Mon Jul 24, 2000 4:01pm
Hoover 1-10-1993 - 7-24-2000
Hoover for several days now hasn't been able to keep food down very
well. This morning he vomited for over an hour and could not even hold
water down. He was still able to play with his toy rat later this morning.
This afternoon even without food the vomiting started again. His cancer
had spread to the point that food just couldn't pass.
The vet arrived at 3 pm and Hoover went peacefully in my arms. I am OK, but
I'm having the good cry that I promised myself. I will take tomorrow off
and be a little reclusive - I will not be answering the phone. Thank
everyone for the wonderful support I have received.
I hope to meet Hoover at the river someday as for now he walks with me on
silent paws.
God Speed Hoover!
Lori and sadly just Raz, Caper, Keagan and Sahara the Cat.
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Monday, October 18, 1999 6:22 PM
Statistics
> > I would also be interested to see the date of last vaccinations of all
> our cancer-dogs>
Interestingly Hoover, my Sheltie, was vaccinated on April 6, 99. Hoover
started picking over his food two and a half weeks later. It took until
late May to confirm that he had Lymphoma. I suspect you are right about
vaccines!
Lori
Sat Oct 16, 1999 6:48pm
Hoover update
Hoover Update
I think it has been two weeks since I've posted and of course I've been
working my legs off. Looks like I will barely meet Hoover's expenses
this month, but I will pull it off so I'm please. Next month I know I
won't and I will have to wait until spring when the overtime returns.
Thank goodness for credit cards.
Hoover had ultra-sound to check out his heart for damage from the
chemo. Everything looks good! He had Methotrexate for the first time
Thursday. Hoover skipped last nights meal, ate this mornings and ate
half of tonight's. He is active and bouncy, but I will be watching him
carefully tonight and tomorrow.
I've had Ransom on my mind all day and I'm praying for him. Wishing all
of you good health and miracles.
Lori
Hoover - Sheltie - age 6 1/2 - Lymphoma 5/99
Chemo/Radiation/Diet/Holistic
Wed Oct 20, 1999 12:04am
Weight on Chemo dogs.
Tammy,
I don't know if my post will help answer your question. I have a cold and
do not quite understand what you are asking. It is me
Anyway Hoover really felt like mush during his early radiation/chemo. I
wanted to keep him at a good weight. His back bones where sharp, which made
you think he was too thin. His ribs felt fat and squishy. Before cancer he
would range between 23lbs and 25lbs. I'm currently keeping him at about 24
lbs, so he has some reserve weight. What I found is I couldn't judge him
by the way he felt or looked. I just picked a medium between his old
weights and I try to keep him there. Now that his treatments are farther
apart his muscle are returning, however everytime he has Vincristine he
bloats out and looks like a goat! Prednisone will cause muscle wasting and
bloating.
I would let Tru decide how much exercise he wants, watch carefully and
they will tell you! I think it would be harmful to stop activities. I
still let Hoover do all his activities (flyball, tracking and obedience),
but on his terms only!
I'm not sure if this is what you wanted, but of course best of luck to Tru.
It sounds like he has a wonderful life!
Lori
Hoover - Sheltie - Age 6 1/2 - Lymphoma 5/99 - Happy Today! Mom's Home!
Mon Nov 15, 1999 6:18pm
Prednisone and Chemo
My photo copy of a page out of a cancer treatment book says that "Prednisone
alone can be inexpensively produce responses that may improve the quality of
the animal's life for a short (i.e., 30-day) period. However, the client
should be cautioned that, base on a number of reports, it may be more
difficult to achieve durable future remission with aggressive chemotherapy
in dogs with lymphoma initially treated with just prednisone. This probably
reflects the develoment of multidrug resistance."
The key word is just prednisone, many protocols use prednisone. So the
danger is to treat with just prednisone and than change your mind and do
chemo. This could damage the results of future chemo treatments.
Hope this helps.
Lori
Sun Nov 21, 1999 6:47pm
Hoover Update
Hoover still is in remission and is on his two year chemo protocol. He is about 6 months into it. He is very playful and active. His blood work looks very good, but he has lost all his whiskers and his hair is thinning quite a bit. Hoover fortunately doesn't seem to notice that he looks a bit moth eaten.
My friend that I track with recently saw him and started to tear up when she saw him. This upset us all. We all agree that he seems to be feeling great, but he didn't track that day. Hoover's tracking ability up to that point had been fine despite the chemo. Next Tuesday we will track and be upbeat and see if he does better.
Next Wednesday he will receive Doxorubicin, this has been very hard on him in the past. His white count takes a dive and lots of vomiting and diarrhea occurs. We are cutting his dose by 25%. I will spend Thanksgiving and weekend close by and will be very thankful if all goes well. Good news after this dose we will only have to receive chemo every 3 weeks!
For an early Christmas gift, I'm buying Hoover a CD with harp music that is supposed to be helpful for people in pain, in need of healing, calming or for the transition of dying. I will play it while we are running his IV's. We both could use some calming music.
Lori
Hoover (Sheltie, Age 6.5, Lymphoma, Dx: 5/99)
Treatment: Radiation, Chemo, Diet, Supplements
Healthy Sheltie dogs - Raz, Keagan, Caper
Silly Somali Cat - Sahara
Tue Nov 23, 1999 1:05pm
Lymphosarcoma/in BoneMarrow maybe too..HELP!
Hi Tres,
Hoover has lymphosarcoma, but he was very fortunate that it had not spread.
The more research I do, the more conflicting information I get. I truly
understand how you feel about this.
My take on omega 3, which Hoover receives as flax seed oil and salmon oil,
is that it is very good for cancer dogs. Dr. Ogilive, cancer researcher
for the Morris foundation/ Hills, feels that it helps with energy and it can
stop tumor growth. Omega 6 fatty acids should be limited, since these can
cause the cancer to grow faster.
A good article and sample diet is at http://www.b-naturals.com/sum98.htm
Hoover's diet is a variation of the one listed at the above website.
Hoover is currently in remission, so I haven't used mushrooms or licorice
root. I'm saving a few tricks for if the cancer comes back. I also will
try Essiac tea.
What kind of dog is Destiny, I would love to hear more about her.
Lori
Hoover (Sheltie, Age 6.5, Lymphoma, Dx: 5/99)
Treatment: Radiation, Chemo, Diet, Supplements
