Hello GRF.
Last May'ish I posted about Sandy being diagnosed with B-cell Lymphoma and a couple weeks later about how the cancer spread to her eye and it having to be removed. Then not long after that, her mother Pebbles was also diagnosed with some weird form of intestinal lymphoma. I haven't been on the form much since.
I thought, for anybody interested, I'd post an update of sorts. I don't remember the last time I posted about it.
After Sandy's eye was removed she was started on chemo. We chose to go with the C.H.O.P protocol. She flew through all the treatments. Never had any reactions to any of them other than it messed up her coat. Her fur became short and curly. Her lymph nodes went down right away and you wouldn't know she was sick. She had a good happy active summer spending lots of time with her sister and one of her puppies. In November she came out of remission (lymph nodes swelled back up) shortly after her last CHOP treatment. She was still happy and full of life so we decided to start her on a new(er) chemo treatment called Tanovea. She has been doing great so far and still kicking. Still happy and active. With Tanovea they say sometimes about 5 days after a treatment they can get sick. That has happened where she will be 'off' for a day or two about 5 days after the treatment.
Pebbles has been on chemo (administered at home) pretty much all summer too. Still is. She has been handling it well too. Little side affects. She has quiet days now and then
but having cancer and 10 years old she's handling things well. Still happy, playing, and eating. We don't know how it will play out with her. Looking at her, you wouldn't know she is sick.
Pebbles and Sandy both had a bad last weekend though. We thought it was the beginning of the end. They both started vomiting and projectile diarrhea everywhere. Pebbles quit eating. That's always a bad sign when they stop eating. Turns out they both had coccidia. How they both got it and Pearl and Mr. B didn't I'll never know other than maybe because Sandy and Pebbles immune systems are compromised due to the chemo. Maybe the other two being healthy were able to fight it off. IDK.
Pebbles and Sandy were put on meds for the coccidia and diarrhea Monday mid day.
Pebbles finally ate this morning (boiled chicken and white rice) with some enthusiasm. Happy about that. Sandy bounced back pretty quickly. She wanted to play tug-of-war last night with a toy. These dogs are so stoic.
So that's where they are. Both have birthdays next month. Hoping to get past that.
Thanks
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