June 30, 2002

Close-ups of Mira's paw which continues to improve. While she had lost weight since the start of her radiation treatment, we are happy to say that Mira is well on her way back to retuning to her usual, puggy self!

June 8, 2002

Here Mira's skin is beginning to heal wonderfully. While still swollen, her foot continued to improve daily. The first week of June, Mira started using that paw again.

During Radiation Treatments

Here are several pictures taken while Mira was staying with (and being spoiled by) Bill Willimason.

The following pictures were taken on May 19th just before Mira went to Tufts for her 4th and last week of radiation therapy. She is on a medicated moisturizer to help her skin. The swelling has reduced on her left paw though it is still irritated. Following this week's treatments, we anticipate that her skin should heal quickly. She remains on a tiny amount of infant aspirin and a regimen of hot compresses. As we expected, she is more tired than normal, but otherwise alert, active and her usual, mischievous self!

Before Radiation Treatments

Mira recovered quite rapidly from her surgery. Her surgeon did an exceptional job, not only removing all traces of the cancer, but also providing her greater mobility in her front feet. But as you can see in the first photo, her left is still swollen in this series of photos. Healing has been slower with her feet first because there is less tissue for improving blood circulation and because she refuses to sit still! The dark spot in photo 4 is Mira's treat - notice her intent gaze!

Following Surgery

Dubbed "Franken-ferret" immediately following her surgery, our little trooper was very tired from her lengthy surgery. In the last photo you can see how her right front foot swelled. It is almost completely normal now, but for a time her paw required almost constant attention. Fortunately, board member and foster grandparent Roxanne is a vet tech who took Mira to work daily providing an exceptional level of care!

It was hard to imagine at the time how those scars would ever heal. But within a month her skin was clear, tight and healthy looking. The goal of the radiation therapy is to keep the sarcoma from returning.

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