Smithfield, The Painting Pig, Fights Back Against Cancer
Monday, January 7, 2008
Smithfield, the painting pig, a.k.a. "Pig-casso", a Vietnamese potbelly pig that became famous paintings, is fighting back against cancer. Doctors give the 10-year-old pig at least another four years to live.
LinkAfter four years in remission, Smithfield suffered a recurrence of nasal cancer this summer. Surgeons at North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine in Raleigh, N.C., removed another tumor from the top of his nose.
This time around, Smithfield's doctors tried acupuncture to alleviate pain and speed the healing process. The results were dramatic, Martin says.
The two have traveled back to North Carolina several times for checkups. "We've gotten really good reports," Martin says. "And we talked about reconstructive surgery."
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