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Sophie's
right
front leg was amputated to remove a cancerous tumor. She did not have
any follow up treatment, it was not deemed necessary. Sophie is the youngest Magic Bullet Fund pup to date. We hope and believe that the cancer is gone and that Sophie will live a long healthy life! |
February 22, 2007
Sophie
has
chondrosarcoma in or near her right front scapula. My husband works at
a local company in the tool crib and I
do hair. I informed Dr. Mohler that I applied for the assistance and
told
him and our primary vet about the awesome website for the Magic Bullet
Fund. They both seemed anxious to visit the web site.
Sophie
is a blue
coat blue nose pit bull. Pit
bulls have somewhat of a bad reputation. Sophie has
not a mean bone in her body. We tell everyone the only thing
deadly she has is her tongue and her tail. Kisses and wags.How
could I forget to mention that she likes to sing! I sing "Sophie Lou, I
love you," and she sings it back to me!
We got
Sophie when she was 2 days old and
weighed 4oz. And the runt of a litter of
10! She was not getting to nurse because of weakness and her size. We
were afraid she
was going to die, so we rescued her. We fell
in love with this tiny little precious creature. I would weigh her
daily with a
food scale to make sure she was gaining weight. She could curl up in
the square
bowl that sat on the scale. I had to use a warm moist cloth to get her
to tinkle and
poo, round the clock bottle feedings, etc.
When
she was
about 2 weeks old, Sophie got an infection in her left eye. I sat
up all night putting warm moist
compresses on the eye.That
night, she was taking her bottle and as I held her in
the palm of my hand, her left eye rolled into my left
hand and this large, clear bb looking thing fell on the floor. I
had no idea what it was so I put it into a ziploc and
took it to
that vet. She said that it was the lens of Sophie's eye and
that she would be blind in that eye.
Sophie is
only 1 year 7
months and 20 days old. We are very concerned and scared for our
precious little
girl. I honestly believe that she has a purpose
in life,
because she has not only endured, but conquered a lot of things in
life. She has a huge heart and has so
much
love for everyone that loves her.
If
we are not chosen
for the assistance program,
please, please
keep Sophie in your thoughts and prayers!! I have been and will
keep telling
everyone what a great program and website the Magic Bullet Fund offers!
Thank
you for your time, and God bless!
Daryl,
Jenny, Baylea,
and Sophie Swearingen
Thank
you, Jenny
Sophie had chondrosarcoma and the affected leg was amputated. Jenny Swearingen says, "Just
11 ½ hours after surgery, I
couldn’t believe how
well she did! She walked out from the back of the vet clinic all the
way to the
car. Sophie was a real trooper and
bounced back from surgery quickly. Adjusting to life on three legs was
no problem. Yesterday, our neighbors were out in their
yard and
Sophie was running to the fence as fast and as hard as she could. She
was
jumping two railroad ties while running hard and fast and she never
missed
a beat!
I was so happy that I cried.
We look forward to many more years with Sophie, thanks to the Magic Bullet Fund." |