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You are here: Home / Pet Blogging / Dog Blogging / Lily Update

Lily Update

by John Cole|  May 7, 201811:35 pm| 45 Comments

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Been a while since we had a Lily update, and she is doing remarkably well. She had chemo last Monday, if you remember, and she was a little sluggish on Tuesday and Wednesday, but she came out of it and has just gotten better everyday. She is greeting me at the door again when I get home, I am getting a lot of play bows and her tail is up and waggy, and she prances around and does her little shimmy shake thing she does with her butt when she is happy.

We head back up tomorrow for round 2 and some blood work, and it had been a while since he had a bath, and as always was a perfect angel:

She did find the time to give us a little raspberry:

And of course some Jedi action:

She’s now wrapped up in a towel like a baby and napping on my lap.

I hope we get good news tomorrow at the vet!

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  1. 1.

    Sandia Blanca

    May 7, 2018 at 11:37 pm

    Sweet Lily!

  2. 2.

    Manyakitty

    May 7, 2018 at 11:40 pm

    A perfect tonic for the end of the day

  3. 3.

    Omnes Omnibus

    May 7, 2018 at 11:41 pm

    Play boys?

  4. 4.

    Redshift

    May 7, 2018 at 11:42 pm

    Fingers crossed!

  5. 5.

    RoonieRoo

    May 7, 2018 at 11:43 pm

    Crossing my toes, fingers, arms, legs and everything I can think of for good news tomorrow.

  6. 6.

    Amir Khalid

    May 7, 2018 at 11:44 pm

    I am getting a lot of play boys

    Is there something going on in your life that you might want to share with us jackals?

  7. 7.

    J R in WV

    May 7, 2018 at 11:45 pm

    Best of luck, John, and Lily!!

  8. 8.

    sfinny

    May 7, 2018 at 11:50 pm

    So happy to see this, although kind of amazed that she likes the bath. Then again my visiting cat, Mr. Muffin, likes to stand in the sink with the faucet pouring water on his head. To each his own.

  9. 9.

    Major Major Major Major

    May 7, 2018 at 11:53 pm

    Aw. Thanks!

  10. 10.

    SiubhanDuinne

    May 7, 2018 at 11:54 pm

    She is such a sweetie. Good girl, Lily. You’re a very good girl.

  11. 11.

    Jackie

    May 7, 2018 at 11:57 pm

    ????Crossed for tomorrow! ❤️

  12. 12.

    Mingobat (f/k/a Karen in GA)

    May 7, 2018 at 11:58 pm

    Precious baby waggy girl!

  13. 13.

    Yarrow

    May 8, 2018 at 12:03 am

    Lily! Awww…what a great tonic to see her after a day like today. That Jedi picture is just too much. She is the cutest and sweetest. Who’s the best girl? Lily is!

  14. 14.

    eemom

    May 8, 2018 at 12:09 am

    Can we obliterate the rest of the news and just focus on you and Lily?

  15. 15.

    Mnemosyne

    May 8, 2018 at 12:12 am

    Pretty girl! I hope all goes well at the vet tomorrow.

    Annie has finally forgiven us for the lion cut and is even letting G rub her belly again. I think she’s a lot more comfortable without all of thwt matted fur, especially once the heat wave started.

  16. 16.

    P-girl

    May 8, 2018 at 12:12 am

    She is like a gentle fawn.

  17. 17.

    Yarrow

    May 8, 2018 at 12:14 am

    I hope we get good news tomorrow at the vet!

    We’re all pulling for you. Go Lily!

  18. 18.

    Yarrow

    May 8, 2018 at 12:16 am

    @Mnemosyne: Did you ever get a picture of her?

    My neighbor’s dog got her summer cut last weekend. I didn’t even recognize her! My neighbor said they took off 2-3 pounds of fur. She (the dog) seems a lot happier too.

  19. 19.

    Mnemosyne

    May 8, 2018 at 12:21 am

    @Yarrow:

    I have a couple, but I’m not that happy with them. The lighting in our apartment is surprisingly yellow.

  20. 20.

    Brachiator

    May 8, 2018 at 12:31 am

    Such a good doggie!

