Jasmine was our Australian Cattle Dog/Lab mix. She was diagnosed with maxillary osteosarcoma in August 2004 at the age of 11. She had the tumor removed along with a portion of her upper jaw. She had five rounds of chemotherapy, and was cancer free for almost a year. It then spread to her lungs. We started her on a metronomic protocol that kept the tumors at bay for another nine months. However, by May 2006, it had spread further, and she was having difficulty walking. On June 10, 2006, we released her from her earthly pains.

She was a spirited dog who fought through it all. She is an inspiration to other dogs with bone cancer, and oral cancers. She never let the fact that she was missing part of her jaw bother her one bit. She lived life to its fullest--chugging along, running in the cold and snow and wind, picking on our other two dogs, growling to be put up on the bed, demanding to be fed, chewing on rawhide bits, and just living life they way she wanted to live it.

Erin Kinney & my forever wonder-mutt, Jasmine.

For a great chronological story on Jasmine's cancer treatments, CLICK HERE.