Chihuahuas waiting to be adopted

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chihuahua, dog adoption

The cage looks bad, but it’s not – they are outside getting air and sun.

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Betty keeping warm

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Dogs

Betty keeping warm on a cold winter day.

Lap Dogs

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lap dogs

A pair of lap dogs. Shady on the left, Betty on the right.

Fall begins

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fall

Fall is beginning in Prescott, and it’s most welcome. Not long ago it was “monsoon-ey”: hot, humid (for Az anyway) and wet. Now the humidity is down to normal levels, temperatures are down too. Nights are in the 50’s to 40’s. Nice. We are sleeping with the windows open.
Betty does not like the cool nights, she tunnels under the blankets at night. In the mornings she finds a sunny spot near am east facing window or stays under covers.

Our Chihuahua Betty has a malignant tumor

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dog cancer, Dogs

Our Chihuahua Betty has a malignant tumor on her butt. The other day I was walking her and when she relived herself I noticed a swelling on her bottom. She has had infected anal glands in the past, that’s what I thought it was. I took her to the vet and the issue was not anal glands but a tumor. A biopsy showed that it is an aggressive cancer. The vet then did an abdominal ultrasound to see if it had metastasized as this kind of cancer is known to do. No, we found it before it spread. Betty is having surgery on Wednesday to remove the tumor.

I am very thankful that I noticed this in time!