[Dailydrool] Family update - Frankie and Ru

[Molly Thompson]

Hi Kacy

My Tucker is currently undergoing treatment for lymphoma using the CHOP 
protocol.  You would really never know he was getting chemo, because 
unlike humans, the side effects are minimal.

He did have diarrhea the first week, but since then he has been fine. 
Part of the protocol involves high doses of prednisone to start and boy 
was he hungry!  Since he lost a few pounds, the vet told me to add a 
hard boiled egg to his meal every night.

So far things seem to be going well. The only symptoms he had were an 
enlarged kidney and spleen and maybe a growth near his heart. Those have 
subsided, so we are crossing our fingers that the treatment is working.

He is 12 also. So he has slowed down a bit, but it's hard to say if that 
is due to lymphoma or age. (He has arthritis in his spine so that slows 
him down too.)

The first few weeks of taking him to treatment were a bit emotional. But 
now I am getting more used to it.  I just hope for the best and give him 
lots of hugs.

Molly

Slave to Lilly and Tucker


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> I haven't written in awhile, we welcomed our first child, a son named 
> Frankie Blaze into our lives on January 19. We've spent the past 3 
> weeks getting to know him, and adjusting to a new way of life. Cowboy 
> and Rupert have adjusted pretty well. Cowboy tries to lick him every 
> chance he gets and Rupert is slowly warming up, especially since 
> Frankie has meant I'm home all day and we spend a lot of family time 
> in bed - Rupert's favorite past time.
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> About a week after Frankie areived, we noticed a bump on Ru's rearend. 
> I thought it was a swollen anal gland so we made an appt to have it 
> checked out. We finally got him in this week and had a  cytology done 
> on that lump as well ass one I'd found in his groin last week. Turns 
> out he has anal gland cancer and lymphoma. We are pretty upset by this 
> news, obviously, but he will be 12 this year so I guess I can't say 
> it's surprising. And he's had almost 10 years of the spoiled life with 
> us.
>
> So I know many of you have dealt with lymphoma in your hounds. Any 
> advice is appreciated. Especially if you tried any holistic foods or 
> meds that seemed to help keep your hound comfortable and happy. That 
> is our sole goal at this time, keep him happy and then let him go the 
> moment he doesn't seem happy and comfy.
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> Thanks in advance,
> Kacy with Cowboy and Rupert
> Greenlikethecolor at gmail.com <mailto:Greenlikethecolor at gmail.com>
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