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Medication
How much medication does Bellona take a day? 12 – Fish Oil 6 – Essiac 4 – Power Mushrooms 2 – Doxycycline 1 – Piroxicam
Long overdue
It’s been quite awhile since I’ve posted and I’m sorry for the delay. Bellona is still doing awesome. 5 rounds of Chemo are done and 1 more to go. We recently changed to Dr. Pam for Bellona’s care. Our vet … Continue reading
3rd round of Chemo & no Mets
It’s been a busy 3 weeks for us and Bellona is doing Awesome! We’re at Sumner Vet right now and Bellona is getting Chemo round 3. Dr. Carlson said Big B’s X-Rays came back clear and we couldn’t be more … Continue reading
Second try at Chemo round 2
Bellona went to the vet this morning to have her blood taken. Hopefully her white blood cells are high enough for Chemo tomorrow.
No Chemo today
I took Bellona into the vet this morning for Chemo but after they drew her blood the found her white blood cell count was too low today. Dr. Carlson said the minimum acceptable is 3500 and Bellona’s white cell count was 2300. … Continue reading
Still doing great
Sorry I haven’t blogged in a while. I’ve been sick and we’ve been pretty busy. Bellona is still doing great and has been running a lot more now when she’s outside. Right now Bellona is curled up on the couch … Continue reading
Day 32 – Update
Sorry I haven’t blogged in a few days. Bellona is still doing great – and continues to be a little ornery. Bellona’s normal personality is somewhat ornery so I’m not worried at all.
29 Days – I can jump over that
Bellona decided it was time for bed and figured the best way to get upstairs was to climb over the (baby/dog) gate. I thought I was going to have a panic attack or a broken dog. The gate is one … Continue reading
1 Month – Bed Hog
Last night Bellona slept on our bed all night. Before the amputation that was her normal sleeping spot at bed time. Bellona must have been comfortable because she was snoring and hogging the bed.
Day 27 – 1 week after 1st Chemo
Bellona is at her usual spot this time of the evening (on the dog bed in front of the fire). It’s now 1 week since Bellona’s first Chemo treatment of Carbo and she didn’t have any adverse reactions – yay! … Continue reading