And Now It's July.

Eddie is still hanging in a month after his very grim diagnosis. And yes, it was really grim, his doctor was "You never know, he may do well on the steroid," encouraging, but various veterinary medicine sites said he'd be lucky to survive a couple of months. But so far he's not showing any dramatic decline (she types with fingers crossed). He's not as energetic as he used to be, but definitely still himself.  I can see subtle differences, but anyone meeting him probably wouldn't. And none of the veterinary sites said lymphoma is painful for dogs, they just get thinner and weaker. He's a tad weaker, but definitely not thinner. 

He has bulked up on the steriod, and he's hungry ALL the time. Especially when we sit on the couch together. Couch = treats, that's the law.  (He's not getting ice cream every day now, because if he keeps going at this rate his fatness will be a bigger practical issue than the pesky terminal cancer thing.) He is definitely more heat sensitive and the weather is hard on him, but he's still enjoying his life. I took this ten minutes ago.

 

 

I'm still trying to wrap my brain around the idea that this is really happening to him. This morning we had a brief break in the brutal heat and he happily took off for his usual morning walk. I'm the one who turned him back when we hit about 1/3 of the usual route, because it was getting very hot and I didn't want him to get too overexerted. And I also didn't want to carry his chubby ass home in this heat. But yes, that's just me being in denial. His voice has changed. He used to have a really loud bark for a 16 lb. dog, now his voice is softer and he barks less. He still does his, "OMG! I SEE A DOG!!" announcement of any dog sighting, but he barks for seconds and shuts up when told. But all things considered he's doing quite well.

 

And I was going to write about more things, but he is now barking at me to GET OFF THE DAMN COMPUTER AND SIT ON THE COUCH WITH ME MOMMY! And of course I must obey. It's time for his peanut butter (meds).