Well almost. After 4 days of projectile diarrhea, then a day of nothing, then another bout of diarrhea now it's been over 3 days with nothing. I'm worried she's constipated but it is normal for her not to have any bowel movements for a couple of days after the massive diarrhea she had. So I'm now on poop watch. Seriously. This is my life. And I wouldn't trade it for the world.
I did manage to get her bathed and groomed so at least she looks good. She's balding in spots. I clipped Ollie and made one of his nails bleed. Bouviers have a notoriously high threshold for pain so I never even knew I got him until I saw all the blood. It keeps bleeding so after finally getting the house and the dogs cleaned up after Emily's anal gland debacle, now there are blood spots everywhere.
The house is also a state (newfie expression) because every night I have to cook up a can of Emily's Hill's ND Diet. It's a commercial product developed by Hill's with Dr. Ogilvie, the original researcher for the canine cancer diet. It's pretty gross right from the can. Emily has never, never had can food before so that alone is a big change. After a suggestion from the vet office (thanks Andrea!) I discovered Emily will eat it quite eagerly if I spread it out in a pan and cook it until crispy. The smell is disgusting!!! I mean nasty!! I'm doing this nightly to help ensure Emily is getting the supplements and balance she needs. She's still getting over half of her daily diet from my homemade mix. So on top of the food I'm cooking already....
I have a question. If chemo is supposed to be so much easier on dogs than humans than what kind of hell is it for humans? 3 more rounds to go but this week we're off and it's such a nice break. 4 more full days of happiness and joy before we pump her full of poisons again.
Just hanging in there,
CJ, Emily and Ollie
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