Kai had his last radiation therapy a month ago. The next phase is chemotherapy, which started on Tuesday, October 4. He’ll have four or five treatments, at intervals of three weeks (assuming no adverse effects). According to the doctors, chemotherapy in dogs is not as stressful as it is for humans, and the risk of side effects is pretty small. We have medications for nausea and diarrhea, just in case.
His neck was shaved for the surgery and radiation, and his forelegs were shaved for IVs. He also had a radiation burn (healed now) just below his left ear. The bare spots have nothing to do with the chemotherapy; it’s just taking a long time for the fur to regrow. I think this may have something to do with thyroid imbalance also. He’s taking a thyroid supplement but I’m not absolutely sure that the levels will be right until after all his therapy is over.
Meanwhile, he’s doing really well. He doesn’t seem to be in any discomfort, and he chases squirrels, swims, and wrestles with Chester.
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