Today was the big day that we were supposed to get the results of the biopsies the vet did on Jolie's various cysts. In some ways, the doctor had been very positive. She indicated that Jolie was really young to worry too much about cancer and these types of things are really common in certain breeds of dogs. At the same time, she was a little worried because when she did the needle biopsy on one of hte cysts (the one on her head) what she took out was "brown and clumpy" which is a bit unusual.

A part of me felt that description was due to its location. She is a bit of a klutz like her Papa (that would be me ... Ray is Daddy to the girls), and is always banging her head on something. I think she kept hitting it and the coloring was due to brusing.

We talked to her about the various options. We thought that we were going to want to have the cysts removed even if they were not cancersous because they were likely to continue growing. Jolie does not seem to have any pain from them, but I still thought they could be as they grew.

So, have I gotten your curiosity about the results up? Are you feeling anxious and impatient?

The vet called when no one was home so she had to leave a message. It was OK, though, because everything came through all right. She is doing fine. We will have to call to get an estimate about what removing the cysts will cost.

I am just so happy. I can't tell you how crushed I would have been if the news had been bad. She really is my baby. I have trouble sleeping if she decides she doesn't want to stay next to me on a night. I look forward to playing with her and our daily bonding time. She makes me feel special when I come home and she is so excited to see me that she just rolls all over into me like she wants to climb inside because she missed me so much.

Thankfully, she will get to keep doing that!