Dawnnziggy Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I am praying for you all today. I hope to hear great updates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighsayer Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Glad to hear that he has improved. Hoping for treatment options that will give you more time together. Hugs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyandKris216 Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) Sounds like he's much the same this morning; no improvement but no decline. He's still not interested in food with one exception: he has the note in his file, "Loves cheese". They've been using it to get pills into him. Maybe I'll take my cheese hound on a cheese tour when he gets home. The exact schedule today is still being worked out so we'll wait to hear some news. We'll go visit him this afternoon when everything's done so we don't interfere with what's going on. His regular vet called this morning after looking over the forest of paper on the fax machine. He re-emphasized that until the oncologist confirms it, it's not necessarily cancer. Mistakes happen, and it's a very real possibility that this could still be TBD or some other kind of infectious agent. We should start getting the tick results back today and in full by tomorrow (it went out Saturday afternoon before he went into decline). And we should hear from the oncologist and internist today too. Cross your fingers for good news; I'm not expecting it, but I sure am hoping for it!! Edited March 28, 2016 by KellyandKris216 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Fingers crossed for you and River! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudzu Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Very glad he's not declining. Still holding out hope this isn't cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greytpups Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Fingers, toes, legs, eyes, paws, or anything else that can be crossed and hoping that this is something treatable. Quote Jan with precious pups Emmy (Stormin J Flag) and Simon (Nitro Si) and Abbey Field. Missing my angels: Bailey Buffetbobleclair 11/11/98-17/12/09; Ben Task Rapid Wave 5/5/02-2/11/15; Brooke Glo's Destroyer 7/09/06-21/06/16 and Katie Crazykatiebug 12/11/06 -21/08/21. My blog about grief The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not get over the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same, nor would you want to. ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3greys2cats Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Sending Reiki healing and big hugs to you, praying for the best possible outcome for River Quote Roberta & Michael with Furkids- Flower (Shasta Flowers 6/7/06) & Rascal the kitty - Missing our sweet angels - Max(M's Mad Max) 10/12/02 - 12/3/15, Sara (Sara Raves 6/30/01 - 4/13/12) Queenie & Pandora the kitties - gone but never forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4My2Greys Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I'm so sorry you are going through this nightmare with River. If there is any consolation it sounds like he is in very good hands. Nevertheless, I will be adding healing thoughts and white light for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Loves4Greyz Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Fingers and toes crossed for a great outcome. They sure do put us through a lot but they are worth it. We had one at Virginia Tech Vet School the beginning of the month and our pup is on the mend. Very pleased with VT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsy Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Putting you on the nightly candle, River. Cyber hugs to your family. Quote Patsy and DH with the Humane Society specials, Linus & Jazz, in North Dakota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waialua Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Never fear, sometimes things can work out. Deva, our whippet girl, was diagnosed with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia at the age of two. With lots of work with our vet, she lived to be 14. Every day was a blessing she was alive. I never expected her to live beyond the age of five. We live out in the middle of nowhere, far from any specialists. Please don’t discount what your normal vet can do. Years after she was of the meds, I still looked at her gums and ears to see if they were pink. That was the tell if things were wrong. She always looked like a starving child…but she was alpha and the “fun police”. Best of luck with your dog! Deva is the brindle, policing our other two whippets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carronstar Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Many good thoughts and prayers for River. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NeylasMom Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Any updates? Quote Jen, CPDT-KA with Zuri, lab in a greyhound suit, Violet, formerly known as Faith, Skye, the permanent puppy, Cisco, resident cat, and my baby girl Neyla, forever in my heart "The great thing about science is that you're free to disagree with it, but you'll be wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyandKris216 Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 Last night we had to say goodbye to our sweet, sweet River. He was diagnosed with disseminated mast cell cancer which originated in his organs rather than as a skin tumor like it typically does. It had quickly invaded his spleen, liver, and blood, and it was advanced enough that any treatment options had just as much of a chance of killing him with each dose as they did of making him feel marginally better. We just couldn't put him through many bad days with the hope of getting one or two good days, it just wouldn't be fair to him. We took him for a beautiful walk through the grass at sunset, amongst the flowering cherry and pear trees to enjoy a breath of the wide wide world. We followed his slow pace wherever he wanted, his ears perking up at a skittering leaf or his nose catching the scent of someone who had been there before. He was at peace with the world. We spread out his bed for him inside and he laid down with a big sigh that said, "Thank you. I'm done." We lay with him for awhile, and sang him nonesensical songs about how much we loved him as he passed. Hug your hounds, they bring us such joy and love in their short time with us. We are so very, very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnnziggy Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Oh no! I am so sorry. RIP River Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiRayMom Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Not at all what we were hoping for...............I'm so very sorry. Quote Blessed is the person who has earned the love of an old dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradymom Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 RIP River. I am so sorry for your loss. Quote The handsome boy Brady, mid-morning nap. The sun, the sun feels so, so, so good. I can't keep my eyes open ... ... Retirement agrees ... ... and the Diva Ms India, 2001 - 10/16/2009 .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytTerp Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I'm so sorry for your loss. Run free, River. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4My2Greys Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) I am heartbroken for you. Edited March 29, 2016 by 4My2Greys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I'm so sorry for your loss. Godspeed, well-loved boy. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramonaghan Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 How devastating. I am so sorry. Rest well, River. Quote Rachel with littermates Doolin and Willa, boss cat Tootie, and feline squatters Crumpet and Fezziwig. Missing gentlemen kitties Mud, Henry, and Richard and our beautiful, feisty, silly Sweep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHead Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I am so sorry for your loss. Not the news I was hoping to hear. You must be exhausted and emotionally drained..... try to rest up and know that you did everything you could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teri_d Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Oh no - I am so sorry. My heart hurts with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Oh no-such a terrible loss--I'm so sorry. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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