Happy Holidays to ALL!

Well no news is good news! I got a call the other day from NEVOG. I had an appointment for Soleil coming up. Because she continues to be in remission, and continues to do well, I was able to cancel this appointment and postpone it for another month. I discussed this with the Doctor the last time I was there.

Soleil continues to do well. She is in remission, so you would never even know she was sick at all. She is back to training in agility, and I hope to enter her in limited agility trials in the spring.

I hope everyone has very Happy Holidays! I hope the new year brings you good health and happiness!

Thanks again to everyone who helped make Soleil's remission possible!

Not sure if I mentioned it, but Soleil was on Cyclosporine treatment (eye drops) for an eye problem. Cyclosporine administration is associated with an increased risk of development of lymphoma in humans and a similar increased risk is currently being studied in dogs in England. Although the relationship between cyclosporine treatment and the development of lymphoma cannot be proven in this case, it is possible that the cyclosporine therapy may have contributed to Soleil's lymphoma.

I know 2 other dogs who were on the same cyclosporine treatment for the same eye problem, and both dogs ended up with lymphoma. Coincidence??? I don't think so. I believe the cyclosporine therapy Soleil was on, directly contributed to her getting lymphoma. While I can't prove it, I believe it to be true. Would she have gotten lymphoma had she not been on the cyclosporine treatment? We will never know the answer to that.