Pardon the expression but some days just suck and this is one of them for sure! Yesterday we took Tehya back to the oncologist for her two week check up. We mentioned that she had cracked her nail which appeared to be healing nicely but luckily another Golden in the waiting room stepped on it and it started to bleed. I say luckily because we probably wouldn't even have mentioned it if it wasn't bleeding. The oncologist said she didn't like the looks of it as it had cracked at the top and the tissue looked very abnormal. To make a long story short we have three options, biopsy the tissue to see what it is, amputate the toe or treat it with epsom salts and antibiotics in the unlikelhood it isn't the cancer showing up (which by the way the oncologist and surgeon are pretty sure it is). We have opted for the latter and took Tehya today to our regular Vet so he could have a look at it for a starting point for him. After checking her out he basically told us to take her home and enjoy what little time we have left with her. We have been the best pawrents we could to her and to cut her up by amputating her toe is just fighting a losing battle. So that's what we are going to do enjoy every last minute we can with our precious Tehya (that's what her name means by the way). She doesn't seem to be in pain and her tail is still wagging like crazy probably will until the day she dies. Needing all the hugs I can possibly get today!

Tehya's Mom Darlene