The beautiful 3 legged Dizzy has done so well.
Last week she managed a nights camping and a day at a dog show, she had a run around with some of the dogs and also did her play police act, trying to keep all the dogs in check when she thought they were getting too boisterous. Everyone at the dog show thought she was amazing.
She comes on walks most days with the other two she get tired quite quickly but hoping on 3 legs is obviously more energy consuming than walking on 4 legs. We have had no cries of pain for a while now so that seems like a good thing. Every now and again she seems to look at her stump with a quizzical look on her face.
Tomorrow she is off to the vets for her first chemo session even though the xray didn’t show that the cancer had spread. A very wise lady I know who runs a dog rescue said we should get her chemo so we are getting her chemo to give her the very best chance possible. So tomorrow she will be going back to the vets and if her blood counts are ok she will start her chemo. We have come so far I hope it doesn’t make her feel too bad.
Thanks for the update! Most dogs cope with chemo just fine, but if Dizzy doesn’t there is no rule saying you must continue treatments. Please keep us posted on how she does.
Abby did fine with chemo. A wee loss of appetite after the first round, but we just had to find what appealed to her (plain pasta was the only thing she wanted that night…) and she threw up after a session or two. As we got further into the sessions, she did get a little bit tired – but I didn’t notice that until just before her last session. Overall, she sailed through and she even enjoyed going for the sessions because everyone at the office made such a fuss over her. Hopefully your experience will be the same, or even better!
Good luck! (And, yes, there are other things you can try if she doesn’t react well to it. )
Jackie, Abby’s mom
Of course they thought she was amazing. That’s because she is!
Good luck, Dizzy!