Sherri is really an amazingly tough gal. She just turned 13 in June but she almost didn’t make it. Her story is truly inspiring…

I was in my last term of pregnancy in December 2008 and so, we had to send Sherri and our two darlings, Juggie and Sasha to stay with my best friend for a number of weeks.

On the eve of 2009, my best friend called and said that Sherri was not her usual self. She was not eating nor was she moving from the same spot for hours. So we continued monitoring her for the next 24 hours. New year’s day, she started having diarrhea.

January 2, 2009, we brought her to the vet. She was so weak that we could see it was hard for her even to lift her head to look at us.

After running some blood test, the results came back and she was diagnosed with liver cancer. The cancer was spreading at a fast pace, 70% of her liver was already damaged. The vet told us that all we could do now was to put her on a number of antibiotics and pray hard that her liver would be able to regenerate faster than the cancer cells.

Even though she isn’t technically “our” dog, but she’s become a part of our family. We love her so much. I broke down a few times but with my hubby and best friend’s encouragement and support, we stayed strong for her and cared for her day and night.

We made sure she was always comfortable, sleeping on a soft cushion with a blanket to keep her warm. Most of her meals, I had to hand feed her as she was getting too weak to move about.

Two weeks past and we brought her back to the vet for a follow-up. Again, they ran some blood test. The results were good, her liver was regenerating fast and she was beating the cancer.

We continued with the medication for another two months and now, her liver is working perfectly and she’s back to her cheeky self again!

Through this incident, we’ve learned a lot from her. Bottom line is, no matter what the odds are against you, never ever give up!

Now, she’s seeing our baby girl grow up and we look forward to celebrating more birthdays with her around.