April 2002 Dogbowl Payout: Blue

March 28th...Story told by Sandy Cheney

Blue is a spayed female who was picked up by the police department from a ditch. They believed she had been hit by a car - with the swelling of her face I sure can't blame them for that thought. Blue is between 5 & 7 years of age and has a large cystic area which involes the bone in the nasal area. Since she has blood coming from her nose, the vet believes it is malignant. We're still awaiting test results. Hopefully, we'll have those by Saturday & it won't be a malignant tumor!
Blue was due to be put down today because of the "injury" and she was listless, just lying around. The vet's office cleaned her up and said she was in better spirits, but still was inhaling the "stuff" into her lungs and when exhaling, blowing the stuff out. The vet says that Blue is just a wonderful personality of a dog, very patient and kind. She said that Blue is a very good girl & doesn't give them any grief about anything they want/need to do.

April 4, 2002 update...Told by Sandy Cheney:
Wanted to pass along that Blue was helped to the Bridge today. The tests finally came back and while it wasn't showing up as a malignant tumor, the culture that was done did come back as a rare bacteria that only shows up with cancer.

Blue was a heart breaker because she was a very gentle girl even in pain. She never offered a growl or harsh tone when examined. She didn't have an Eskie smile though. She stopped eating last night and was in obvious pain. I loved on her today when I saw her and told her she was loved and had many people saying prayers for her.

She completely has broken my heart, though I am not free to shed my tears at this point. This is one of the things that makes rescue so hard. Blue was such a sweet, gentle soul who did not deserve to have this type of fate thrust upon her (like so many of our Eskies who have crossed).

Blue's bills total $101 and will be paid from the DogBowl.

Sadly missing Blue,
Sandy