Left husband in charge of feeding dogs this AM as I had an early morning hearing in Columbia. He called just as I was getting there and said all was well, he took them for a very brief run (as it was really windy and cold) gave Ginger her AM meds, fed and kenneled them all. Husband also in charge of taking Ginger to local vet for bloodwork ...(a CBC check 1 week after the Doxorubin, which was then FAXed to oncologist ... her platelets were a 'little low but nothing to worry about' Hooray! Ginger has also gained another pound, back up to 43 pounds! (this is a 7 lb gain from when I brought her home from the hospital (not quite 3 weeks). Her normal weight (that she'd weighed for about the past year, was 48) Her appetite is still great, she'll eat anything you give her and want more! more! more! (I now feed her her regular amount of moistened kibble with the other dogs, at least 2 eggs daily, a can of dog food (Wellness CORE), and ground turkey broth. I've stopped the chicken and rice as no stomach upset so far. And of course she gets treats, each dog gets 2 chewies a day (trachea or dried tripe or bullies), also I carry liver bits, beef lung bits or chicken chips as 'pocket treats' for our walks and runs.)
Got home just before dark, I was just going to walk the dogs around the yard a bit as it was still very COLD and WINDY but they all started down the hill, stopped halfway then turned around and stared at me accusingly ... sigh. I got on my mower and gave then a brief run. Ginger very lively, running, jumped OVER the drainage ditch, ears flying, sweatshirt flapping... I've finally found her an Xtra large doggie fleece 'jacket', tried it on tonight, its a tiny bit too big, but she'll be able to run better (though the sweatshirt flapping doesnt seem to slow her down). I also bought her a pale blue tshirt that says 'People find me irresistable' ... ain't THAT the truth. After our evening run, fed and kenneled, brought Ginger back in for evening meds and snack, she and the Damcat ran around a bit, then settled down for evening naps ... a good day!
Thank you all again for your continued prayers and support ... it is helping so very much.
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Mary Lou
DB,Banshee,Ginger and Snoopy(dogs)
Damcat
Callie in spirit (04/90-06/07)
http://marylouandcompanions.blogspot.com/
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