Sweeties Progress-May 2010
June 15, 2010  Sweetie’s blood work continued to be free of any leukemia throughout the winter, but, beginning in February, her kidney values began to rise.  Urinalyses and a review of her entire medical record revealed that this was simply due to old age, not any effect of the cancer or the anti-cancer drugs.  Nor did she have any infection or relapse of her Anaplasmosis.  As her cancer was well controlled, we stopped the CEENU in March and began to decrease her doses of prednisolone.  By April, her kidney values were almost twice normal, but she was still her old sweet Sweetie self.  However, she tired easily and could no longer go to her beloved Vanderbilt.  By May, she no longer felt like eating, and so, on May 21, 2010, Sweetie was peacefully tranquilized and then euthanized at her home in Mr. Lipton’s arms on the couch. I am grateful to have known this lovely dog who, thanks to the dedication of the Lipton family and the generosity of countless individuals and philanthropic organizations, beat cancer and lived long enough to die peacefully at home in her old age.
The Pleasant Valley Animal Hospital would like to thank the community for all of the generous support that was given to Sweetie in her time of need. Your generous donations enabled us to give her a good quality of life for the time she had left here with us.
We would also like to thank the Senior Animal Medical Aid Fund for their unwavering care and support of Sweetie. Their fund raising efforts were a big contibution in giving Sweetie the health and happiness she deserved during the last years of her life.
2 Responses to Sweeties Progress-May 2010
We will love our precious baby forever. I raised her from 6 weeks old as a puppy and she blessed and honored our lives, I have never seen any living creature more kind and loving to all than my Sweetie. Thanks to everyone who helped us keep her alive, she truly was our baby and her last living moments were filled with love with her family by her side kissing her goodbye.
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A loving goodbye from your Daddy Ron, your Mommie Gabrielle and your best friend Brett Lipton.
Thanks Dr. Gearheart and all the staff, a special thank you Irma and all the kind people who cared and another special thanks to Michele, Bill and Hooch from S.A.M.A. for all the love.
Ron