Saturday, March 17, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Jake Update
Jake is holding his own. His lymph nodes have not shrunk, but they have not gotten significantly larger. Rubbing under his chin gives me the willies though. All of the lymph nodes, I think they are called submandular, are enlarged. It's like grapes in his neck.
Jake is starting to show signs of side effects from high doses of predinsone. His face is sunken in and his belly looks like a pot stove. His muscles are atrophying. The vet is concerned that the prednisone will damage Jake's heart enough so that he goes into congestive heart failure. Jake already has a heart murmur, so this is a distinct possibility.
The goal now is to keep Jake happy, able to breathe and swallow and pain-free. He's now allowed to eat whatever his little doggie heart desires.
It's now a matter of weeks.
Hiking Buddy and I have decided to have 1 last adventure with Jake this weekend. We are still debating where to go.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
I was breed for this!
Jake in a field.
Hiking Buddy and I were struggling.
Jake was happy as a clam!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Jake at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows
I took Jake to the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows. It was suggested that I pray for a miracle for Jake. Instead, I prayed to St. Joseph for a happy death for Jake.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
