Shar-Pei Stories

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Hemi Cuda is truly the life of the party.  Adopted from an animal rescue center it took little time for this gal to become a full family member.  She's a miniature Shar Pei and is now 8 years old.   How any body could have parted with her is a mystery. 

She's smart, well behaved, and loves to spend her time jumping over picnic tables. She's got a book of tricks to keep you busy for hours and she knows all her commands.  She's great at agility and loves to socialize with other dogs. 

She is also a full time service dog which makes her very proud.

We are thrilled to have Hemi in our family.  

This is my girl Hemi - She was a precious one with a kindest most loving soul you could ever find. She had special gifts like the ability to know when my husband stopped breathing and to know when a person was injured. Today Hemi died (May 19-2002 to Dec 11-2010) from mast cell cancer. If you are not familiar with this cancer and you own a shar pei it's imperative you become familiar with it.  Because I believe in my heart had I known more about it Hemi might still be with us.

This ugly cancer tends to spread rapidly. It starts with a small lump or sore that looks fairly harmless except it may not heal, and it may take on a terrible odor. The vets will often treat with antibiotics thinking it is an infection. HAVE A BIOPSY DONE - In fact, insist! It may cost you a couple of hundred dollars but you could save the life of your beautiful pei.

In just a couple of weeks this cancer went from treatable to raging covering her entire leg and under her belly and around her bum. I'm not saying her life could have been saved but statistically those lumps caught early have a very high success rate.

My best friend is gone and there is nothing I can do to change that. I am heart broken. If just one person reads this and knows not to assume their vet has made the correct diagnosis. Read this article by Dr. Vidt on Mast Cell Cancer