  21. 21.

    Aleta

    May 8, 2018 at 12:34 am

    She’s a beauty all right. Knows she is loved and it makes her glow.

  22. 22.

    Tazj

    May 8, 2018 at 12:36 am

    @eemom: Yes, I agree.

    Lily is so sweet, she looks like she loves a bath.

  23. 23.

    Yarrow

    May 8, 2018 at 12:39 am

    @Mnemosyne: At least she calmed down enough that you could get a picture.

  24. 24.

    seaboogie

    May 8, 2018 at 12:47 am

    Happy for Lily and John – and thanks for the pics.

  25. 25.

    CaseyL

    May 8, 2018 at 1:13 am

    She takes her baths without a fuss? – she really is an angel!

    Love the Jedi Puppy pic.

  26. 26.

    Planetpundit

    May 8, 2018 at 1:39 am

    Sweetest Lily girl!

  27. 27.

    kdaug

    May 8, 2018 at 2:09 am

    Oh, you’ve got blood cancer? Here, let me put in this tub and put smelly shit and water on you.

    I remain unconvinced of your healing properties, Cole.

    Suspect she’d do better without you fucking with her, but you got to Daddy. Totally understand.

  28. 28.

    guachi

    May 8, 2018 at 2:33 am

    The Jedi picture needs to be in next year’s calendar. It’s just precious.

  29. 29.

    Mary G

    May 8, 2018 at 2:37 am

    She is just precious. Praying for good blood counts. Thanks for the update about what’s important.

  30. 30.

    rikyrah

    May 8, 2018 at 2:56 am

    Lily looks beautiful ??
    Sending her positive thoughts as always ??

  31. 31.

    bluefish

    May 8, 2018 at 3:25 am

    Yeah, Lily! Good news.

  32. 32.

    satby

    May 8, 2018 at 5:23 am

    Hoping for good news at the vet right along with you! Lily is looking good.

  33. 33.

    lowtechcyclist

    May 8, 2018 at 5:49 am

    Pictures of Lily make my life so wonderful….

  34. 34.

    JeanneT

    May 8, 2018 at 6:09 am

    Nice photo sequence – and so clear and bright!! Hoping for the best for Lily at the vet (you too). My doggo goes in for his 3rd post-op cancer screening later in the month, so I can empathize with some of your emotions going in today….

  35. 35.

    Joy in FL

    May 8, 2018 at 7:14 am

    I hope you and Lily get the good news you deserve. She is perfection.

  36. 36.

    kingweasil

    May 8, 2018 at 7:51 am

    good dog lily,feel better

  37. 37.

    WaterGirl

    May 8, 2018 at 7:59 am

    I love love love the Jedi photo almost as much as I love Lily. Good morning, sweet girl. Keep on fighting in your own Lily way.

  38. 38.

    Elizabelle

    May 8, 2018 at 8:09 am

    Darling dog. Love the Jedi photo; all of them, really. Good girl.

  39. 39.

    zhena gogolia

    May 8, 2018 at 8:13 am

    We love you, Lily!

  40. 40.

    Miss Bianca

    May 8, 2018 at 9:52 am

    I love how Lily does that flying frog pose with her back legs splayed out. So cute! Hoping for good news from the vet!

  41. 41.

    LAO

    May 8, 2018 at 10:50 am

    We are hoping for good news!

    PS — I got Maggie’s DNA results: 1 small surprise: 50% American Staffordshire Terrier, 25% beagle, 12.5% Shih Tzu and 12.5% (Breed Group Herding). Shih Tzu?????

  42. 42.

    LAO

    May 8, 2018 at 10:56 am

    I should also add that I LOVE the pictures, Lily couldn’t be any cuter!

  43. 43.

    Heidi Mom

    May 8, 2018 at 11:00 am

    What a sweet dog! Sending good wishes to you and Lily.

  44. 44.

    Shell

    May 8, 2018 at 11:17 am

    That is one patient dog! And she cleans up good! ;-)

  45. 45.

    Kristine

    May 8, 2018 at 11:49 am

    Best wishes for tomorrow.

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