You're doing WHAT to me??

Trapper has improved over the last couple of weeks! And we have a very interesting treatment planned for him. More on that in a bit...

Love these little paws--Trapper hangs out in the bathroom/laundry room door when we're not home since he needs a little more space than his kennel these days given his tummy issues.

HUNGRY!

I'm thrilled to say that Trapper's appetite is AWESOME!! We were at the vet a couple of days ago and Trapper's up to 49.0 pounds!!! It's been months since he weighed that much--I think the 3 times a day feeding is paying off. I'm thankful to look at him and not see a skinny, bony boy!!

The pups waiting for their birthday treats to celebrate Joker's 6th birthday

Waiting patiently while we sing Happy Birthday.

And it's GONE!

Awwww.....such a love.

My wolf dog...please don't eat me, Trapper!!

So, to that treatment I mentioned earlier....unfortunately, even with stopping chemo and antibiotics, Trapper's GI system hasn't gotten back to normal. We have 2 options going forward to address this issue. The first is to hope that the flora and fauna in his gut are out of balance due to all the antibiotics he's been on for several months. If so, a fecal transplant may solve the issue. I'll spare you the details, but feel free to Google it if you want to know more... And if it works, Trapper will owe Blaze and Joker a big thank you. ;D The transplant is scheduled for Wednesday Oct 29, assuming an ultrasound that morning shows no signs of lymphoma in his GI system. The good news is that his lymph nodes continue to be normal size!

If that treatment doesn't work, we'll likely need to add a new immunosuppressant drug to treat what we would assume at that point to be Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Stay tuned....



Trapper chillin' in the kitchen.

 And last, but certainly not least, it's Trap Vader!! I couldn't resist this costume, and it's so perfect for Trapper! I also entered him in a contest to win laser treatments for his hip pain--fingers crossed!

That's it for now...thanks for all the support!!