Tag: cancer

  • R.I.P. Chewbacca “Chewie” Hutchison, 2009-2013

    R.I.P. Chewbacca “Chewie” Hutchison, 2009-2013

    Chewie’s final weekend convinced me that we were doing the right thing.  It was a weekend where he slept when he wasn’t painfully coughing, and his only bright moments were when he got to eat snacks or chow down on some rotisserie chicken.  I tried taking him for a walk, and we could only go…

  • Chewie’s Farewell Tour

    Chewie was doing so well that we didn’t pick up on the return of his cancer for a while. On July 3rd, I took Chewie out to the car.  He planted his feet as we approached the car.  That was odd, since he had once again enjoyed going to Leashes and Leads for doggy day…

  • Dealing with doggy renal cancer

    Dealing with doggy renal cancer

    Two months later, here is where things stand with Chewie. He is, to use my wife’s phrase after his checkup last week, “healthy as a horse.”  He has boundless energy, and he’s all atwitter that the long winter has finally ended.  Taking him on a walk is like trying to hold on to a kid…