The Charlie Chronicles (Part 5)
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The Charlie Chronicles (Part 5)

I was on my exercise bike this morning when the Fox Valley Animal Referral Center finally called with Charlie’s biopsy results.

I ran upstairs to get better reception.

Dr. Leonard, the vet, let me know that the tumor was unfortunately malignant. 

Not the news we wanted.

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The Charlie Chronicles (Part 4)
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The Charlie Chronicles (Part 4)

We got updates from the Fox Valley Animal Referral Center (FVARC) throughout the day letting us know Charlie was doing well, eating a bit, getting love from the staff, and spending time in the sun.

The staff member who seemed to be spending the most time with him told us that he would probably be ready to come home the next day, assuming things kept progressing as they were.

YAY!

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The Charlie Chronicles (Part 1)
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The Charlie Chronicles (Part 1)

Last week was a tough week with Charlie, our Cairn Terrier.

Tuesday morning (Sept 1), I woke up to Charlie whining at the foot of the bed, wanting to come up. I got up and put him to bed.

A little later, I found 2 piles of dog poop. One in the hallway and one in the living room. This was unfortunately not an unusual situation. Charlie often goes potty in the house.

I also found 3 puddles of urine, one against the wall (also not unusual) and 2 other separate puddles nearby (that was a bit unusual).

I went back to bed to cuddle with Charlie and noticed he was acting really lethargic and shivering.

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