Bullmastiff Addict Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 oh dear, im soo sorry this has happened cherish what time you have left together, she knows how much you love her, and would be upset if she sees you guys upset take care Nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeacre Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 i am so sorry for the horrible news you are having to deal with. spend time with your baby and cherish all the good times with your baby. i dread the time when i have to say good-bye to my boxergirl, she is 9 this year, hopefully have a lot more years left. keep up the good work with her, and remember love her to pieces, hugs to you and your baby. boxer kisses from CAM(brindle/white 8yr old boxer) kathryne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bommy Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 Progress Report! Things are looking better, Molly has been eating like a horse! She just loves her spinach! But following the diet that I have gathered here (thank you aatanic! & others) we have manager to put on .5kgs this week & we ave enough energy to do a few boxer runds around the yard & she is keeping Major in his place! So things are looking a tad more positive (touch wood!) she is a different girl to what she was 2 weeks ago! Jacqui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abzndbonnie Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 thats such good news! im so happy.. go molly this girl has been such an interesting story to follow. keep up the good work bommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abzndbonnie Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 im hanging out on an update on molly!! cmon bommy iv been following this one all the time! hope shes all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bommy Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 hi guys, well Molly kept her weigght this week, but no gains , sadly though the lesions are coming back big time she has gotten 4 in the last week & tonight when I got home from work I noticed that she has a lump the size of an egg under her chest area... so its off to the vets tomorrow to get it checked out. She has been really bouncy & boxerly this past week, but the lump & lesions are not a good sign... DH said he feels maybe she is trying to give it one more go but her body doesnt have the immunity to keep it at bay..... Will post again tomorrow if all goes well Jacqui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abzndbonnie Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Good Luck with it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aatainc Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 How did it go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 How is the girl today? Hope she is still feeling spritely... Cheers Jodie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bommy Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 We did more aspirations on the lump & airfreighted them down to Brissy so they can test them first thing monday & are seeing the vet & speaking to the cancer guy via phone conference first thing after lunch monday.... its not looking to positive we have now got 10 lesions & one lump, when on Wednesday there was none! The cancer guy is getting the results faxed straight to him from Idexx (he kindly offered to ring & tell them to pull their fingers out on this testing as they have been so hopeless in the past with getting results back fast) as well as to our vet. So fingrs crossed everyone Jacqui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abzndbonnie Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Rubys,Bonnies and my heart goes out to you both on this journey for you and molly! Will be following her progress, my fingers will always be crossed , keep your head held high and give her too many pats from us all! abz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bommy Posted March 2, 2005 Author Share Posted March 2, 2005 Okay so back again since Monday we have had another vets visit & the specialist really feels that the Lumostine is the way to go as it with pred should stop any more lesions, so we have decided to give that a try. They also feel that I should keep up the shark cartilege (thanks Aatanic for putting me onto it!) as they feel it is improving her cell count. We had CBC done Monday & the count was excellent. Her heart & lungs are health & her liver is clear, its just the cancer living in her skin! At this stage it hasnot spread anywhere else! Her weight is back at 23.6kgs so we are to feed her whatever she wants (even Icecream in small amts lol) & then we will reassess again next week via phone conference..... So we are going with the chemo (so much for me saying no I didnt want to!) but the specialist is positive we will have success. It will be 80mg of lomustine every 3 weeks for 3 treatments then the same every six weeks & 1 pred tablet daily. Jacqui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aatainc Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 HI Jacqui, At this stage it sounds much more like Molly is fit and healthy enough to withstand the effects of the chemo and for it to have its greatest effect. If it's only in the skin then go with it! I think this is the right choice now. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayda_asher Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 (edited) Good luck Jacqui..... we'll be thinking of you Dan Edited March 3, 2005 by zayda_asher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bommy Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 Thanks guys! Started the Chemo today..... so madly bleaching areas & hosing off outside! She seems fine so it doesnt seem to be knocking her about yet, hopefully it will stay this way! Jacqui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayda_asher Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 so madly bleaching areas & hosing off outside! I don't have an experience of chemo with dogs.... Why the bleaching etc.? Is this just to ensure she has as clean an environment as possible to be in so she doesn't pick anything up? I hope things continue to go well for you.... Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bommy Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 Dan, It is actually more for our protection, its to help neutralise the chemicals in the chemo, everytime she goes to the toilet I have to glove up collect up & bag the poop & then bleach & hose the area to stop the chances of anyone coming incontact with the drugs & chancing sterility.... Jacqui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayda_asher Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Dan,It is actually more for our protection, its to help neutralise the chemicals in the chemo, everytime she goes to the toilet I have to glove up collect up & bag the poop & then bleach & hose the area to stop the chances of anyone coming incontact with the drugs & chancing sterility.... Jacqui Wow! I had no idea you had to do stuff like that!!! that's pretty full on! Hard work for you guys.... can it make the other dogs sick as well as people? I never really thought about the chemicals coming out of their system like that... but it does make sense when you stop and think on it... How long will it take of Molly being on the chemo for you to see if its making a difference or not? I hope she's doing well Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bommy Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 Hi Dan I dont know if contact could make other dogs sterile, I hadnt thought of that ... Major is due to be desexed soon so I guess it doesnt really matter to much with him, but I dont give him a chance to get near it any ways, as soon as she goes I am out there with bleach & hose in hand. The vet said about 48 hrs & she should start topick up & this morning she is doing laps of the backyard so I hope that is a good indication it is working! Jacqui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayda_asher Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 The vet said about 48 hrs & she should start topick up & this morning she is doing laps of the backyard so I hope that is a good indication it is working! Oh Jacqui, congratulations! That sounds like a huge improvement already!! I hope it continues for you..... I have my fingers crossed! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now