Trip to the oncologist. By the second car ride of the day Champ figured out how to get himself into the back seat of the car. I wouldn’t call it “jump” but more of a pull-up.
The oncologist felt he looked terrific. He is going to be taking metronomic chemotherapy – a low-dose chemo pill – 5 days a week, then off for the weekend. He is going for a CBC at our regular vet on Saturday to get a baseline we can use to compare to later in the treatment plan.
He will be taking cyclophosphamide 6 mg daily. We have to watch for any bloood in the urine though which would be bad. In addition he will be taking Piroxicam 4 mg daily. It’s an NSAID COX-2 inhibitor which is shown to make the chemo more effective. Finally, he will be taking 1/2 tab of pepcid to counteract any problems with the NSAID.
Apparently I will be buying these directly from a pharmacy in Arizona where she faxed the script to and they will ship directly to me. I’m not sure how much they will cost, but it doesn’t matter.
Once he starts on this he will get another CBC in 2 weeks and as long as that is fine after another 2 weeks (1 month altogether) he will go back to the oncologist for a chest x-ray, CBC and Chem Panel. 2 months and he will get an ultrasound of the abdomen.
I asked about the K9Immunity Plus. I ordered it last night and she said he can have the “remission” dose of 2 treats per day. So $60 is a one month supply. The treats combine the K9Immunity, K9Transfer and Omega3’s. He is also on vitamins but can cut back to 1 per day… the healthy dog dose… 😉
All in all… a great day.
Thanks for sharing these great details about Champ’s treatment plan! Please keep us posted on his progress.