Q. He was diagnosed Oct 15, 2010, is on prednisone. He has golf ball size nodes under neck, as well as bilateral shoulders and behind knees. Was given between two weeks and three months. We are past the two week mark, and so far he seems to feel fine. What do i need to expect?
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Firstly, I'm sorry you and he are enduring this. Seize every minute you have with him. Feed beef, chicken and FreshPet and other delicious options low in carbohydrate. Add fish oil capsules to his diet, at least 1,400 mg of omega 3 fatty acids total (read the labels). Go to the park. Take lots of pictures! I enjoyed keeping a journal of memories of my old babies in the past.
Lymphoma is responsive roughly in half the cases to chemotherapy, and I've seen many dogs withstand it with very few side effects. It is not responsive to radiation therapy. This is dependent on the degree of metastasis or spread. If it's affected any of his organs, he's of geriatric age, or he's in poor health, chemo may not be an option.
They have many good days and then some really bad days. On good days, they are playful, seek attention, eat well, enjoy interaction, can go on walks. On really bad days, they don't want to eat, they're lethargic, they need help to get outside and potty, and don't want to do anything. The bad days are hard, but until they have simultaneous bad days with no good days in between, we continue to support them and share life with them.
It's definitely an emotional roller coaster, as they don't clearly decline or improve in one direction. But dogs are tough, resilient, loving creatures, and they hold on until they're ready. They let us know by no longer enjoying their favorite things in life anymore. The difficult part for you will definitely be transporting him on days he's weak.
If he still enjoys toys, it's definitely invigorating for them to get a new toy every couple weeks. A pointer mix patient really loved her new big snake, or octopus, or hedgehog, whenever she came in for treatment. Definitely boosted her, she'd rouse enough to tug and pull it for many minutes.
Sometimes, lymphadenopathy, or swollen lymph nodes, decreases, and your dog survives another 3 months or a year. With a giant breed, it may be closer to 3 months.
Enjoy the time you have with him.
Firstly, I'm sorry you and he are enduring this. Seize every minute you have with him. Feed beef, chicken and FreshPet and other delicious options low in carbohydrate. Add fish oil capsules to his diet, at least 1,400 mg of omega 3 fatty acids total (read the labels). Go to the park. Take lots of pictures! I enjoyed keeping a journal of memories of my old babies in the past.
Lymphoma is responsive roughly in half the cases to chemotherapy, and I've seen many dogs withstand it with very few side effects. It is not responsive to radiation therapy. This is dependent on the degree of metastasis or spread. If it's affected any of his organs, he's of geriatric age, or he's in poor health, chemo may not be an option.
They have many good days and then some really bad days. On good days, they are playful, seek attention, eat well, enjoy interaction, can go on walks. On really bad days, they don't want to eat, they're lethargic, they need help to get outside and potty, and don't want to do anything. The bad days are hard, but until they have simultaneous bad days with no good days in between, we continue to support them and share life with them.
It's definitely an emotional roller coaster, as they don't clearly decline or improve in one direction. But dogs are tough, resilient, loving creatures, and they hold on until they're ready. They let us know by no longer enjoying their favorite things in life anymore. The difficult part for you will definitely be transporting him on days he's weak.
If he still enjoys toys, it's definitely invigorating for them to get a new toy every couple weeks. A pointer mix patient really loved her new big snake, or octopus, or hedgehog, whenever she came in for treatment. Definitely boosted her, she'd rouse enough to tug and pull it for many minutes.
Sometimes, lymphadenopathy, or swollen lymph nodes, decreases, and your dog survives another 3 months or a year. With a giant breed, it may be closer to 3 months.
Enjoy the time you have with him.
