Best wishes for Bongo

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Big Nate)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:07:33 GMT

She was born on March 12th, 1996. I got my Queenie on that same date in 2008. May the baby girl RIP. Sending positive vibes to the Portnoy family.

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (lauracrazyDT)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:46:46 GMT

I'm shocking about the news....all my condolences to Mike and his famiily
:( He'll be in my thoughts tonite

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Taffer)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:44:12 GMT

ack thats horrible, sorry to hear

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (gmillerdrake)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:37:18 GMT

Sorry to hear about the news MP:( Hang in there and I wish you and your family peace, love and comfort. Remember all dogs go to heaven so Bongo is doing just fine!

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Cassie5563)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:34:08 GMT

R.I.P. My condolences to the MP family

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (tombojombo)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:31:08 GMT

just seen your twitter mike

hope you're ok, RIP Bongo

Re: Best wishes for Bongo (Skinbeater)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:14:13 GMT

How much do you think chemo for a dog is?

Re: Best wishes for Bongo (matcesa)

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:55:23 GMT

songquester

How is Bongo doing?

MP posted some good news on twitter:

Home Sweet Home for a week....Bongo is still in the hospital getting chemo, but doing MUCH better...went and spent some time w/her today

Re: Best wishes for Bongo (songquester)

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:55:48 GMT

How is Bongo doing?

Re: Best wishes for Bongo (Big Nate)

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:41:53 GMT

Please keep us informed of her progress. We are all thinking of her.

Re: Best wishes for Bongo (Petch)

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:20:28 GMT

Portnoy

Today was an incredibly tough day in the Portnoy home...my beloved dog Bongo is VERY ill and took a very quick and rapid decline..

I spent the day in the emergency room with her instead of flying to LA for NAMM (I plan on flying to LA tomorrow unless she has another setback)...and myself, Marlene, Melody and Max are devistated...

Please keep my baby in your thoughts and prayers....

Cancer SUCKS!!!
This is my 4th year in a row with a loved one battling this horrible disease...

MP

PS - just saw the inquiry on how old she is:
She is 13 and a half....we've had her longer than we've had Melody & Max...and as most of you probably realize by the fact that her portrait is tattooed on me, she is absolutely as precious as another child to me....indeed "Man's Best Friend"...

Mike,
I really do wish you all the best with Bongo. I know what its like to lose a dog from cancer as I lost mine a couple of years back at the age of 13 and a half. I lost my best friend and I still miss him to this day.
Regards
Jet

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Skinbeater)

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:14:37 GMT

So glad to hear the Bongo is doing better. She sounds like a fighter and the fact that she is loved so much by your family will continue to keep that fight in her. Hears to a full recovering for Bongo. We love you little buddy!!

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Ludvig)

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:50:47 GMT

Losing a pet is horrible! Im a dog-lover myself and have grown up with a dog in the house. I remember the dog we had when I was young and was growing up. She was 16 years old when she was not well and my dad had to put her to sleep. I was devastated. Cried and cried, did not go to school or anything. A dog is really a family member, and losing it is like losing a brother or sister. It sucks!

Best of wishes to the Portnoys.

The spirit carries on, Bongo!

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Follower09)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:43:34 GMT

I'm more of a Cat person my self..
But I hope all goes well with your dog! :)

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (MPfan45)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:39:06 GMT

Cannot believe the good news! My dog made about 4 miraculous comebacks after being dealt some harsh blows. In fact, most recently (about a year ago) he was diagnosed with a terminal disease (not sure what it was called) where his body would continue to shut down. We were told that he would most likely not live beyond two weeks. But, as luck would have it, he bounced back and lived the rest of his life healthy and active.

As emotional as this is for me to type, it's comforting to hear that Bongo seems to be doing well. My vibes are with her and the Portnoy family.

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Big Nate)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:51:34 GMT

Glad the baby girl is doing better! This makes me very happy. Hope she stays better.

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (grisele)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:16:21 GMT

Finally some great news!! Good vibes arrived...

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (PetFish)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:06:31 GMT

Yippee!

Were they able to figure out what kind of cancer it was and what needed to be done to get her feeling all right?

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (ROCKJUICE)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:28:49 GMT

Great news Marlene!

I bet Mike was doing celebratory blast-beats! :D

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (ayla1209)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:19:52 GMT

Thank you for the update Marlene!! That is fantastic news!

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Spunky)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:40:28 GMT

I'm curious, what kind of dog is Bongo?

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Cassie5563)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:32:20 GMT

Oh wow.. poor pup! Glad to see the news is encouraging. :)

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Splinter76)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:23:37 GMT

That's great news!!!! My wife and I are still praying for Bongo! I'm not trying to push my religion here, but Proverbs 12:10 in the Old Testament says that a good (or righteous) man is good to his animals. That you are.

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Exploder)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:42:51 GMT

That is probably the best possible news the doctor's could have given. Not only will Bongo likely be back with her family tomorrow but she may live a very happy and painless life.

Great news.

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (soggybomb)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:34:00 GMT

hang in there bongo! great news from marlene.

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (nattmorker)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:34:03 GMT

From a dog to another... Great News!!! and all the best wishes!!!
Happy to hear you're doing better!

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (szabiakanich)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:11:14 GMT

Great news! :) Glad to hear.

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (DebraKadabra)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:10:02 GMT

I wasn't able to post before Marlene's wonderful update (!!!) but I've had Ms. Bongo in my thoughts since Wey told me about it. My statement to him was that I can only just imagine how we would feel if it were one of our cats going through this.

Glad that Bongo has a fighting chance, and I'm beaming more positive healing energy to her. <3

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (MetalliJedi_1)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:03:34 GMT

I´m so happy that little lady pup is doing better.
I´ll keep sending the healing vibes to her.

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Superterrorizer)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:03:06 GMT

The Fish

Good Dog news is good news.

Quote of the day for me :D

Im glad everything is panning out, for the sake of Bongo and the Portnoy family. Yay! :D

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (The Fish)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:58:21 GMT

Good Dog news is good news.

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (fields10)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:17:45 GMT

That's great!!! :)
I'm so happy for you!! I have a really strong relationship with my dog and I can't stand the thought of anything happening to him!
I'm so glad she's getting better!
:D

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (DaNcEr Of EtErNiTy)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:04:56 GMT

Excelent news Marlene! I'm so glad she's way better and that news about her living the rest of her natural life makes me happy as a dog lover.

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Nicolacci)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:03:48 GMT

awesome !

thanks for the update

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Weymolith)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:00:35 GMT

Great news Marlene!

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Marlene Portnoy)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:58:50 GMT

Thanks for all the well wishes.
Well, just spoke to the doctor and Bongo is doing better! She is breathing better, walking and eating. This is all a shock because Mike & I rushed her to the vet thinking that was the last time we would see her. She went down hill over night but our great vet insisted we take her to this emergency cancer doctor near Phili. We didn't think she would even make it there and now we are told that we may be able to take her home tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS AWESOME!
It is amazing to me that they believe there is a chance she will live the rest of her natural life and with no pain. I really believe all your prayers have been heard and someone up there is helping our little Bongo get through this.
Thank you all soooo much, Marlene, Melody and Max

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (Jonny108)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:06:55 GMT

Best wishes Bongo, get well soon.

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (The Fish)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:01:49 GMT

get well pup!

Re:Best wishes for Bongo (jfuchs1)

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:11:35 GMT

My eyes are tearing up just reading some of these posts. Last March we had to put our beloved Golden Retriever down due to cancer. It was absolutely one of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my life. I stayed with him until the very end. My heart goes out to you Mike. I truly hope things change for the better.