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18 |
Slower in class than usual. | At a trial: Low energy, then refusing to run. Looks in pain. Sleeping lots. | ||||
25 Gag/coughing. Refusing food. |
To vet. Anemic, dehydrated. Treat for bronchitis. Sleeping lots. | Sleeping lots; looking better in afternoon. | Through Sept. and Oct., tiring quickly at trials; sometimes runs fast & carefree, other times cautiously and subdued; sometimes slow to start eating meals; one evening suddenly in pain & miserable--thought had pulled muscle, was better in a.m. | |||
3 |
Abruptly ill: hanging head and tail, won't eat, moaning when lies down. To emergency. Determined: Internal bleeding. | Dehydrated, anemic, fluid & mass in heart. Hemangio. diagnosed. Fluid aspirated. Spends night at home. | Operation by scope to open window in pericardium. Adriamycin given. Antibiotics 10 days started. | Recovers well. Home midday with 5-day Fentanyl patch. Dopey. Sleeps. | Stiff. Unsteady. Tired. Goes for short walk. Ate most breakfast. | Eats breakfast reluctantly. Bandages off; t-shirt on. Two short walks. Played a little. Did tricks. Ate dinner happily. |
10 Starts looking perky. Hates t-shirt. |
Dog is happy. Diarrhea since operation, doing #2 only once/day. Cottage cheese/rice/chicken baby food diet. | Seems almost normal. | Stitches out, t-shirt off. Has lost 4 lbs in a week. White cells still low. | White still low. Start 4 days antib's. | Acts completely normal and healthy. | |
17 Changing slowly from rice etc. to canned Canine N/D. |
Very healthy/active. White still low. | White normal. 1st Cytoxan pill | A little diarrhea. 2nd Cytoxan. | Happy/active. 3rd Cytoxan. Still diarr. (Cut foot, now in bandages & stitches; start 10 days antib?) | ||
24 Healthy. (Pulls foot bandages off. Now in splint.) |
Happy/active. White OK. | 1st Cytoxan pill | 2nd Cytoxan. | 3rd Cytoxan. No diarr. this time around. |
1 |
"Rem looks great." Adriamycin. (Stitches/splint off, still bandages.) | No ill effects from adria except maybe a little tummy--some gagging. | Had to go out at night several times to pee. Still some gagging. | |||
8 |
White cells low. (Bandages off foot. Still sore.) | Droopy in a.m.; Played wildly in p.m. | White still low; start 7 days antib. | (Not limping any more.) | Fun match; no interest in running. Liked to walk around. | |
15 |
[gave Cytoxan here? Need to check--] | Ultrasound shows tumor shrunk maybe 75%! | Ran tentatively, then happily in class, not superfast. | |||
22 |
Probably bleeding. White marginally low; red marginally low (36.5 vs normal 37). 1st Cytoxan. Weight holding steady at 52.5. Loves his special canned food. | 2nd Cytoxan. Bleeding. Late night, suddenly droopy and lethargic. Shivering. Gums grayish. To emergency. Red at 30. Stays overnight. | Bleeding. Red 24 by morning. 20 afternoon. Evening back to 23, but dropped overnight to 17? Red blood transfusion. | Red up to 24. Fluid in chest. Adriamycin a week early. Finally home in eve. | Red to 33. Sleeping lots. Gag/coughing. Start Pepcid A/C for tummy. | Alert, happy, active. A little gagging. |
29 Plays for first time since xmas. |
Continues bright, cheerful. Runs full tilt at gopher park. |
1 A little less active. |
Ran around like crazy at another park. | Ultrasound shows chest clear of fluids. | Very fast at trial. | |||
5 Very fast a.m. at trial, end of day much slower. |
White cells low. 2 more days antib. Perky, active, heart sounds good,looks great. | White OK. 1st Cytoxan. Happy, active, alert. | 2nd Cytoxan. Happier & healthier than since before August. | 3rd Cytoxan. | ||
12 |
SO healthy, happy, active. | Blood count good. 1st Cytoxan. Long walk in a.m., much digging. Eve: Hunched over, slow, tail/head down. Cough/gagging overnight. | Better in a.m. 2nd Cytoxan. | |||
