Run free Maverick. I know you are enjoying your time at the rainbow bridge.
Showing posts with label cancer sucks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cancer sucks. Show all posts
Friday, October 28, 2016
2 years ago...
Two years ago I posted the photo below with the caption that I received the results of the biopsy and that Maverick did have Lymphoma. It has been almost 3 weeks since he crossed the rainbow bridge. It is very odd not having him around.
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Saturday, October 8, 2016
A very sad lymphoma update
We come to you with a very sad update today. Today we had to let Maverick cross over to the rainbow bridge.
His lymphoma came back and it came back with a vengeance. We tried treating him with prednisone to reduce the swelling but we it just wasn't responding. Today he just was not the same dog anymore, you could see in his eyes that it was bothering him and that it was time for him to go. After talking it over with the veterinarian, who we trust deeply, we came to the same conclusion that it was his time.
The vet suspects that the cancer spread to his bone marrow and there wasn't much else that could be done without him suffering. So today, Maverick crossed peacefully with his favorite people by his side and my 13 month old holding on to his paw.
Run free, sweet Maverick. You won't have to suffer anymore.
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Saturday, March 19, 2016
Canine Lymphoma update - Weeks 6 & 7
Well for week 6 we went in on a Friday just went in to run a CBC test to make sure that he was responding well after treatment and to make sure that his cells were responding the way that they should. Everything went well and he is continuing to respond well to treatment and his blood count was not too low. We give him bone broth every morning and evening with his meals so we believe that is helping.
Please keep in mind we are not vets but this is just what we think based off of what we are doing. His first battle with lymphoma he had to skip quite a few weeks of treatment because he wasn't making enough white blood cells. Since starting the bone broth we haven't skipped a single treatment. We are going to make some more bone broth next week so stay tuned! We will photograph the process we go through, it is a very long process but so worth it.
Week 7 - We went in on Friday (can you tell we like Fridays?) to run a CBC and do chemo if his CBC was high enough. The above photo was him hanging out while they were running the numbers on the CBC. His CBC was high enough so we went ahead with the chemo. We had a little bit of hiccup with his vinicristine injection where the needle went through the vein and a small amount ended up under his skin. The vet flushed it out with saline and advised us to do a warm compress every 4 hours for the next 24 hours and to call if anything looked different. So far, nothing is out of the ordinary and you would never know something was wrong.
Everything was covered with our pet insurance, as it always is. For our pet insurance we pay about $40 a month for him and we get 90% of what we pay back after we hit our $250 annual deductible, which we hit months ago. His first cancer go, we hit our deductible in 1 visit. Healthy Paws is so easy to work with. We faxed them all our of records in the beginning and now all we do is snap pictures of invoices with our phone and in about a week there is a check or two in our mailbox. They have an easy to use mobile app.
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Please keep in mind we are not vets but this is just what we think based off of what we are doing. His first battle with lymphoma he had to skip quite a few weeks of treatment because he wasn't making enough white blood cells. Since starting the bone broth we haven't skipped a single treatment. We are going to make some more bone broth next week so stay tuned! We will photograph the process we go through, it is a very long process but so worth it.
Week 7 - We went in on Friday (can you tell we like Fridays?) to run a CBC and do chemo if his CBC was high enough. The above photo was him hanging out while they were running the numbers on the CBC. His CBC was high enough so we went ahead with the chemo. We had a little bit of hiccup with his vinicristine injection where the needle went through the vein and a small amount ended up under his skin. The vet flushed it out with saline and advised us to do a warm compress every 4 hours for the next 24 hours and to call if anything looked different. So far, nothing is out of the ordinary and you would never know something was wrong.
Everything was covered with our pet insurance, as it always is. For our pet insurance we pay about $40 a month for him and we get 90% of what we pay back after we hit our $250 annual deductible, which we hit months ago. His first cancer go, we hit our deductible in 1 visit. Healthy Paws is so easy to work with. We faxed them all our of records in the beginning and now all we do is snap pictures of invoices with our phone and in about a week there is a check or two in our mailbox. They have an easy to use mobile app.
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Monday, March 7, 2016
Cancer Updates Weeks 4 & 5
An update for our cancer post, check here to read about it. Week 2 update can be found here. Week 3 update can be found here.
Thursday, March 3rd we went in to talk to the vet about his honking goose cough. Seriously, if your dog EVER does this type of cough please go in and see a veterinarian right away it can be really serious, like deadly serious. We took x-rays that day of his chest and throat (I wish I had a picture of the x-rays to post, I'll ask next time I'm in if I can take a picture of them so I can post them). Everything looked good in his x-rays. His liver, spleen, and heart were all normal sized which is a very good and surprising thing in a lymphoma dog. He was diagnosed with tracheitis, or canine cough and was sent home with cough medicine.
We also ran the CBC and we came back Friday for our chemo treatment. It was an IV drip so I dropped him off and left him for a few hours. Of course he enjoyed every moment of being loved on and getting lots of treats. He was sent home with anti-nausea meds and diarrhea meds just in case, we haven't needed them thankfully. He is a very easy going dog and everyone comments on how good he is and how lovable he is. Trust me, he is the most lovable dog ever. The love between him and our 6 month old baby is just amazing to see, the giggles that come out of the baby every time he sees the dog is just heart warming.
For our pet insurance we pay about $40 a month for him and we get 90% of what we pay back after we hit our $250 annual deductible, which we hit months ago. His first cancer go, we hit our deductible in 1 visit. Healthy Paws is so easy to work with. We faxed them all our of records in the beginning and now all we do is snap pictures of invoices with our phone and in about a week there is a check or two in our mailbox. They have an easy to use mobile app.
