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Through a maze of phone calls and cancelled appointments, Dr. Roger eventually came over yesterday to help get Molson over the jump.

He was amazing. I cannot thank all of you enough who recommended him. He was graceful and gentle and his demeanor was just perfect.

We needed some shade and Molson always liked to look out our backyard gate towards the road and rail trail by Stewarts and the sun made it so that we could get him out on the driveway next to the house, facing where he always liked to look.

Before that, Molson got 3 hot dogs, a whole package of bacon, and saw 5 more of his human friends one last time. It was a good afternoon.

It’s just crazy - he literally had a giant, ulcerated necrotic wound, approximately 5x5” on his back leg but he acted truly and completely normal. He was excited and wagging his tail when Dr. Roger came over too, sitting for treats and just being good.

To give you a sense of what this cancer does to flesh, the turkey vultures were circling overhead in the backyard while people came and visited - the wound stunk that badly in the sun. If any of you are death metal fans, imagine a Cannibal Corpse album cover. Not even exaggerating, it was utterly fucked up and I’ll never get those images and smell out of my mind from changing his wound dressings. But he acted like NOTHING was wrong. I do not understand.

If you get hit with a Grade 3 Spindle Cell Sarcoma diagnosis, act fast. If you look at my first post, the photos are from May 7th. Those lumps were maybe a week-ish old at that point. So, it progressed to fully involved necrosis in what, fucking like 2 weeks? Just….. staggeringly fast.

Anyway, if you need to pick the day, Dr. Roger is your guy. Thank you, everyone.

Finally cracked open this Immortal 4x10” I got second-hand and when I took out the insert, it felt like it had sand or dirt or something on it. Shined the light and I’m pretty sure this is mold.

The records play with fucked up issues too - sounds like a cassette, and upon inspection it appears to be mold on them as well.

It’s a shame because it sounds incredible when it’s playing through clean grooves.

I don’t know how to write this but so many of you suggested Upstate Veterinary Specialties for Molson’s cancer I figured it was honorable to circle back and update.

Unfortunately last night a giant 4x4” patch of skin sloughed off, exposing the raw, gaping tumor tissue. We got him up to the Upstate ER today and they were great but unfortunately there is nothing to be done - there is no skin left to ever close the wound if they were to surgically remove the cancerous tissue.

He has a grade 3 spindle cell sarcoma. It’s one of the most aggressive cancers a dog can get, we’re told. The 2nd photo you see here was taken on May 7th and in one week it has progressed to what it is now - I cannot show pictures, it’s horrifying.

We’ve managed to cut thick heavy duty pee pads into makeshift bandages for now, to prevent blood staining our house. And he doesn’t seem to mind which is a small grace in this whole ordeal.

What makes this extra tragic is that his scans are clear - zero progression to the lungs where this cancer often goes next and then zero blockage of the anus for pooping, despite the growth being where it is. He runs on the rail trail, chases squirrels, wags his tail, eats, drinks, and gives kisses just like normal, but he’s got a gruesome open wound that is untreatable.

So…. Now we just pick the day.

Thank you for everyone who suggested Upstate. I’m glad we tried and got a 2nd opinion. The universe is unyieldingly cruel.

What a set. My 2nd show, first Allen show.

Allen played WAY too fast at first, the untz was like 230 bpm. It’s crazy. Couldn’t even dance to it but that MEMPHIS is fucking heat!

Hey team - our dog Molson has a grade 3 spindle cell sarcoma tumor on his rear hind leg. It’s increasing in size overnight at an astonishing rate.

We had Delmar Animal Hospital remove it in the fall but it came back with a vengeance the last month or so. They tell us it’s inoperable again, but I call bullshit so I want a second opinion.

Mentally and literally otherwise, he’s totally fine - this tumor is just on his back leg and the worry is for when it begins impeding his ability to go to the bathroom.

The photos are a few days old now and it’s already bigger and today is the first day he’s not really eating; we just managed to get some bacon in him with gabapentin for his joints cuz he’s almost 11 but VERY active and just this week would fucking bolt to the rail trail for walks from our house.

Forgive my ranting but this shit is bullshit in the universe because he’s not a pure breed and we fed him good food his whole life; we make a pumpkin puree thing with broth and give it to him with his Nutrisource food. He had tons of room to play and long off-leash walks regularly.

I am a cat person 100% forever but Molson is the first dog I ever liked, he doesn’t deserve this and it’s fucking bullshit.

My mom wants to take him back on Monday to Delmar Animal Hospital but I imagine there must be someone who has more cancer speciality and a solution, if we can remove it or whatever.

Thanks for listening.

Happy Monday everyone - just wanted to share this from our band, we have a series of instrumental-only cuts from our jams and figured some folks may dig that sort of thing.

This video came up after something else I watched for some reason haha, and I think this may be in the running for one of our best jams ever. Even now I’m thinking “holy shit this is actually great” 😂😂

This is the jam out of Blackberry Brandy by the Ominous Seapods if anyone remembers them!

Anyway, thanks for listening 🤙🤙🤙

We’ll see you on Friday in Long Island with Ernie and the Band!

Hey team. Our dog is dying so we can’t go. Crushed. We had a sick AIRbnb tho, go rent it if you need it. I just cancelled it so it should be open.

Enjoy for us. 🫩🫩🫩

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1104128132337345289?unique\_share\_id=aa432ab8-f14a-4aa6-92d4-f085eefa1cf5&viralityEntryPoint=1&s=76