But back to today--the vet did an echocardiogram to make sure Trapper's heart is strong enough for this new medicine, which can "weaken an already weak heart." The good news is that he has a heart--ha ha ha ha!! Seriously, though, everything was normal in the echo, which is great, considering my pup is only 4 months away from 12 years old. Unfortunately, his white blood cell count was too low for him to have a treatment today.
The vet wasn't concerned or surprised. Obviously, the chemo will suppress the WBC, plus Trapper has an autoimmune disease, so he usually has a borderline WBC count. No need for antibiotics at this point, and the vet is optimistic that by Thursday his count may be high enough for treatment. If not, I assume we'll wait until next Tuesday. I hate to admit it, but I can tell Trapper isn't quite himself. He's just a little bit too subdued. But, after this next treatment he'll get a week off before round 2, so that will be good. I'm disappointed his WBC count is down, but I will take my cue from the vet and assume this isn't a big deal. Our agility planned for Saturday will depend on what we find out Thursday.
There were two awesome highlights of my day--first, in the morning, the vet's written summary included these words "The peripheral lymph nodes are normal by palpation" and "Trapper...remains in remission." What great words to read!!!!
Second, this afternoon, my dear friend Kim gave me this wonderful necklace:
Isn't it beautiful? It's just perfect!! Thanks, KIM!!
As always, I am thankful to have my buddy still here with me--each day IS a gift!!
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