Buddy Update 3-9-2013

Yesterday Buddy went back to the oncology vet.  We hit all kinds of problems on the way there with Traffic and construction work blocking the road, along our route that we were about 5 minutes late for the appointment.  We didn’t have to wait very long so that was good.  There were  a lot of …

Buddy update 2-11-13

We received word the day following the last blood draw which occurred on the same day we went to the oncology vet that his neutrophils have actually increased.  So the Vet sent us the Palladia in the mail at the 20 mg dose.  We had no break in medication as expected.  It just worked out that way. …

Buddy update 2-6-2013

I packed Buddy up today with his bed and a blanket for the car ride over to the oncology vet today where he had his appointment.  I brought him in expecting an ultra sound, a $300 bill, the Palladia, and a dog wet with ultrasound gel.  I got none of that. They took Buddy back …

Buddy update 1-27-13

We got a call from our vet the other day. Buddy’s white blood cells (WBC) have dipped. He is still within normal limits but his WBC’s have dropped to 4400. Low limit is 4000. This is apparently an expected Palladia associated dip in WBC’s in the first few weeks of treatment. We will continue to …

Buddy Barfs

  Buddy threw up this morning at around 0600 according to my husband. I was not privy to this event because I was asleep. I do not think that it had anything to do with the medication because it was a full 15 hours since he took it. We called the vet and she said …

Buddy’s Journey through Cancer

My little Rat Terrier Buddy was diagnosed with Cancer of the anal gland shortly after Thanksgiving this year.  We boarded our dogs at the vet clinic where our dogs receive their veterinary care over Thanksgiving and they noticed that he was having difficulty pooping in the exercise yard.  So they biopsied the anal gland and sent it …