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August 9, 2001
It's been three weeks since my first chemotherapy treatment. So far, they've given me Elspar and Vincristine in my leg, and some pills called Cytoxan. The worst part is getting dizzy and throwing up about two days after the treatment. But Alan and Lee just clean it up and hug me a lot, so I don't feel too guilty about making such a mess.
Dr. Klintworth keeps checking my blood every week. It looks the same to me every time, but she said she needs to make sure I have the right number of cells before I get another treatment. She's the boss, so I try to sit quietly when they put the needle in my leg and take out the blood. She also said my glands were smaller. And she gave me something called Metoclopramide so I wouldn't feel so nauseas. That works pretty well and I even feel like running around a little more than I used to.
Alan and Lee keep telling me I'm going to get better, but we have to do a few things:
- Listen to Dr. Fineman and Dr. Klintworth and do exactly what they tell us to do. I can't argue with that because they do seem to know a lot about animals.
- Eat food with more fat and protein and little or no carbohydrates. I guess the cancer cells like sugar more than fat.
- Put Omega-3 oil on my food everyday because it has anti-oxidants, whatever those are. Actually, it tastes pretty good so I'd eat it anyway.
- Be positive. They started telling me things like "you're the best dog in the whole world." That does make me feel pretty good, even though I know Rin Tin Tin is the best dog ever. I saw him on TV once. He's in the U.S. Cavalry and shows all the men on horses which way to go. I used to dream about doing that when I was a puppy.
Anyway, we headed off early this morning for the Pac Vet clinic in Santa Cruz. Alan said I was going to be there longer than usual, because they were going to give me Adriamycin today. He said it was strong medicine and could damage my heart. So, they'll have to go slow and check me out during and after the treatment with special equipment.
To tell you the truth, I'm not sure I wanted to know all that before we got there. It was a long ride.
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