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Thank you!

Another Oncology appt this Saturday... if all goes as planned Sidney may be in remission and can possibly get off the chemo! Fingers crossed everyone!

Thx!

Update: Sidney had another visit with the oncologist. Blood cell levels checked. They were cut in half and he is very close to remission! Prednisone was cut by a third, and will be cut again in 4 weeks, so less meds! He goes back in June for another levels test. Hopefully will be in remission by then! His appetite is good and his energy is up. Go Sidney!

I am lucky that I've never had negative comments from people my hounds have met. Everyone seems to love them and say they are beautiful. The only negative comments I've gotten are from my mother who says they are "weird". But I don't put a lot of stock in what she says most of the time... I just ignore her and don't invite her over if she doesn't like my hounds and kitties. NEVER feel like a victim because you are a small woman.. I'm a pretty short woman and I don't let people push me around. You handled the situation just fine... give a wave if you ever see her again and keep on walking.

Thx everyone!

Im so sorry

Well I'd like to update this post with some good news: Sidney went back for a 3 week blood cell count to check on the progress of his treatment... The doc was blown away! His count was down to 13,000 where it was over 100,000 just 3 weeks prior! This is almost remission after only 3 weeks! He goes back again in 6 weeks for another testing. In the meantime he seems to have an appetite again and to have more energy so he has definitely improved just with the naked eye. Go Sidney!

Wanted to share another photo my husband took in February a few weeks ago of the 2... this captures them so well. June always looked like she did something wrong and was just caught. It also shows her big brown eyes. Sidney is our goofball with the big ears.

Thank you so much! I'm not on FB but I found their website and that was exactly what I was looking for!

Thank you all for the condolences... the house has not been the same without her these past few days. Her buddy Sidney is doing ok, but I know he misses his girlfriend. BTW- do any of you know of a place to get a memorial stone made? I really want to put one in one of our flower beds in the backyard where she loved to cut through before hitting the yard running.

I am so sad to be making this post... Our June took a turn for the worst Thursday. By Friday morning we knew she was suffering and not her anymore and we made the call to say goodbye to her. Our sweet June was the happiest dog the moment we met her... she came out of the shelter and jumped up and licked me in the face. She had my heart right then and there. She captured everyone's love with her sweet face and those big, brown eyes. She just loved playing with stuffies, being a mooch at dinner time, doing zoomies in the yard, going for walks and her favorite past time was just being with her humans and her pack mate, Sidney. June was diagnosed with a brain tumor/mass on March 14th, 2018. She was given 1-6 months to live. She showed them all and almost made it a full year after her diagnosis. I will never forget her and her sweet face. Run free my sweet June... you aren't suffering anymore...

Sadly I have to add our sweet girl June to this list

So far so good... no adverse affects from the meds since we started them Monday. And though Prednisone is a PITA it's helped him regain an appetite.

Looks like fun was had by all!

Update: Oncologist called yesterday... he definitely has CLL (chronic lymphomic leukemia). This is good news as it’s the treatable one. Meds were ordered and will be delivered Monday directly from the pharmacy. He will get a higher dose for the first 2 weeks, then down to a lower dose for the remaining time he’s on them. Still crossing fingers this works. Thx everyone for the well wishes!

That is how I'm taking it!

Slight update: Turns out our June was positive for HOOK worm, not heart worm. Better, but still stinks. We also contacted the place we've been buying the Interceptor and sound like we will get a decent refund AND have some of the vet cost refunded to us from the company. We haven't gotten the results back about Sidney... still hoping for the best.

Update: June: Has finished her first found of Heart Worm meds. She gets the next round in 2 weeks. As for Sidney: Met with the oncologist at HOPE. Initial diagnosis is he has CLL, Chronic Lukemia Lymphoma. This is actually good news as it's easy to treat and has a high success rate of remission. We will get the final diagnosis once his bloodwork comes back from them. Also, he has been on Hills Science Diet CD for a couple years now and it's always been a chore getting him to eat it. I'm sure it's bland and not tasty. It's been really hard getting him to eat the last month or so, so we finally decided to just give up on that food and get him something he will eat... because him eating something is better than him NOT eating prescription food. We bought Blue Buffalo Wild Senior formula and he's been scarfing it down like there is no tomorrow. I'm just super happy to see him eat AND he seems to have a lot more energy and enthusiasm. Poor thing probably just wanted a decent meal. So fingers crossed! Will update once we hear more...

We've been using Interceptor for both of them since the day we got them (6 years ago?). We also give it RELIGIOUSLY every month.

Thx for the well wishes gang.

Thank you all. I will keep you all informed.

I am thinking positive for both pups! After all, June was diagnosed with a brain tumor in March and given 1-6 months to live and she's still with us!

We took both our greys in for their 6 month wellness check last weekend. Though they both lost some weight the were other-wise very healthy. Poop, urine and blood tests were run. Last night we got a call from the vet... Our girl June has parasites! Heart worm and another (my husband took the call and can't remember the other). WHAT? They both get heart worm preventative pills every month like clockwork! Now both (to be safe) have to go on meds for the next couple months. So this alone is disturbing, but this isn't even the worst news... Our brindle boy Sidney's blood levels were very bad... And bad as in they are 95% sure he has Lymphoma. We were both shocked at this news... not expecting it at all. So this weekend we have an appt this weekend with HOPE to have Sidney evaluated and more tests run to see for sure what is going on. I will keep you all posted as we find out more, but good thoughts, vibes, prayers, etc are appreciated.

Oh so pretty! Congratulations!