Owner : My dog's in a critical condition
It's totally out of my hand..
Sandy became 10 years old this year
PD : Oh, look
Dangled on her belly,
A large tumor
What happened to her?
The tumor has grown for 6 months and became this big
The tumor was not as big as now
but once it grew
the size of the tumor had rapidly increased
Sandy used to be a healthy dog
Neighbor : Sandy was a big, strong and healthy girl when I first saw her
But as time goes by, she looked exhausted and a bit sad too..
The tumor discharges..
Owner : It's also painful for me to watch her suffer..
Can't imagine how painful it's to her
I don't know what to do whenever she suffers from pain
So pitiful.. I feel very bad for her
In a rural area where there are no medical facilities..
All he could do was to take care of her while staying next to her
When her grandpa has a long face,
As if she wants to comfort him, Sandy gives her hand
Sandy's been a great support to the elderly couple
Sandy, do you want some?
Eat some!
Eat up!
She doesn't eat these days
She finished a bowl of a meal so quickly since she's big
Perhaps she's lost her appetite.. Doesn't try to eat at all
Since she's not eating, she lost weight
Sandy doesn't eat much
For Sandy,
Prepares beef soup every day
Owner : She's getting skinnier as she's not been eating at all
She became so skinny that she can't even use her hind legs now
But once I fed this soup, she was able to get up
Beef soup with grandma's love
Sandy, mealtime~
Wonder Sandy would eat up well
Fortunately, Sandy eats so well
After seeing her eating well, the grandmother can relieve
She finishes her meal in an instant
and goes outside
Then she starts to scratch her tumor on the wall
Scars everywhere on the tumor...
Sandy's family has been together for 10 years
Will they be able to stay together for long?
Owner : She has another one here
On her left hind leg
Tumors are found every part of her body
Sandy spends most of her time lying on the ground these days
after losing strength...
Pus from the tumor messed her hair
Her hair's messed because of the pus discharged from the tumor
The grandmother cleans her hair with a towel every day
Owner : I thought an angel came to me when I first met Sandy
She was so calm and pretty with twinkle eyes
Her eyes were so clear like a crystal
Sandy became a 10-year-old grandmother
PD : You must be so worried about her
Owner : Can't digest food properly after eating
PD : Oh you can't
Owner : No..
Sandy is their own child to the elderly couple
A vet's arrived to help Sandy
How's her condition?
Vet : She must've carried this tumor for long, right?
Owner : Yes, and it's grown bigger
Vet : Another one is here too..
But..
Vet : We need to check if it's a metastatic tumor that could be spread to organs
Sandy's condition was severe than expected
If the tumor had spread over her organs already
It'd have been hard for Sandy to endure the pain..
Vet : Regardless of how much the owner's fed Sandy
She's lack of nutrients
as all the nutrients went to the tumor
As a result, she lost weight and became weak
First aide to prevent further infections
Hurriedly transferred to the hospital
Now Sandy has to get on the car
But Sandy insists on staying at home..
What's Sandy thinking right now..?
Vet : Going to remove the large tumor on her side
After taking a biospy, we'll decide if the treatment is possible
to remove multiple tumors on the other parts
Owner : You must have gone through a lot because of the tumors, Sandy?
The tumors will be gone today, you will get better for sure!
But another problem is..
Vet : Sandy has health issues regarding her heart
It's difficult to put her under anesthesia during surgery, so a little anesthetics will be injected
Sandy's too old to be put under anesthesia
Wonder if she can endure..
Surgery beins
For the sake of her stability, the owner's allowed to stay next to her during surgery
Owner : Aww, Our Sandy's doing well~
Good girl, going through so well
PD : Are you feeling bad for her?
Owner : Can't watch her in pain.. So sad
The owner turns back eventually..
Will she make it to the end of surgery despite her age?
The surgery takes more time than expected
Owner : Hang in there
The owner gives strength to Sandy
Finally
The tumor that has put Sandy in pain is removed
Vet : The surgery went well
Other than we did our job,
Sandy and her owner were a great help
to finish the surgery without any troubles
Though it was definitely a tough one
Sandy went through it so bravely!
Owner : Sandy, you went through a lot today, good job
Thank you for enduring so well
Good girl~
You did so well
After the tumor's removed, Sandy looks way more comfortable
Take a biopsy of the removed tumor
Vet : It's adenocarcinoma on her mammary gland
which means that the tumor is malignant
The result shows that she has malignant breast cancer..
Normal cell / Sandy's cancer cell
Vet : Found white lumps
A variety of lumps have been created already in her body
According to this picture, it's suspicious that the tumor cell has already spread over to her lungs
The cancer cell has already spread to her lung
For such an old Sandy,
Another surgery would be too tough..
Unbelievable results..
Not much time with Sandy has left..
Owner : I hoped she would all be cured
But my hope didn't come true..
Though there's nothing I can do about it, I will do my best
to use our time together with Sandy more happily
Happy 10 years with Sandy..
As long as she's alive
The couple wants to give her so much love
However..
Sandy's condition has rapidly become worse
Patient's room
Sandly barely breathes
due to painful agony..
Owner : Sandy's looking at me..
She's looking at me..
They might have to let her go..
Tears out of fear of having to let her go..
Will the family has to send Sandy to heaven?
To be continued in part 2