Animals

Rio and I can’t think of an R word for Skiing

  • Posted on February 9, 2006
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First, Rio is doing much better than expected. Proving she is a fighter, she has been really calm, not having trouble breathing and eating like a horse. (The doc said that when she loses any of the 3 A’s, it would be time for her…
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Rio + Christmas Eve

  • Posted on December 24, 2005
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We got the call from the vet today that our dog Rio won’t be with us much longer. Definitely a very aggressive melanoma. The vet said it probably will be a matter of weeks.Oddly enough, he called while we were doing a photo shoot with…
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Rio

  • Posted on December 24, 2005
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We got the call from the vet today that our dog Rio won’t be with us much longer. If I haven’t told you already, they found a tumor in Rio’s throat last week, and the pathology report came back today... Not good. Definitely a very…
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It was a tumor.

  • Posted on December 16, 2005
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The vet called... they found a tumor in Rio's throat... that was a size of a fist. They removed it, but he said that this kind of tumor can happen with blue-tongued dogs and it is usually really aggressive. We are leaving now to go…
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Rio is in the hospital…

  • Posted on December 15, 2005
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Last night she was gasping for air, so Bryan brought her to the Animal ER (at our regular vet's place). Oddly enough the famous vet was there last night so it was quick to get her admitted, and also, they did not charge us since…
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Update On Rio

  • Posted on December 7, 2005
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Doctor is pleased with her progress and the huffing and puffing has gone down a lot. She'll probably have to be on meds from now on, but who cares if she is more comfortable, right?
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