Good News!

The doc called in and said the removed growth was benign! YEA!
The growth was identified as a Histiocytoma.
For more info on this type of abnormal growth, click here.

Max is excited to hear the news! (phew)

Max's Battle Wounds

Max had a growth on his neck that we noticed on our Pismo Beach trip. It was small then, but we made a vet appt nonetheless so they could check it out. They said it seemed harmless and to monitor it. It tripled in size over 2 weeks so we scheduled his neutering to be half a month earlier so we could remove that foreign mass at the same time. We are getting a biopsy of it and should receive the results in a week or so.



We brought him home the day after the surgery. He spent the night at the vet so they could monitor him closely. He seemed in such high spirits. The e-collar doesn't really bother him which i was surprised at. He slept most of the day when we brought him home.

A Video Montage of Max

From the first day we brought him home til now...

Max at 4 Months!!!

Max is excited about his brand new bed:


Max waiting for John to come out of the bathroom with squirrel toy in his mouth:


Max can't go down the steep, scary stairs of my condo yet:


Max rides in the back seat...he loves resting on his eco-friendly mat:


Max's potty-ringing bell hangs at the door (and yes, he's using it!):

"The OC Puggles Meetup" Just Met Up

I organize the OC Puggles Meetup group and we had our first meetup today at Central Bark dog park in Irvine. It was so great to meet everyone and their puggles. SO CUTE!!!

Here are some photos....





After the meetup, we were all exhausted, so we plopped down on the bed and followed Max's lead....

Relaxing At The Park

Max & mommy were at the park relaxing on a sunny day. He was pretty chill for the most part, aside from eating the clumps of dirt that the gardener had left behind.

Puppy Gone Wild

Max Before Jumping Into The Fountain:



Soaking Wet Max Hiding Under A Bench After Jumping Into The Fountain: