Bella sillyasever

Bella sillyasever
Originally uploaded by studio583art.

So how's this for a girl whose is 13 & a half, has chronic bronchitis and a small lump in her lung, can you say someone is a pure silly pup.

Well here's what's been going on since we last posted the scary x-ray photos (sorry if they were a little dramatic but hey, we're artist & a weime - we get to be dramatic). Anyway, I think I did include in the super duper long post that Bella's lump does not have any signs of malignacy (this is a huge YAY!!!) and Dr. Stubbs (a superwoman by the way...no, really, she is...I know I saw a red cape peak out under her lab coat) feels the tumor is slow growing and may never even affect her in her lifetime. We will know more next month when we are able to x-ray her again. In the mean time, Dr. Stubbs prescribed Bella an anti-inflammatory drug which she is doing great on (as you can see with the running & bugging). I forget what the name of the drug is right now (too lazy to get up and go look so just plug in some long medical name that you can't pronounce here ______________).

Anyway, she gets the drug every other day, like her DES, it also will help with any arthritis, she is already showing a marked improvement. She is actually running outside and charging us for nuzzles and been more playful than she has been in while and seems to have more energy. It seems to have increased her stamina (double YAY!!). She's always been playful but these were usually quick spirts and then she would be tried again, now she runs around like the wonderful little crazy of old all the time (we feel bad we haven't gotten her on this before now). Her coughing (right after waking up) has significantly decreased, it has not completely stopped but it's better. The other thing with the anti-inflammatory drug is it can also shrink the tumor too (so keep your fingers and toes crossed).

So, that's all for now, toodles & love from Bellaland!