Jake was still mello when I left for work this morning. A little after 4pm, I got the dreaded phone call confirming it WAS cancer. The dr was talking about different options, but to be honest, I can't remember what he was saying. I do remember him saying that there is oral chemo available. I had sworn that if it was cancer, I didn't want to put him through any more stress. I had decided against anything that would require me bringing him back to the dr's office and any needles or sedation.
I was able to start him on chemo this evening-two 2mg pills (4mg total). The pills are the size of baby aspirin and I have to give him 2 pills, once a day, for 4 days. Then start again 3 weeks from the first dose. I bought these "pill pockets" which are soft treats with a hole that you hide the pill in. You pinch it closed, and he thinks he's getting his "cookies". I had a little trouble giving him the first dose, as it was about 2 hrs after his dinner and he wasn't hungry. I was able to bribe him with some chicken I was eating.
About 11pm, he threw up all the chicken and some dry food all over his litter mat. I rinsed the mat off in the shower. When I was done, Jake went in the shower and started drinking all the water (he had started to do this occasionally a few weeks ago when I was in the shower). He drank for a good 15 minutes. The dr. said that the chemo pills would have been absorbed in the first half hour, so I was glad about that. And the reason for his thirst was more likely the prednisodone kicking in, rather than the chemo pills. I completely lost it during all this, just thinking about any pain or discomfort he was in.
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