19 3rd Cytoxan. |
Vomits dinner. | A little tummy upset. Still active, but something's changed. Slight anemia: 34.Probably bleeding. | Grumbly tummy, diarrhea. Back to rice, cott chs & kaopectate. | Droopy, grouchy. Refused breakfast. Dehydrated. Vet's: no fluid in chest. Subcutaneous fluids. Vomited 1 spoonful of dinner. | Taking metronizadole, Metoclopramide, Pepcid A/C. Ate well. Still slow. Eagerly watched sheep for hour+. | |
26 |
Bleeding. White down; red 29. Low energy. Eats chicken, not rice or cott chs. Weight down 1.5 lbs. | Red up to 34. Perkier later in day. Ultrasound shows tumor back to where it started. | Adriamycin. Eating. Happy but subdued. | Low energy. Enjoyed walk. Eats chicken, not rice or ct chs. | Perkier. | 1 Up, active, interested. |
2 Walking around & visiting for 6 hours at party. |
Happy, active, wild, exuberant. Eats everything. | Very happy. | (sometime) Took him off N/D canned food; back to kibble. | Notice he's losing muscle tone in rear. | Agility trial: Eager at start, mostly running but not fast. | |
9 Trial: slowing way down. Brief spurts of energy when playing. |
Appetite good. No meds at the moment. Reserving energy. Playful but easily tires. | Has been happy, alert, reserving energy. | Refused breakfast. Oh-oh. Leave for weekend in OR. | OR: Explored fields and woods. Never faster than a trot but happy. Subdued. Probably bleeding. | ||
16 Bleeding. OR: Very slow. Liked being out but dragged near me. Refused kibble breakfast but ate canned N/D. Gums very pale. Giving lots of fluids. Eve: respiratory rate 30+. Restless, uncomfortable, disoriented, exhausted. |
Bleeding. OR: Ate my ham but nothing else. Red down to 17. Drive home. Red to 15. Can't even sit up to look out window, his fave. Transfusion overnight. | Fluid in chest. Adriamycin, since it's maybe stopped bleeding before. Pulled from all agility trials; officially retired. Eve: came home. Livelier. Red to 28. | Red to 31. Alert, slightly active. Eats some human food but not dogfood, sleeping lots. | Red 43. Eats only chicken or chicken baby food, no others, no rice, no cott chs. Springy/active walk. p.m. ate chicken canned food. No fluid in chest. | Springy step. Running and pulling to go look at cows at trial. | |
23 |
Looking happy & healthy. Not super active. Eating everything. But after dinner refused popcorn. Bleeding. Suddenly droopy. Uncomfortable overnight. | Bleeding. Looks miserable. Gums pale pink. Red down to 32. IV fluids all afternoon. Sleeping lots. Refused goodies, ate some canned chicken food. Gag/coughing overnight. | Bleeding. Slightly perkier. Happy to walk but draggy. Slowly ate some canned chicken, a few kibbles. Sleeping lots. | Bleeding. Red 22. To gopher park. Mildly interested, draggy. Sleeping lots. Eve: suddenly perkier. | Red up to 24. Slow but eating meat happily. Looks happy but tired. Sleeping lots. | 1 A bit more energetic but not playful. Dug for a gopher. Sleeping lots. Sneezing lots. |
2 Sleeping lots. A bit more active. Red to 33. Sneezy. |
Breathing sounds stuffy. Me too. Allergies? Brisk walk. Eve.: ate some kibble for 1st time in a week. Ate dog goodies; did tricks cheerfully. | Not eating much in a.m.; more in p.m. Tricks OK but seems weak. Still sneezy. Still gagging. Tried to play. Nursed on squirrel toy. | More gagging. Nose stuffed up and very dry; started antib. Diarrhea gone. Ate fairly happily. | Nose stuffy. Brisk walk. Eager to eat but ate little. | Coughed bloody phlegm. Blood count 37. Still stuffy, still gagging. Eats chicken but nothing else. | Seizures in early morning. Put to sleep. |
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Minor edits Feb 5, 2005.