Rascal & Lilly Rose

As many of our friends know, Rascal (brown) and Lilly Rose have been in foster care for sometime (August & Sept. 2002, respectively).  We never could understand why they were never adopted, but it does seem there always is a reason.  

On August 5th, 2005 a lump was found on Rascal's chest below his ribs.   Fearing the worse, he was quickly scheduled for surgery and we awaited the biopsy results.   "Myxosarcoma" -  tumors which are "generally locally invasive with frequent local recurrence"  - the good news is that metastasis is uncommon. 

Although his prognosis is guarded, we do expect Rascal to be around to love his little Lilly Rose for a long time.   They are an inseparable pair whose devotion to each other is obvious.