<p dir="ltr">I haven't written in awhile, we welcomed our first child, a son named Frankie Blaze into our lives on January 19. We've spent the past 3 weeks getting to know him, and adjusting to a new way of life. Cowboy and Rupert have adjusted pretty well. Cowboy tries to lick him every chance he gets and Rupert is slowly warming up, especially since Frankie has meant I'm home all day and we spend a lot of family time in bed - Rupert's favorite past time. </p>
<p dir="ltr">About a week after Frankie areived, we noticed a bump on Ru's rearend. I thought it was a swollen anal gland so we made an appt to have it checked out. We finally got him in this week and had a cytology done on that lump as well ass one I'd found in his groin last week. Turns out he has anal gland cancer and lymphoma. We are pretty upset by this news, obviously, but he will be 12 this year so I guess I can't say it's surprising. And he's had almost 10 years of the spoiled life with us. </p>
<p dir="ltr">So I know many of you have dealt with lymphoma in your hounds. Any advice is appreciated. Especially if you tried any holistic foods or meds that seemed to help keep your hound comfortable and happy. That is our sole goal at this time, keep him happy and then let him go the moment he doesn't seem happy and comfy. <br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Thanks in advance, <br>
Kacy with Cowboy and Rupert <br>
<a href="mailto:Greenlikethecolor@gmail.com">Greenlikethecolor@gmail.com</a> </p>