Today we administered Rio’s third round of chemo (CCNU). She’s been doing really great, although last week’s CBC numbers were considerably lower than when we started. Dr. Sarah, our oncologist, prescribed Cerenia for vomiting, since she did get sick on the Vinblastine two years ago, but we haven’t needed it so far. Continue reading
Today is Friday, three weeks and three days since Rio’s surgery, and yesterday we started chemo for the second time. I must say, when I saw my “little waif in the cage” nearly 11 years ago, it never would have crossed my mind that we’d end up on this road. Not that knowing would have made me walk away without her…. Could you??? Look at this face!!!
The day we met!
I have yet again grilled my oncologist and regular veterinarian ad nauseum about the pros and cons of the entire spectrum of treatment routes and their respective prognoses, and have gone ahead and scheduled Rio’s surgery for next Tuesday, Feb. 8. Now I just have to stay busy and try not think about it too much between now and then…and remember to breathe when I do….
On a separate but related note, does anyone here have any firsthand knowledge of some of the holistic/naturopathic formulas on the market, specifically K9 Immunity, Transfer Factor or other similar? Are they as effective as the websites they are sold on would have me believe?