The cancer...

 First club

 Second club

 Bandage

I haven't wanted to write about my health.. I didn't want to bring people down this close to Christmas, but since I have good news to report I will fill you all in.  This all started about two weeks ago. Chad put me up on Marshall's bed. I don't like it up there, it is very high.  While I was up there Heidi noticed something on my right paw. It looked like a large blackberry.  We called the vet the next day and took me in.  They took a sample and sent us on our way. Friday afternoon they called and told my people it was melanoma.  It needed to come off right way. Surgery was scheduled for Monday. My people were very nervous the whole weekend and until they called to say I was out of surgery.  They were able to remove the tumor, but had to take one of my toes.  The vet was worried if they took a toe I might never walk or run again.  I had to stay overnight. Chad and Marshall came to see me. I was very tired.  I was happy to go home the next day!  They put a cast on my leg.  It was hard to walk and very loud.  The tumor was sent off to a lab to see if they got it all.   I went back in Friday to change the cast.  Wednesday I went back in to have the cast removed and just bandages on my foot.  Could I walk.... YES!!  Yesterday we finally got the results.  They removed all the tumor!!  My vet is talking to a cancer to vet to see if we need to do full body x-rays to see if there is more. ( I hope we don't have to.)  We are trying to decide if we are doing to send the tumor to a big lab out of state for further analysis. It will show what stage, and chance of it returning.  The bad news.. other than I lost a toe. I have an infection.  I have to have antibiotics by injection daily.  They are strong so they have to check my kidneys too.  My people are hopeful all is well. I have had a rough couple months. I am walking and running!