Jasmine

Yesterday was a rough day. Jasmine is 11 yo and hasn't felt well the last few months. We narrowed down that she had an infected canine tooth (the infection went into the sinus cavity). She's had a runny nose the last couple of months. A little over a month ago she started throwing up about 3 mornings a week. During the dental surgery, Dr. Juriga asked if he could do a stomach scope to see what's going on with her stomach.

The surgery resulted in two teeth pulled, the infected area cleaned out and a stomach scope. Quite a few biopsies were taken from various areas of her stomach. Her stomach is very inflamed. She has Inflamed Bowel Disease (IBD). The lab work will be back in 3-5 days which will determine if her case is mild, medium or severe.

I'm glad to finally know what she has. I've been concerned about her the last few months. She went from a playful puppy to not feeling well. Unable to eat her normal food (tooth), vomiting and some stomach upset. She was not her normal self. Yesterday I worried that they would find a tumor while doing the scope. Robert & I have talked over these past weeks about whether she might have cancer.

I've had to come to terms with the fact that she's getting older. This will be a process to go through too. A journey of sorts... I felt like I was grieving some yesterday. I know she'll bounce back from the tooth infection and the IBD is manageable. However, I have precious time with her now. And I'll be there for her as time moves forward.