What can I say except October was a stressful & expensive month - about $1,000 spent in just one month! We had issues with titrating his chemo medication - the once a month Lomustine. So, we ended up having to get 3 CBC's done within a 3 week period. Coby has also been very hyper & trying to chew up everything in site. He ended up with a sock of mine, which I thought he had totally ingested (a 2x2 inch piece) - needless to say, 2 days later I finally mentioned it to my vet. We did x-rays & then rushed him to the vet hospital ER in Madison for (what we thought at the time) an endoscope. Good news - no endoscope was done/needed. After an over-reaction to the entire situation, I think Coby just ripped a big hole in the sock & did not end up eating it b/c I have yet to see the sock! And, of course his medications are always being ordered & shipped to us, which costs money!
On a positive note, Coby continues to do well. He's very energetic, happy & appears healthy. We're still working on getting the right dose of chemo - due to last month's mishap with the CBC's, we've now fell behind in getting him to that much needed dose of Lomustine. Hopefully this doesn't affect the outcome of his treatments/health.
Coby's last dose of Prednisone will be November 27th. If he relapses, we will need to restart it, but of course....we hope he never needs it again & never ever relapses. The chemo will continue for another year or so.
Hopefully this will be a successful month of medication administration, dosing, lab work, etc!
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