Snowy Angel

Snowy

After reading most of this blog, it should come as no surprise to you that Snowy came into rescue after being an abused dog. The people who owned her lived in an apartment and had decided to move. They were moving to a place where they couldn’t or wouldn’t have a dog, and so Snowy got left behind. They would return – every once in a while – to give her some food and water. They would return, but not on a regular basis.

Snowy was finally surrendered to the rescue group. She came in having multiple mammary tumors. When we found an appropriate foster with Marianne, we knew Snowy would be getting the best care in the world. The original vet that Marianne brought Snowy to had recommended doing two separate surgeries to remove the cancer. She wanted to do the right side, let her recover for six weeks, and then do the left side. Our vet, Dr. V., had a different approach. She wanted to do the entire mammary tumor removal in one surgery because she believed that doing it separately could cause the cancer to return to one of the sides while the other side was recovering. We decided to go with Dr. V., so she could eradicate all the cancer at once.

The surgery was a success, but it took a very long time for Snowy to recover. Marianne lived about 45 minutes from the hospital, but each day she would make Snowy a home cooked meal of boiled chicken and beef and drive it to Dr. V’s office.

When Snowy was finally able to go home, she happily went with Marianne who already had two other dogs: Babe and Simba.

Snowy’s story didn’t end there. She went on to live for almost three more years.

To read Snowy’s entire story of survival, check out M. Samantha Kinsley’s forthcoming book: Dogs Are Better Than People.

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