Under the weather

Kato had chemo on Sunday and is not feeling his best. He had Vinblastine instead of Vincristine in the hopes that the side effects would not be as severe. He's not vomiting, but is not feeling well. He's just kind of blah, but his allergies are the worst I've seen them in along time, so that's probably a contributing factor too.
I'm hoping for a better day tomorrow.

We're in the home stretch with only five more treatments to go and a long remission to follow!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Kato continues to do well! :)

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating tomorrow! We're very grateful to have you in our lives.

Breezing through chemo

Someone's feisty this week! :)

Kate is sailing through chemo with no side effects at all. This is the best I've seen him in quite a while. Times like this are so precious and help reassure me that I'm not putting him through too much. I love seeing him like this!

Started chemo today

Kato's bloodwork came back fine, so we started oral chemo today. The medication is Cytoxan and he will get 1 pill daily for 4 days. I understand it causes nausea, so I gave him an anti-nausea med (Reglan) a half hour before the chemo.
He normally gets this med intravenously, so this is a new experience for us. :)
Fingers crossed for no side effects!

Chemo at home this week

My friend is stopping by to take Kato's blood and if all is well he will be getting his chemo at home this week. It will be oral medication taken over a three day period.

It's been a strange weekend. Kato is very solid when it's comes to being housebroken, but he's urinated in the house a few times this weekend. I'm sending a urine sample along with his blood, as this is completely out of character for him. I am really surprised that he's done this and hope it isn't behavioral!

More to come!

Vet visit

Kato saw his Oncologist last night because he continued to vomit a couple of times a day and refuse food. The Oncologist gave him a thorough exam, did bloodwork and everything came back fine! He feels this is a side effect of the chemo. They gave him fluids and an injection of Reglan, for nausea. He also has a new anti-nausea medication called Cerenia. He lost about 5 pounds and honestly doesn't look sick at all.
He's been fine since the Vet visit, so I've got my fingers crossed that this episode is over. I'm hoping that we'll skip this Sunday's chemo, but I'm not sure yet.

Thanks to all for the good wishes!

Yogurt?

Kato's stomach is still upset. He doesn't have much of an appetite and still has the runs. The Vet is puzzled, as am I. I'm going to get him some yogurt today and see if that helps.

Update tomorrow!

Feeling fine!

Kato is back to his old self! He has another week off from chemo and he may be able to have his next treatment at home. :)He's been bouncing his Kong around today and when it bounces under a table he comes to me to get it for him. Can we say spoiled?

Thanks to everyone for all the love & support! I'll be adding a few pics and feeling fine updates all week.

Have a great weekend!