Battle with Mast Cell tumors – In memory of Samantha, our gift from God!

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Sam was on Prednisone (a steroid) for six months – much longer than is usually prescribed for dogs. Since Prednisone can act as a mild chemotherapy (almost no side effects), the vet wanted to use it for that length of time to help diminish any stray Mast Cells that had not been detected. *Almost* no side effects, but still two of the most common: a virtually constant thirst and a voracious appetite. At the time, we were still using stand alone water dishes for our pets (before we installed a dedicated water line to a float controlled water bowl), so it was easy to measure how much water she was drinking – more than three quarters of a gallon a day! And her appetite! If I had kept her food bowl topped off, I’m convinced she would have let her head stay in that dish around the clock. It got to the point where we started calling her our 100 pound piranha.

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