How soon after your baby began to pull up did he learn to walk?
and so it
My baby has begun to pull up on the furniture but he doesn't seem to be interested in walking or cruising (holding on to furniture). He has a push walker: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://toyxplosion.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Vtech-Sit-to-Stand-Learning-Walker.jpg&imgrefurl=http://toyxplosion.com/2010/12/vtech-sit-to-stand-learning-walker-on-sale/&usg=__bgV9e-n-eoRAnIcVfxbISoYwvAY=&h=316&w=228&sz=21&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=2tDV76_cgcIgIM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=92&ei=EvVaTcePKYSmsQO8_82NCg&prev=/images%3Fq%3DVTech%2BSit-to-Stand%2BLearning%2BWalker.%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7ACGW%26biw%3D1242%26bih%3D569%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=463&oei=EvVaTcePKYSmsQO8_82NCg&page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0&tx=76&ty=78
but he doesn't know how to use it.
Moms, tell me your experience with walking. Anything I can do to encourage him to walk?
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for my now 3 year old son he was around 6-7 months when he started scooting around, about 7-8 months before he started crawling,8-10 months before he started pulling himself up 11-12 months before he started cruising around, and then he didn't start to turning lose and trying to walk until he was over 12 months. so he was sort of slow at all of it, of course i didn't think so until my baby who is now only 9 months came along and started learning it all. he started scooting around at around 4-5 months, has been crawling since he was 5 months, started pulling himself up around 6-7 months, and has been cruising around the furniture ever since he turned 8 months. he was 9 months old on the 7th of Feb. and in i'd say the past week we have seen him actually turn lose of the furniture and just stand freely on his own for quite a while before realizing what he was doing and grabbing a hold of something again.. the reason i went back all the way to the crawling even though you just asked about the pulling up and walking is to explain that it was just the difference in kids, i do the same exact things with my 9 month old that i did with my now 3 year old, they just developed and learned to do these things differently, in their own time. the push toys are great to help them, my 3 year old had them and loved them, my 9 month old has the same ones and never touches them, he just seems to like doing it on his own. so, we sit in the floor and just try to help him, my husband will sit a little bit away from me holdling his little hands as he is standing, and i try to coax him over to me by holding out a toy or something that he loves, and it seems to be working, because he is actually letting go and just standing there for a while on his own then when he tries to step he realizes daddy isn't holding to his hands anymore and he either grabs for him or sits down. i think he will soon get brave enough to try to come to me. this is what i would recommend trying. but, again like i said, each kid is different, and he will get it in his time. just be patient and work with him.
for my now 3 year old son he was around 6-7 months when he started scooting around, about 7-8 months before he started crawling,8-10 months before he started pulling himself up 11-12 months before he started cruising around, and then he didn't start to turning lose and trying to walk until he was over 12 months. so he was sort of slow at all of it, of course i didn't think so until my baby who is now only 9 months came along and started learning it all. he started scooting around at around 4-5 months, has been crawling since he was 5 months, started pulling himself up around 6-7 months, and has been cruising around the furniture ever since he turned 8 months. he was 9 months old on the 7th of Feb. and in i'd say the past week we have seen him actually turn lose of the furniture and just stand freely on his own for quite a while before realizing what he was doing and grabbing a hold of something again.. the reason i went back all the way to the crawling even though you just asked about the pulling up and walking is to explain that it was just the difference in kids, i do the same exact things with my 9 month old that i did with my now 3 year old, they just developed and learned to do these things differently, in their own time. the push toys are great to help them, my 3 year old had them and loved them, my 9 month old has the same ones and never touches them, he just seems to like doing it on his own. so, we sit in the floor and just try to help him, my husband will sit a little bit away from me holdling his little hands as he is standing, and i try to coax him over to me by holding out a toy or something that he loves, and it seems to be working, because he is actually letting go and just standing there for a while on his own then when he tries to step he realizes daddy isn't holding to his hands anymore and he either grabs for him or sits down. i think he will soon get brave enough to try to come to me. this is what i would recommend trying. but, again like i said, each kid is different, and he will get it in his time. just be patient and work with him.
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