Post by TheSource on Dec 24, 2016 21:15:36 GMT -5
To Drifter ...and everyone else that has expressed their warm and wonderful sentiments.
As some of yunz are aware, our puppy has been "under the weather" since the first part of this year. As of date, there has been no noticeable progression of the cancer. Puppy was in last week for a follow-up and the prognosis was very good. The new regimen of chemo seems to be working well at this stage. We had to put puppy on the third course (which of course is the 'most' expensive...) but will incur the costs to ensure that puppy will be around for at least a couple more years. We are forever hopeful that puppy can be cured, but inside we know that puppy will one day succumb to the disease. Puppy's latest chest x-ray showed no progression in the lungs either.
Puppy has has lost three of the front teeth including one fang due to the location of where the cancer was. This was to be expected so it came as no big surprise. We just monitored and watched. The teeth were initially pushed out of place by the inflammation of the tissue in the affected area and we were expecting the inevitable loss of teeth sooner than later. Puppy has been in a little pain the last few days because of this but we are giving pain meds as needed to maintain comfort.
Puppy has been eating very well with no decrease in appetite and is receptive to almost anything that is put in the dish. Puppy snacks are tolerated but we've had to go back to the soft ones since the loss of some of the teeth. Puppy's weight has increased by a couple of pounds but the doc said that all is well and that puppy seems to be maintaining a healthy balance with just a little fat and to not be concerned.
Here is a pic of puppy I took yesterday....
As some of yunz are aware, our puppy has been "under the weather" since the first part of this year. As of date, there has been no noticeable progression of the cancer. Puppy was in last week for a follow-up and the prognosis was very good. The new regimen of chemo seems to be working well at this stage. We had to put puppy on the third course (which of course is the 'most' expensive...) but will incur the costs to ensure that puppy will be around for at least a couple more years. We are forever hopeful that puppy can be cured, but inside we know that puppy will one day succumb to the disease. Puppy's latest chest x-ray showed no progression in the lungs either.
Puppy has has lost three of the front teeth including one fang due to the location of where the cancer was. This was to be expected so it came as no big surprise. We just monitored and watched. The teeth were initially pushed out of place by the inflammation of the tissue in the affected area and we were expecting the inevitable loss of teeth sooner than later. Puppy has been in a little pain the last few days because of this but we are giving pain meds as needed to maintain comfort.
Puppy has been eating very well with no decrease in appetite and is receptive to almost anything that is put in the dish. Puppy snacks are tolerated but we've had to go back to the soft ones since the loss of some of the teeth. Puppy's weight has increased by a couple of pounds but the doc said that all is well and that puppy seems to be maintaining a healthy balance with just a little fat and to not be concerned.
Here is a pic of puppy I took yesterday....
