Say a prayer for my boxer he has Leukemia

[Holden's Mom]

We are sending plenty of positve vibes and prayers eastward for your Riggo.

Pam and Pete

[lafsalot]

Tried to PM you with info regarding the name of another owner and her e-mail address who is subsequently going thorugh the same thing you are, but was unable to. Here is a portion of an update she sent with regards to her dog's chemo:

"Thank you ever so much for remembering my sweet boy... So far, he's doing great!!! Tell me how your new pup is doing!! Do you have pictures?? I'd love to see that face!!

Cole has an appt. tomorrow morning with his oncologist... a check-up and I'm sure another round of chemo. He had his CBC done last week to see if the chemo. is destroying good cells...

Guess what..... his vet called to say his red and white cells were "beautiful"...!! Now, I must say that I'm afraid to get excited, but I know the Oncologist will be ever soooooo delighted.

Cole is happy, even plays once in a while - just a little, but what a great improvement. His vet, who is a great guy, thought Cole wouldn't make it because he wasted away to nothing in a very short period and collapsed, couldn't walk, wouldn't eat... whew.... what an awful time. I don't know what I would have done if I didn't work from a home office and be able to watch his every breath to see if it differed from the previous one. His bed was right at my feet so I could observe him.

Bottom line - is that he is feeling pretty good...eats well has regained his normal body weight, and...I've been able to work him up to walking almost a mile in the morning...slowly...but walking. His back legs and hips are weak so I'm trying to build them up. It's too hot to walk later in the day so I concentrate on the morning coolness for his excercise".

Hope this will give the encouragement you need right now. Check out the URL for the canine cancer support group I posted earlier - I'm sure they can also provide you with a wealth of info and support right now. Good luck - Cathy

[tribe23]

When our Sophie was diagnosed with lymphoma, the vet said it was a very aggressive grade of the disease and even with chemo, 6 months would probably be the high end of what we could expect. That was the main reason we chose not to go with chemo. She lasted about a month on steroid treatment and was happy and healthy up until the final couple of days. Every piece of advice I got was to go with your own heart and what you think is right. In our case, we couldn't see putting her through the chemo for an extra couple of months - for our sake. In your case, chemo could prolong his life for a much longer amount of time and it would be totally worth it. Only you will be able to know what is best.

Research, research, research as much as you possibly can so you can so you can have good conversation with your vet and bring up different possibilities and options. There is a wealth of information on the web about dog health issues and the folks on this board know what they're talking about.

[Tricia77]

Healing vibes to Riggo. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Hope and prayer are wonderful, magical things. We wish the best for you.

When we discussed the possibility of chemo for Curly (mast cell tumor) I was told that dogs do not have the same problems with chemo and not feeling well as humans do.

[WYearta]

Just wanted to let you know we'll be thinking of you and Riggo. Hope there is something that can be done. Please keep us updated.

[riggodunick]

Ifsalot,

What was the name of the thread that you pulled the paragraph from. I'ld love to read it but can't seem to find it.

[Austin's Mom]

Keeping you and your baby in my thoughts and prayers.

[Linda/NJ]

I don't have any advice. Just sending Riggo positive healing vibes~~~~~

[riggodunick]

Linda and Austin's Mom,

Thanks for the kind words. I hope this works out for both Riggo and me. I live alone and he is like a child to me. It is killing me seeing his lack of energy.

[lafsalot]

Riggodunak - Sorry, but it wasn't from this boxer site. Take care - Cathy

[ricos_mama]

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your baby ringo...

Rico and Ava send sloppy kisses too.

[riggodunick]

Iafsalot,

Could you tell me which site Cole's story came from?