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We went in for our CBC check on Friday, February 26th and saw the vet techs that adore the little guy. The vet consulted over the phone when the checks were run since she was out of town. He was given the go ahead for chemo and he received his chemo that day. He also had free roam over the vets office since we were the only ones there. He enjoyed exploring and sniffing everything. Everything was covered by a pet insurance provided by Healthy Paws.
Thursday, March 3rd we went in to talk to the vet about his honking goose cough. Seriously, if your dog EVER does this type of cough please go in and see a veterinarian right away it can be really serious, like deadly serious. We took x-rays that day of his chest and throat (I wish I had a picture of the x-rays to post, I'll ask next time I'm in if I can take a picture of them so I can post them). Everything looked good in his x-rays. His liver, spleen, and heart were all normal sized which is a very good and surprising thing in a lymphoma dog. He was diagnosed with tracheitis, or canine cough and was sent home with cough medicine.
We also ran the CBC and we came back Friday for our chemo treatment. It was an IV drip so I dropped him off and left him for a few hours. Of course he enjoyed every moment of being loved on and getting lots of treats. He was sent home with anti-nausea meds and diarrhea meds just in case, we haven't needed them thankfully. He is a very easy going dog and everyone comments on how good he is and how lovable he is. Trust me, he is the most lovable dog ever. The love between him and our 6 month old baby is just amazing to see, the giggles that come out of the baby every time he sees the dog is just heart warming.
They matched his bandage to his coat. Coat is a custom from Made by Meadowkitten
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Cancer Updates - Week 3
An update for our cancer post, check here to read about it.
We went back on Monday to have our CBC levels rechecked and they were still not high enough to receive chemotherapy so we did not received chemo that day. We went back again today (February 18th) to recheck the levels and we haven't heard back yet. Our vet didn't come in until later so we probably won't hear anything until tomorrow.
Added February 21st: His levels were high enough so we gave him his chemo of two capsules on Friday morning, then one capsule every morning for 3 days.
He loves going to the vet so it's no big deal. He actually loves going wherever, he's not particular.
Everything so far has been covered by a pet insurance, yay for pet insurance!
No real changes in personality or appetite. He's still a pig, still hyper, and still destructive. He's pretty cute though and the baby loves him.
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Saturday, February 13, 2016
Cancer Update - Week 2
An update for our cancer post, check here to read about it.
Today would have been our second chemotherapy appointment. However when we went in they ran the CBC and the counts were not high enough so we go back Monday to have the levels rechecked. We did get lots of loving from all the people in the office, he is kind of an attention hog so it happens a lot.
Everything today was covered by a pet insurance, yay for pet insurance!
No real changes in personality or appetite. He's still a pig and is still hyper and destructive.
Here's a picture on our way to the vet (don't worry the car was stopped, the light was too perfect to not take a picture in the car). Plus, it was way too cold to be outside taking pictures. Collar is by Collar Mania.
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Today would have been our second chemotherapy appointment. However when we went in they ran the CBC and the counts were not high enough so we go back Monday to have the levels rechecked. We did get lots of loving from all the people in the office, he is kind of an attention hog so it happens a lot.
Everything today was covered by a pet insurance, yay for pet insurance!
No real changes in personality or appetite. He's still a pig and is still hyper and destructive.
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Saturday, February 6, 2016
A cancer update...
An unfortunate update on one of our "bloggers"
In October 28, 2014 our Boston Terrier mix was diagnosed with lymphoma. We went in for yearly blood work and ended up coming back on the office's surgery day to have a biopsy done (photo is at the very end of the stitches if anyone is interested, it's not that gory and trust me, I do NOT do blood or anything gory). The biopsy results were supposed to take 10-14 days, we had the results back in less than a week and it was a confirmed diagnosis of lymphoma. We immediately set up an appointment with the specialist and began chemotherapy that day. Fast forward to May 2015 we made it through chemo every week or every other week to achieve a diagnosis of the cancer being in remission.
February 6, 2016 we received the unfortunate diagnosis via needle aspiration that the lymphoma was back. I already knew it was back, I just knew. We have already begun chemo and we will try and update weekly with how everything is going and hopefully end with a blog post that he is in remission.
We do have pet insurance through Healthy Paws. They were rated the best Pet Insurance in 2014, 2015, and 2016. They have a phone app so all you have to do is snap a picture of the invoice from your veterinary visit and they take it from there. It's simple and easy to use. The process the claim and we get a check in the mail. We have an annual deductible of $250 and unlimited lifetime benefits so no cap on how much they will pay out. Feel free to check out Healthy Paws and get a quote by heading over here.
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In October 28, 2014 our Boston Terrier mix was diagnosed with lymphoma. We went in for yearly blood work and ended up coming back on the office's surgery day to have a biopsy done (photo is at the very end of the stitches if anyone is interested, it's not that gory and trust me, I do NOT do blood or anything gory). The biopsy results were supposed to take 10-14 days, we had the results back in less than a week and it was a confirmed diagnosis of lymphoma. We immediately set up an appointment with the specialist and began chemotherapy that day. Fast forward to May 2015 we made it through chemo every week or every other week to achieve a diagnosis of the cancer being in remission.
An image from our first go with chemo...
February 6, 2016 we received the unfortunate diagnosis via needle aspiration that the lymphoma was back. I already knew it was back, I just knew. We have already begun chemo and we will try and update weekly with how everything is going and hopefully end with a blog post that he is in remission.
We do have pet insurance through Healthy Paws. They were rated the best Pet Insurance in 2014, 2015, and 2016. They have a phone app so all you have to do is snap a picture of the invoice from your veterinary visit and they take it from there. It's simple and easy to use. The process the claim and we get a check in the mail. We have an annual deductible of $250 and unlimited lifetime benefits so no cap on how much they will pay out. Feel free to check out Healthy Paws and get a quote by heading over here.
Biopsy photo
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