We're home . . .

But it's been an emotional roller coaster ever since. Before the craziness of July started, I noticed our 7 yr old Black Lab had been chewing on her tail and hind quarters. I took her to the vet and found out her anal glands were abnormal and possibly cancerous.

On Monday I spent most of the day with the kids at UC Davis where they have a wonderful vet hospital. We have been taking Sadie there since last summer because of some other issues she had been having (this poor dog has been through so much this past year!).

After several tests, we got the bad news . . . she does have cancer.

Good news - we caught it pretty early so it hasn't spread to her lymph glands or her chest.
Bad news - She will die from this at some point, regardless of our efforts (surgery & chemo).

This is what I've been dealing with these past three days on top of trying to get back into the swing of things . . . including me going back to work at 4:15 AM tomorrow.

So, it's time for bed and hopefully I'll have time for a longer post tomorrow.