In September 2002 our almost three year old beautiful female Boxer - Angie - had two growths removed and they were diagnosed as mast cell tumors.  After much researching we made the decision to proceed with the chemotherapy-prednisone treatment recommended by Dr. Karen Comer, Veterinary Medical Referral Clinic of Tacoma (VMRC).

 

We are eternally grateful to Dr. Comer and her Staff and we know we made the right

decision.  Angie did not lose her hair and she never appeared to be uncomfortable.  The

one problem we had - beside the worry of the very serious illness - was with the

prednisone - which was necessary in conjunction with the chemo - she was constantly

thirsty and hungry 24 hours a day!  She has always enjoyed food since she was a puppy

and we constantly work on diet control! We followed Dr. Comer's directions exactly, I.e.,

in the increasing and decreasing of the prednisone and it worked out very well.

As a result we feel we are very fortunate to have our beloved Angie and we are very

happy we chose to do as we did.

 

Sincerely,

 

Jim and Marilynne Ross

Seattle, WA