled with our whole Nationals experience, she had more than proved she was amongst the best dogs in the country when …
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