Yesterday Buffy was scheduled for chest x-rays and then her 6th and final chemo treatment. Whether more treatment would follow was dependent upon how she was doing. Unfortunately the x-rays weren’t good. I had been hoping that the chemo had kept the tumor they had found at her 3rd treatment in check but unfortunately that wasn’t the case. Not only has that tumor grown but others have appeared as well.
After talking to the oncologist I made the decision not to put her through the discomfort of the final chemo treatment. Now I’ll look at ways to boost her immune system through diet and concentrate on keeping her healthy and active for as long as possible.
I don’t know if we have weeks or months but as long as she is happy it doesn’t matter. At least we’ve had an extra 5 months so far with her that we wouldn’t have had if we had not made the decision to help her fight it.
She’s still eating well, going for walks and keeping Odin in line – so all still good. Every morning she gets up ready for a walk is the start of another day we’ve won.
Tags: bone cancer, Cancer, Canine, Carboplatin, Chemotherapy, Dog, Great Dane, Oncologist, osteosarcoma, Tripaw